The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-09-28
STRIKE
CAUSES.
Evidences Show That The Great
Strike is d Political Deal.


Called Grievances Mitchell in a
Dodbgc Deal Forces Of Disorder
Behlndt the strike.s
It becomes more apparent every day
that political intrigue, or crime, f
you will, is responsible for the great
strike ia the anthracite coal regions
Of Pennsylvania. 1t is now common
knowledge that the forces Of disorder
behind the Democratic candidate are
responsible for the deplorable condi-
tion of affairs in the mining DISTRICTS
Al Chronicle representative called
on E. W. Schoneberger, Of Loantaka
Terrace, the other day, knowing
thatshe was familiar with the various
phases of the strike, having BEEN over
the ground recently. Mr.. Sohone-
berger is travelling salesman em-
ployed by Messrs. Charles L. Chovey q
Co., a New York firm, that deals in
household supplies, and every month
for the past thirty years he has been a
visitor to the various cities and viii
lages of the coal regions. He knows
the miners, their bosses, the general
store keepers and some Of the opera
tors. Being an observing man and a
disinterested thinker, he has a vast
store of general information in regard
to miners, mines and owners. His
views, therefore have an accuracy
that il the result of close contact
with them.
When asked if there were two
sides to the strike question and if the
grievances Of the miners deserved the
public's sympathy, Mr.. Schoneberger
said: These so called grievances
are for the most part imaginary and
furnish the yellow press with the OPP
portunity to bring into play their cx-
traordinary power Of exaggeration.
Take for instance the company store
grievance It is statistical fact
that the coal carriers, the different
re; lls:sesssa!s s.s! 7a cent. CT the
mines. These companies practically
abandoned the COMPANY store system
twenty years ago, and a great many
OF them never had one. The COM
pany stores existing today are owned
by individuals Now, it is claim
ed that the miners dealing at these
stores are overcharged for tho goods
they receive AMI that they are obliged
to do their trading at these stores
or they will lose their job. This is an
absolute absuraity In the first place
the company does not overcharge but
OF the contrary their prices on STAN
dard articles are lower than those Of
the town stores in many cases, for
they buy in large quantities and always
discount their bills, thus enabling
them to sell cheaper. A miner may
ON Saturday night go into town and
read the sign cards Of second or third
rate grocery shops and find prices on
articles several cents lower than at the
company stores. He comes back and
kicks, forgetting that cheap gro
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