The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-28
0A1r1E WEDNESDAY. July ~
COAL nrsEng GRIEVANCES.

0BI8eB WE-S0HsDhSAHs SSsh ~U-
COAL MlSERg GRIEVANCES.
ne strike OF the miners has been con-
1uete6 with such ssrics regard fer order
ihAs The men have the sympathy Of many
90 neither understand the situation nor
us1njIy take the part Of employees. 80
lDuG - the contest IL reSsrtcied 20 arxu-
menf that sympathy win continue. II Ia
~ privilege OF svery man TO speak freely.
and e = man believes that another should
3Din him In movement be has ths right
- say 70. provided that he uses no threats
~ n any way attempts intimidation of
lhese who may happen to differ with him.
persuasion y being applied to its utmost
nnl1fs at TIA West Virginia mines. and
there are two sides to the question as pre-
eont1d there. Leaving out OF consisera-
1uce the men there toauit their employers.
becauss Debe n not governed by princi-
DIs. bat only BY expediency. II must be
admitted that a strong plea could I've made
- behalf OF these who are now standing
cut Tor higher wages.
Tbs mon employed In tn. West Virginia
aiBos have no grievance against their
employers. They arr doing certain
amount Of work for certain amount Of
pAy. and the arrangement Is equally sat
iafsetosy TO employer aud eraploye,
Nevertheless they arr ASKED by the men
who were dissatisfied and " no hate quit
work also "a come out. and so help to
make The strike general The miners OF
West Virginia are placed tn a very awk-
ward position. They have made an agree
msnt with their employers which they
feel bou,sd 10 keep, They have no cause
Of complaint, ana, indsed. tho strike has
been the means of Increasing thcir earn
ings IL they quit work they throw an
enormous loss upon employers who are
acting Ia rerfecs good faith towards them.
ana who are in no way involved in the
dispute In Pennsylvania. IL would seem
very unjust that thsxe men should sub
tect their employers TO a heavy punish
ment for the derd. of others. over whom
they hav. no control. II there IL 10 he
ANY value 10 contracts between employers
and employees. tfsos. nen could hardly as
sent 10 the demand raade upon them.
Suppose the ease wass reversed. and The
Pennsyiyanla miners had locked out their
men because of dispute Tho West viz
kinfA miners would consider il an outrage
Tor their employers 30 punish them by re-
fusinx 10 give them work unsii the men
AWAY on In Pennsylvania. over whom the
West Virxinfans would have no control.
shonid come 10 terms sa far as The
equity OF the matter Is concerned. ,heso
can b no aoab; that the West Virginia
miners should decline to he party 10
ss'eh an Injustice as Is proposed 20 them.
Yet Il can be imagined how powerfully
ssse plea of the rennsylvanlams agpeais 20
tie men In West Ntrainis They say that
70 long an The latter furnish coal they
cannot be successful In their contest.
They say that employers purnosaly main
tain such conditions Ia order 10 have an
Assnae BY which 10 escape sron. the
pressure brought TO bear upon shan.. They
say that II the West Virginia men remain
81 work BON the strike wnl ~ arokcn.
ths standard OF wages w.li he lowered.
and eventually TIA IVES, yf~xfnia rssa
having been made tool Of. viii he sub
tested 20 the conditions walch they Aay.
helped 80 bring aeeat
The unfortunate miners have another
eempssiscv 70 contend win who e NOT va
Asneaaale 30 argument. ART xha ass 70
hasi IN making his contracts. There Is
an enormous eotpus 81 coal from Kansas
named by eeHxtc1s TIC Kansas hamilton
siars l. sad to IN aeo,llns he market
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