Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
LABOR TROUBLES.
An Open Letter to United States
Senator Morgan.
THOUSANDS OF MEN SUSPEND WORK
Disagreement Of the Joint Conference 1t
town. ituminous Coal Miners
to Strike-LOckOuts In PennsyI-
vania-Tin Works Close.


CHICAGO, ,Julv 2.-W, u. RYAN. secre
4o,y If Tho J1nitad Nina Worlers nj H.
- -. 4.
Alnole' nus "iioVen "n oPon ie''e' "
United states senator Morgan, III
which he SAYS:
The stand taken by you In behalf OF the pa.
triots in Cuba deserves the commentator Of
a ileer loving peop,e 'u' y. noo u, ar sou
stitnents- the coal miners Of Illinois The in.
sane competition naugurated by the coal OPP
orators has brought about condition OF sui
1erns ana aes'lu.ion wnlcn was
reduction ninth The nriee now mid i SO low
that miners cannot earn an average Of IS cents
day, and the mines work only half time,
Iakihg an averagc =" uas a., r" a
month with A family Of ilye-a fair average
the wife has an average OF less than three cents
ameal, to say nothing OF clothing rent etc ~,
snao any @ San IN thu
mines n Illinois during The same time; and
am certain there are no more women and chill
dren hungry IN CUBA AZ present IMAM among
ne ,s,i.s y, ,n e i,, ,nu,S y. :, 1,,no,. ~
work n, n ,air rate Of waves Ind / viii guaran.
tee that every miner In Illinois will contribute
at least one days wages every month Tor the
pc'ien' " '"V 'o"n''o'''" pVVi''o u .''o'
Az o'rea.or' w. u meeting VI h''ner'
Noeeo UNANIMOUSLY W 70 va SUNNY nv"
anu NOV waie ioi " Senera' Suspension
oruer' as consequence, ~ oo'i -
'e'''s 'i''.'u" ''o,e "n' '.e"i y ''vv w, III"
CID arc ,ii,' az p'" ,,,,' iii'' w
MINERS ., ',ie en'''e winning 'U' ''o'a
mt. AZ uiacheh . grow YESTERDAY ""u
ueoiueo ny unanimous Fo.o W ~ w
s.rihe "''eii .ne n"',o''"' o''''o'' '""''
oroer suspension Vi "orN'
THOUSANDS or MEN STOP WORK
PITTSBURGH, fa.' July AS lhe re-
suit OF the failure OF the JOINT wage
conference OF the Amaigamaleo hsso,
citation OF iron ana steel workers ana
manufacturers 10 agree upon the scale
at the Youngstown conference all the
union mills closed down yesterday ana
between 1o,ooo ana oo,ooo men are loie
ms includes the Skilled Workmeh ana
those depending on them. Inc gen
eral Suspension VI "oih 'o'io" lne viz
disagreement .. INC lo'h' conferences
coln'n,llee ~ .., Youngstown eanlo' ~
regarueo ~ ei'hcr s''lNe VI u i ",
OUT hcpalrs are always maui Nv ',''s
season OF 'he year anu many hahu'ac,
uurers 40 no. sign ehe scale uh'li
aiter the,r plah's nave pceh over
hauieu' lhls usually taNes '"o or
three weeks IN the 'neah1''ne' inc
conference committee VIII meet ana
ehoeaNor 10 se.l'e 1he oilierehces' II
the commlttee mas ,ha' ap agreement
is lhposslo'e' lne s'r'Re can lheil DC
considered US on III earnest Inc con-
terence Oh .'lc ''h p,au' WaRe sco'e WIN
DC res"''eo 'o,uay ny INC eolli'hl,.ees
Oh inc 'han'iae'nrers ana hmalga-
matea assoelaelon' All tne YIN plate
plahls III Inc country, Win the eNcep-
tloh OF Tour hoh-uhloh concerns, are
lale' ana humper OF manufacturers
NV "n"'o"' W se' w "o'"
blTuMlNous COAL MiNERs 10 srRlhE'
lERRE hAuTE' ma July s-NeSt
Sunday, or PRIOR 10 that day' circulars
Will DC placed IN Vhe hahos Oh ali ehe
bituminous miners IN the united
States, calling them out on strike. IL
is estimated mat .9oooo men VIII DC
Involved pennsylvania, ONO lhdla-
ma, Illinois and parts OF west virginia
and Kentucky Will contribute 10 the
ah. ca,.,,,h,,a sao,o ~ 40 aonts nan tor