The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-07


The coal miners strike has scarcely
had a parallel since that method Of cam
paigning for higher wages was Instituted.
Thousands OF men are out of work.
earning 10 money. and with many OF their
families destitute, and in addition are
fortified with the conviction that they are
in the right, and there has not been an
unlawful act which could be fairly charg-
81 to the strikers. Among SO many there
may be a few whose tesnpers are not 81
Ways under control. and who. with a
strong antipathy 70 non-Gnion men. nave
iat their indignation get the better OF their
Tongues. but there has been no violence
warth mentioning.
The arrest es oae Of the leaders for ad-
dressing the strikers vas an unjnstiaable
oct Iaboring men have always been as
suFea of public sympathy In an endeavor
to obtain higher wages IL they proceed In
a. orderly way 20 enforce their demands.
he strikers In the coal regions have mos
implicitly observed this moderation. and
in9sed have been so careful TO avoid
any real cause for the interference of .he
Authorities that the mine owners were
driven 20 the sbahhicst klad Of pretes,
.or areeS.tUs the leader.
TaeFa seem tn be 40 more concerted
eifcrts at arbitration. and this is very UNI
fortunate. II looked AZ one time as II the
ccsl mine owners would follow the ex.
ample OF the glass manufacturers ana
sater into an agreement with the men for
eertatn wages Tor : tonnite time. in
either words, theg e.. ,doyer and esnplove
~olld 40 precisely what any other two
snsn would 10 II they were 10 engage In
lasieeas together
There is no ether practical solution OF
tbe wage question than this The EN-
Ilo5 ment az labor and the rendering Of
lseor form reciprocal arrangement. ana
there Is 40 reason Why tbs ordinary
business principle os agreeing upon terms
ga advance SHOULD rot apply fully "a wei
So bssw two men. ere of whom aRfeed
- take ard Ire ether 20 supply any OTHER
commodity fog given length q time at
stipulated price.
Gov Atkinson. of West Virginia. has
wrigten 8 ls,ter % the labor leaders. IN
- h.cA he saya ha has always maintained
ssat both tie iahoreg and canita! had fhe
ihev~nt right 20 organize fer she better
protection - hoGh their interests. rgoy.a
a. such eeearlsatlcns are rs,sde ard uls!-.
tanned within the restrictions OF the stat
utes - oar state" The governor could
also have assel. provided thai j; vas nos
so eostravvatlaa Of 1Ge laws @; tao tinted
stafea- = VIZ - rernenia1rc3 that ro;
has $50 = >cgy important decision we
rendered BY tae supreme cess; ~ the t"a.-
tea S,ases wnleh VAS HATES WITH .taat
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eor71ssnes IT, eAset ro.rt. that "sr Asrs-s
u-ens among railway s. asa o1s :or r,s.st14al
protection hg establishing ara snA8rtat@.
t< sss s9nat1e sates~ was illegal = thst
gfaesp.s "a 80 be appued Co business IS
nsass app5y a. al classes N'ise ana al
Is}sfeets a3}As. anA = combination -
fzasafa.a rates would - sass AZ Nisg ~
sasesx aT.r kinx snsE as IL ~css.4 - srs6u <
s.,sgFoasi 5srese,
Tfeee weEs people wAe hsGe8 ths optn
s>n - fatee Po.Asasa a. that - sscoaa
fae.sl ooEae - gstssns@;. r~raAqs E, sss
Neey seoa las. na; s. certainty coz.e nos
p seoss ,Aw asgssz 50 &apsea % every
ssssy AXE. Tes eourt wAs ve-y carefa.
s. eee.As> sAst g. $50 aog saAtteF whether
&c r7sss saggat - - established ~ tae
r.fseassss wesv zscn&e's or re-. rer
eAets-T tte satess @ss - u.Aka u@ass
rsa4s o. ~es. 2nw Agreement Sc uaa3ntatr
rates ssgz tha srt % s,ces.ress IS r3exss