The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-06
COAL MINERS
GREAT STRIKE
HON Il N Viewed In the East by
Prominent Business Men,
AN UNFORTUNATE MOVEMENT
Just ~ Trade I, Bsginniag 20 Revive Men
Make Impossible Demands Viii Get
Their Just Dues 10 Time.

/ Sew York. july D The journal ard
| Adv'rilrrr this morning publishes special
| IdFpaichcr Swing the following opinions
3i .a' Ile men regarding the miners strike
'ni The possibilities OF arbitration.
Senator Hanna says.
dfpr"rnt, that the coal mining trOu-
Dl'a should come ~ this time. when the
editions Of trade are such ns 70 mako
! 10 s'em impossible 10 secure iAyors bic
liberation of ~" Demands The rates
%. W"Ees are unequal among minca In
certain districts which in unfair 10 the
m,a This ls the nrst point 20 be nd
iAricd. ana h matter which should
lc hrbllfHtrd ht once and fairly hettlsd
hH soon ns business rc,ivca and an in-
rfras"i demand Tor com VIII Justify a..
'he miners should have their full share
oi 90 benefits. ana I believe they viii
arcufo II without strike. am Aiwaya
;. fAyor Of arbitration IN the sritlcmrR,
or diniculion between operators ana their
mre, hope such courss viii be pur-
sued 10 this instance a- viii bring re-
suits satisfactory TO both sides"
Senator FAirbhrkn Nald.
f regret that nny difference should
Ha,, arisen between the coai operators
a.l ihr mlncrs IL is 20 be- hoped ttnt
wise cGunAcls may prevail and thai an
,lfly settlement of N" disputed quertlors
Ha} b" made on fair and honorable
t,rr- a strike win unfayornhiy nN.ct
business for the time being. There are
evidences on all slides OF returning pros
.Hi} and anything that arises which
aaF tend TO delay the early return of
rifh commercial conditions Is 20 lc
"-pl1r0 u would seem that there ls
.-Hom and patriotism cuough mrons
9i parties concerned 20 enable them 20
upon nonc method a arbitration
0.rasg speedy s~i'm.r may be
rr r,I a.t sat ring ami d.s.r,. AVERT
,d.t
Ha'or TuiIy -Hfs.
..rih,r GO, srr-s u1r %, uresitout
n.e aay Judicial authority. ard con-,-
4.raI. could not sit uv board OF ar
#lmup1 think that 90, Hmuon vim
Hr 40, solution ~ all lnl or troubles some
Hmr. ta, I must hc conducted undcr
federal authority Some OF the states
ha,c laws providng Tor ,hc appoin,rcpt
u- arbitration hoar1s 10 settle strikes
e1i lockouts. bat as many OF these irol-
bles extend through more than one state
aay board ronld not deal with the matter
outside % iis own Jurisdiction
Senator Lindsay says:
'luasmuch ts che strike itself &C. TO eN-
tend through six states and affect us
maay more believe the proposition Ok
lnv 20 arbitration to be- 40 the nature of
a wide and humane cfror, to bring pbou;
scttlcmoat OF thc pr,scat difficulties,
with none Of the attendant horrors that
follow prolonged strike"
Secretary OF State Sherman says,
Arbitration is always the best means
OF solving such complications as the
mla,rs strike, when the parties con-
ccfncd are willing to arbItratc The
question OF Offering arbitration. think,
i- owe FOR congress"
Attorney General Mckenna says;
The strike looks formidable now. hut
may soon bc settled by compromise or as
other strikes have been settlcd-by one
slide or the other yielding | know of no
law that authorizes the general govern
mcnt 20 Interfere between employer and
employees IN mater OF this particular
kind No request has been made to the
20 far as know by either
side to arbi,ru'e between the mlna-owner
and the miners"