The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-01
STORY Of
THE STRIKE
Which Occurred at
Wardner, Idaho.
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j. notninaiiy ons against lev nun
ers. II Involves the pflhupH
whethsr iehor has rlsht :" OF
san.1e OF not.
"a. A. Duke. q nifmher Of the easef-
makers union of spokane, l. In Pc
attic for a few days. He In an en-
thuslastie union man. and has kept
in close touch with the troubles from
their ineerflon. In fact, he has be"n
watching conditions there for the
last three or four years. and 70 tisor-
ooxhiy converssnf with all the con-
dltions.
MIR Duke was at the w. G. l.. u.
headquarsrrs yesterday. and he saS
seen by a star reporter and gave
masy interesting facts eortrrninE
the troubles. THE officers ~ ward
nsr." he said. nave overreschsrd the
Law and ars beginning 90 resltz. ",
Pat Ready. an attorney from San
Franelseo. im handling the csse Tor
the miners. He has already uuashcd
three indictments against them The
officials are preparing another one.
but they VIII not be able TO make u
hold.
This II a night 60 crush organized
labar. and they are doing everything
In their power TO Keep the truth IN
the dark. A censorship has been
established over the telegraph. and
nothing 10 allowed 60 so out unless
the facts are eolored. The officials
ha. We taken charge OF the local papers
and 20 news can be printed usui
they have read proof and All parfs
that do nct please them must be cut
out. However. facts are slowly COM
ing 60 light. but they only ges c0t ~
priv ate letters.
There y feeling ala tnrcugh sns
country that the nett hSht WI -
made on the miners union ~ busss.
II such an attempt 10 made. snsr0
will be some lively Developments, -
all the miners IN that district Az
union men. and viii hghs IN . Min
ute.
The same Influence 10 AZ work In
Spokane. The carpenters have been
notified by contractors that the
union win not be recognized after a
few weeks But probably the most
pronounced Instance 81 night
against the union WAS that made by
some Of the brewers. when the time
came for signing the wages scale
contracts, two companies signed II
and two eornps ME. refused 10 sign.
The two companies thss had signed
the scale for another yea were ncti-
ned that they must withdraw sh~sr
names from the contracts. o. saloon.
handling their beer would not be
able 10 secure, gas. electric lights. or
ice. and property owners went % faS
as 20 say that they would not rent
buildings 10 those sslocns.
The trouble al wardncr n OF Old
standing. The Burke. Muiian. Gem
and wallace mines have always
paid 81 50 per day. while the Bunker
I'M. Sullivan and Last Chance hsve
only Pad g. 70 per day. There wsN
naturally jealousy between them.
The union has been for a LONE time
trying To get ali Of the mines on the
same ware basis. and haa at last
virtually succeeded. The mines
where the trouble occurred had
agreed to nay the union scale OF
wages. but were ferretins out union
men by means Of detectives. and dis
charging them,
when the trouble occurred $50
men we're arrested and put into an
omen barn. where there was not room
for 900. Their. was snow on the
ground at the time, and A was freex-
ing cold at night, and yet only $50
Of the men had blankets They were
kent In this place for e. hours. There
was absolutely no convenience. and
yet when a contaxion spread among
the men, they were compelled 10
stay there.