Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-10
PROTECTION OF CHINESE MINERS
NOT TO BE PERMITTED.
APPEAL TO GOVERNOR TANNER.
HE EXPRESSES HIS SYMPATHY WITH
THE WHITE MINERS.
Arrangements to Bring In Cinnamon
Have Alrendy Resulted in the
Return to Work of Five
Hundred Strikers at
BraidwOOd. Ill.

Springfield. ILL., Nov. IA delegation Of
miners officials. headed by President Cart
wright. of the Springfield sub-GiistrCt
waited on Governor Tanner to-day in re-
gard to the rumored Importation of 4
large body of Chinese miners into the
Braiiwood field. The governor expressed
his sympathy with the white miners, and
SAID that. while he could not restrict the
importation of the Chinese miners he
would not permit them to enter the state
hearing arms, nor would he permit th.
presence at the mines of the reported large
bodies of armed eN-Chicago policemen act
iiiS as guards to the Chinese.
Secretary W. d. Ryan of the Miners
Federation. states that if the Chinese are
imported and set TO work in the Northern
coal rehd hio"dshed will surely result and
a riot he instieated over the Importation
The action of the operators Mr.. Ryan
holds. II the Chinese are imported and set
10 work. VIII incite the strikers TO open re-
bellion and warfare will result
Braidwood. H.. Nov 9-Five hundred
coal miners. VINO have been on a strike
since July t. will return to work in the
Bracevile mine tomorrow morning The
mer will receive Iiic cents per ton an ad-
vance of 10 cents. No rent will be collected
for the strike period. and coal will be sup
piled to them at a reduction of 80 cents
per ton
Talk of importing Chinese labor to fill
the places of the strikers in the other
mines of this district continues to excite
strong comment among the strikers. Work
was continued on the stockade at Carbon
Hill. where it is said that the Cinnamon
will be put to work
A meeting was held tonight to select
delegates to general conference at
Streator tomorrow. which will determine
whether or not compromise will be ac-
cepted similar to the one at Braceville.
w. u. Ryan. state secretary of the mine
workers. was present and read q tele-
gram from his representative at Spring.
Held. saying that Governor Tanner would
prohibit the Importation of Chinese labor.
This message had cheering effect
throughout the district. and the feeling
among the English speaking miners Is that
there will be no serious trouble
Spring Valley ILL.,. Nov. 9.-The men in
this part Of the district are indignant ever
the action of the Braceville men in accept
ing settlement below the scale. The
Spring Valley men claim to have the strike
won. and the leaders say that. no matter
if Braceville does return to work at a non-
union scale. the Spring Valley men will
hold out until next May. If necessary. for
the scale formulated at Springfield. Ladd,
Seatonville. La Salle and Peru are equally
firm The labor leaders here scof at the
idea of the "cOolie' movement being a sue
cess. They say ii is only a bluff. Said one
prominent leader to-day: What II :hey
do succeed in working one mine with
Cinnamon? That does not necessarily
break the strike. We are not going to let
200 Cinnamon at Carbon Hill make the price
of coal digging for over 1000 white miners
of Northern Illinois. The very fact that
the Northern Illinois operators are i'm
porting cheap coolie labor is an indication
that the white miners are poorly paid and
evidence of the justice of their cause"
A committee of miners from this point of
the district Will probably be sent to Brace
Vile for the purpose of inducing the men
of that place to reconsider their late ac-
ton. A delegate convention Of the North
ern Illinois miners will be held at Streat--
or tomorrow and an effort will also be
made to get the Braceville men to rescind
the vote by which they decided to go to
work beloY the scale
Chicago. Nov. 9.-Sam Moy. mayor Of
Chinatown Wah Hing and Hip Lee. three
of the authorities in the Chicago Chinese
colony. say the plan of importing Mon
places of the striking miners of the Braid
wood district has fallen through. and that
the agent of the Six Companies has served
notice on the coal company that he will
be unable to supply the necessary men. The
officials of the coal company, however. said
to-day the contract with the Six Companies
Is still in effect. that from 500 to 1.oG0 Chi
nese miners have been engaged under
iive-year contract, and that the mines will
be opened as soon as they can be brought
into the state.
were 100 Chinese miners here waiting orders
to go TO the mines. but the plan fell through
because the Cinnamon became frightened
at the prospect of taking their chances
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