Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-10
LABOR DISSATISFIED.


An Open Letter to Senator Morgan-Iron
and Steel Workers Quit Work-CoaI Min.
ers to Strike-Lockout In Pennsylvania-
CHICAGO, July 2.-W. u. Ryan, score
tary of the United Mine Workers of Il
linois, has written an open letter to
United States Senator Morgan in
which he says:
The stand taken by you in behalf of the pa
triotS in Cuba deserves the commentator of
all liberty loving people. but let me call your
attention to the condition OF 40. 900 of your con-
stituents-the coal miners of Illinois The in
sane competition 1naugurated by the coal OPP
orators has brought about condition Of suf-
fering and restitution which was never equaled
We have been forced to accept reduction after
reduction until the price now paid is so low
that miners cannot earn an average of IS cents
day, and the mines work only half time
Taking average of 81 day and
three days work a week, miner earns s12 a
month With family of fve-a fair average
the wife has an average of less than three cents
mel. to say nothing of clothing. rent, etc I
doubt If any more lives have been lost in Cuba
since the instruction commenced than in the
mines of Illinois during the same time and
am certain there are more women and chill
dren hungry in Cuba at present than among
the families of the miners of Illinois Do
something to put the idle miners of Illinois to
work at a fair rate of wages and will guaran-
tee that every miner in Illinois will contribute
at least one days wages every month for the
benefit of the downtrodden people of Cuba
voted unanimously to go on strike now
and not wait for general suspension
order. AS a consequence, no coal is
being mined here and nearly 2, 600 min
ers are idle. At Braidwood, Ill, the
miners of the entire Wilmington field
met at Glacken's grove yesterday and
decided by a unanimous vote to go ON
strike when the national officers shall
order a suspension of work.
THOUSANDS OF MEN STOP WORK.
PIEsBURGH, Pa, July 2.-As the re-
suit of the failure of the joint wage
conference of the Amalgamated Assoc
citation of Iron and Steel Workers and
manufacturers to agree upon the scale
at the Youngstown conference all the
union mills closed down yesterday and
between rs, 600 and $4,000 men are idle.
This includes the skilled workmen and
those depending on them. The gen.
eral suspension of work following the
disagreement of the joint conference
committee at Youngstown cannot be
regarded as either a strike or a lock-
out Repairs are always made at this
season of the year and many manufac-
turers do not sign the scale until
after their plants have been over
hauled. This usually takes two or
three weeks. In the meantime, the
conference committee will meet and
endeavor to settle the differences. If
the committee finds that an agreement
is impossible, the strike can then be
considered as on in earnest. The con-
ference on the tin plate wage scale will
be resumed to-day by the committees
of the manufacturers and Amalga-
mated association. All the tin plate
plants in the country, with the excep-
ton of four non-union concerns, are
are anxious to get to work.
BITUMINoUs COAL MINERS TO STRIKE.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 2.-Next
Sunday, or prior to that day, circulars
will be placed in the hands of all the
bituminous miners in the United
States, calling them out on strike. 1t
is estimated that 900 men will be
involved. Pennsylvania, Ohio, India
ma, Illinois and parts of West Virginia
and Kentucky will contribute to the
movement. The strike is to enforce
the Columbus scale of 90 cents per ton
for Pennsylvania; 60 cents for Ohio; 60
cents for Indiana, and SIS cents for Hi
nois. When the Columbus scale was
adopted, it was not thought advisable
to attempt its enforcement. A commit
tee was then appointed to take in hand
the matter of strike and to order one
e1o oOOAA e1o ouS1 q Coui DC oCCLhCo OpPOI-
tune. This committee has decided that
the time has come to act.
LoCKoUTS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
NEW KENsINGTON, Pa, July g.
Chambers glass works and the two
tin plate works at this place have shut
down pending a settlement of the
wage scale. About ], 500 men are out
of work result. Chambers glass
works gives employment to over 1000
men and boys. Neither the manufac-
turers nor their men want an extended
shutdown.
JAPAN is ANGRY
May Withdraw Her Minister Account