New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-25
THE FRENCH MINERS.

The non-union miners in France, called the
'jaunes'' NeIIows). have been refused by the Ar
bitration Commission and the coal companies the
recognition which has been granted In America TO
the nou-uniou miners IT, Pennsylvania This has
caused great surprise and alarm to the conserva-
tive Republican papers i'm France. some Of which,
like the Figaro say that the conservative vel
lows" disappointed at not being supported in their
struggle against the socialist revolutionary reds
may be found some day at the head OF these IN A
general attack capital and property.
The division Of French miners into reds" and
"yellows' dates from the long strike at Montceau
les Mines. near the Creusot works. in the eastern
part of France some three or four years ago. For
the first time then pretty large number of miners
declined to join in the strike voted against the
company Of whose principal representatives
was NJ. Schneider. the French Krupp Revolution
lists in France have been called the reds;
the miners who refused to Join the strikers were
called by the latter the Fellows I'm spirit of
ridcule since the yellow color and word are often
used In France to characterize something or some
body a. being ridiculous. The 'yelIows'' of Mont
les Mines protected at the time by the
authorities despite the efforts of the Mayor of the
city. Citizen" Rouvere who is now a Social list
Deputy in the Chamber. They formed an organ
ization and extended it to the great mining region
Of France. in the departments of lie Nord and lie
Pas de Calais where the ''yellows'' number actu-
ally some twenty thousand members. Their atti-
tudc and policy similar to those Of the non
union miners in Ame RIGA. They requested to be
heard by the Commission of Arbitration which
tried to settle the latest mining strike In France
for they had also grievances to present to
the companies. But the commission refused their
request, in official communication signed by
Messrs Delafond and Heurteau, giving among
other reasons for the refusal: I'VE cannot con-
slider being party in the dispute submitted to
us persons other than those Cthe reds and the
companies) between whom has been made the COM
promise, in virtue OF which arbitration has been
instituted
To this NJ. Lanoir, Secretary General of the In
dependent Labor Exchange of the "yellows" an
swered:
Gentlemen by your letter of this morning you
declare that YOU refuse receive before your ar
duration commission the delegates of the vel
10Y, low syndicates regret your refusal but
pecially troubled when all principles of order and
liberty to go drifting, il is natural that YOU
also should weld to the pressure, 10 the threats
of the violent people. This is the complete tri-
bttratOrs have heard the delegates of the reds
not d single of whom belongs the trade of
the syndtcated miners, and they have refused 10
receive the delegates Of the yellow" svndiCstas
Of whom i've out Of seven are real miners still
the question concerned not only the particular
interests Of the reds but the general interests
Of all the mining workers. In receiving the dele
gates of the and I'm refusing receive those
weak men. and I advise my comrades of the
mines disregard the sentence which you are
about to proclaim. | desire that this special
point FELLOWS and reds unite in the same
timent of Reproduction.
Later on NJ Lanor declared that he would
started for Algeria without designating a success
to replace him at the head of the Fellows