The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-07
rnE OPPRESSION or LABOR
employers set Had Examples by
Defyinw thu Laws. s4

philadelphia Times, "
| Ours is n government M law. ana the
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safety OF person and property aud the
| SUCCESS OF business enterprise depend upon
! obedience ia law by AN CLASSES ana CONT
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WIS Oh ou' peop'c' aNu MS oen'0a''se W
law must not be erforeed with varied
| ygor anon varied classes The humble
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| or are punished tor lawlessn'iss, aiu tho
| opy,ent ana powerf,,l who have property
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" h'Vseo' Hia "'N','s's 80.
ent upon social order. should giNe high
| example OF faithful obedience to all the
| ,,anaa,..s ~ 80 ,,y,
ms NM, ~ rae .n ,a,or
circles In our mining regions for soma
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| 800 '' $50 - 'NNsN's h" "
number OF striis,ns m,ners paid Inc pcn.
ai,,, 80 th.,,. ,i,a. fnr a s.,,,,,aie,,,, D., ~.
$50 ' ,s' - '''''s - -
law, ana the hveS thus sacilied were
| taken by tho sheriff and hds deputies. who
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- s''' ~ ~ 'ts ~" ~ p'o.Ss 80
| property Oh employers iIio the ftShts OF
worklnVmcn ITO make their own contracts
| xyba, ,,nn,ovara s,,,,,,,o, no inv ,o ss,,,
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presS 'awiesSh"ss among tneir enPoyes.
| and proceed to the extremity OF taking
| Mf, An the mama eg tbe law aucb cn,
| piuytrg must bo clean handed in their
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| fed or even excused bcforo the law and
| inr ,pnrja ~ 5000 ''e 80" $50
The laws OF this state roo,,,re employers
such IA thoae in tha anthruntte coal re.
| gions TO nav tlpe wages OF their employees
twice n month and 10 pay III money 'rney
also forbid employers 10 own what are
Known as company stores or TO bt IN iliS
way, directly or indiru,,tiy interested n
/ them, or TO exercise amy control over tho
expeldhiires Oh timer employees an psocur-
| These laws are plain, free from, all am
| biguity. and are well understood by every
employer an the State and are also wei
aMen who works In the mines In That re-
| sson. They know when their employers
| d'sreaard tho law. and when they have
| such htgt example OF lawleSslles.s il Is
only i,Sttiral that They should be inspired
| 10 iawisssness themselves.
Desiring 10 present the facts fully ana
| !.,tiy ~ W me respect exhausted by tha
EMPLOYERS IN the anthracite region Ion the
laws regulating the riShta oil their ems
pinyes 70 wages ana expenditures, an tn-
n nslitsens s Ghora agi tnororshy fa-
yninull IN mis- State. was. assigned tho
uu.y OF giving Inc true conditions which
vn,,t M ~, 'nslt section y. 70 the rshAs OF
s eiLuy 70 expenu their money MS tliey
suali cnooao Without edtlnnBprinS tntur
rr,,',f.S ,si iausn i.ve ooohncli mas per-
VII i s,ls onty; nna, wnaie MS NAME is
mh n'Wm NJ os .uVn'Litsu win INC inter
$500, ~ t.'p"., ~ WIN ~ tFilfiNteu tnit MS
,sio,I ~ s,isuiatlg Tree IRON PASSION or
.s,5, ,ti,' w - " u caf " "a PtS-
ya,,nst ~, ~ inAa ana hgufeS as no mas
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,,a. ,,,a,t thsre nave ncen many stats
na,n ~ np..sheu 1i,a huyne ~ very eXag-
~ ~. ~, atspiB mat inc employers
ta.o Iesi9p utiiberatcly aiid
~ nrata.., ~, riana'fu tne law intended
W prou.et cuikoyes IN the payment and
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.nrsu iit,,.'gs''ica',gns nnve peen cofihned 10
$500 i at.s . MT, " ponheIl gives timR.
pp,e,,, a ~ a.,, ~ eu.nspdlse, AM presents
uIpr..N" y, ~. uii.s reIucfeI AT inherent col.
, ,,sy,aa WY" th ,me htai 4 mark that con--
y " tHr wo,Ninsmdn the notice mat
~, - nes a"u .t " eApen9 az mucri or has
49,, 1855 ~. snc co'hppny store, anu Tor
pin =, ~. oses " wnieh me employer IL
,.ar,.s, az " necessary 70 assure him
,rha, ~. oh.p n. .si,
nat unere are honorable exceptions TO
sbad , ~ ~, oipreasi,n ~ iahor we are
49, 49,, ~ ~ n.a's. ~ ~ " me truWi that
vi saa az =. iun I, oi tne employers OF
~ H. o, "A ,.,I airh'rhcils region are guilty
onnra,a ,,,,s a.su bnuaied aWiessness 10
vrapmd -, sns'r e",ioyes, ehn literally de-
thhai' an.,a,i guy ~ y large percentaKe OF
ansi, caiapaiLEs. CoIsd@ring the different
Az, nrs',ap,' 81 inlsliisent and generally
nf.an i,r19 i,,nsppg.p.hl ennpsoycrs ard the
~ .a ~ 's"pi any fnu Sen%lliy dependent
n.fi e, ", tlHs ldWicssntds on the part u