The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-30
PITY THE POOR MINER.

operators speak Of child labor and It's benehcent in
uences would think that the only particular
thing the child had do to remember to be there
payday in order get roll Of long from bland
and charitable employer.
The facts of the case that the children are
divided shifts keep the breakers manned night
and day here hour after hour. they sit along the steps
Of what appear be parallel flights Of stairs be-
tween which IS chute down which slowly slides the
coal Gep OF this novel stairway is child, with
dustbegrmed face and redTimmed reaching out an
emacated arm with talon-llke fingers picking from
the gliding stream the bits OF slate which have
been with It, this the little redeyed gnome-
like paid the barest pttance, which they
take home to their mothers, and which they in turn
compelled spend for the necessarles Of life at store
run by the mine operators. And II may be taken for
granted that these company sell goods
at-weI at least fair profit.
boy increases In age he is permitted to quit the
breaker and given mule to drive IN the depths of the
mine. BY the time he 16 II he has given up the
occupation of mule driver and welding pick doing
mans the inky depths of the mine. And still
President Baer Of the Reading railroad of these
same operators
The right Of the laboring will be protected
and cared Tor by the labor agtao but by the Christian
men to whom God IN His INFINITE wisdom has given control
the right triumph always remembering that tins Lord God
sad not yoe ses and m n one o. Ia" ana
knowing all of the circumstances, however is
moved remark with the author of John Burt" story
now running in Munsey's
When hog bequcathcd the strength of lion he
Individuals he decided Necessary for the future good Of socei
not BY the w6ims Of hefedity Summation" anu
How false and hypocritica appears the cant of Mr.
Baer with this latest declaration
Mitchell;
In closing say that we have entered
and conducting this struggle without malice and without
we believe tha our anagonists are acting upon mis-
enemies but opponents and strike in patience until
son the erenss been u Ne e ng no to s dIo,
our strength but the justice of cause and only
a
not for fayors but for Justice and appeal the
Involved IN this tight questions weigher than any
lis d lie has been oppressed ground down but there
doomed to P the h Of e m and the lf no ntd a9d
@ hns We Rnye not 4 sie the ,eo 6e9 we
opPonens WE have not oveTesumated our own power Of
IS no uncomfortable hardship e 100
It was with quakng Of hearts that we asked for our past
nay ENVELOPES but IN the grmy and bruised hand the miner
Tas The little white hand Of child child like the children
termination cat the last Of bread fight long
Oi sc world keeping With Advancing s1e falf for it
/ The unprejudlced reader is bound the truth
OF this plea and TO understand II he excuse the
occasional violence to which the strikers their
| desperation
But sentiment and children aside-and God knows
they are all that makes life worth liyng-the following
bold statement Of the miners case which the owners
utterly refuse TO consider condemns the sefstyed trus
tees of Providence" blind fanatics or impious hypo
critics and in either tyrants public enemies
A rdaeos 5s So fer men ne s e%2qgs
the day. A'''' q ''O0' 'of men employed by
Rey z. for ss,, l., legal e 1, soel
" i i j. aeo5RGra,ipg the agreement the
nal Ks oD,nn iqs 9Jslns p CT s..
70 submit TO and abide by the award of impartial board OF
/ arbitration.
JOHN D. Lone e-seeretary Of the antschey CLIQUE has
been chosen president Of the board OF Harvard
university It is difficult what opportunity this position
will afford for the display of Johns peculiar talents
TEXAS has sooe
THE presidents condition probably cause the c,b,i, %
once more take that delightful touching old song and
One OF His Legs Was Longer Than Really Should Have
Been"
Mar Q is going to run anyway. Bully for Natl
FRoM the the republican leaders are eled over Rooe
velts mishap would think it had happened to his mouth
rather than his leg
Texas seems to be catching her death Of dampu,.s
THE which Boston is going after the coal combine
seems indicate that the little old lady snt enough fuel lett
to bake her beans.
WnsN last seem the pistol .oter doing business Dallas
IT said that the marriage May Yohe and Putty strong
viii take place next Saturday 1t will OF course be mere
matter OF form.
To IiE New Orleans public: Hay Straw Footi Hep
Bun DENT got fort-nns years for making dent in the
throat OF brother Woodman Bud ought TO be glad ne didn't
get fifty years.
IT hard to believe that is poet after reading his
report on pensions It isn't at all rhythmcal
The Denver Times has been purchased and has zone
democratic IS to be hoped that Colorado will ke up with
the Times.
The doctors having discovered that the president ba,
bone IN his leg will doubtless charge IT in the bill
RoosrysiI always lucky Jus. as he was committing
his nv