The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-19
THE COAL STRIKE
WHOLE COUNTRY WAS MORE Oh
LESS EFFECTED.
Loss to Operators and Miners Way
Up in the Millions-The World
Rejoicing at the
Settlement.

thraeite coal reached greater proportion:
and was of vast more significance thar
many people have come to realize Il
was a struggle for organized labor, anc
labor has won. There are few peopl,
who will be so unjust and unfair as Z
deny to thel aboring man the right t.
organize for his own protection, as thf
capitalists and all other professions ano
classes do. But discretion and sount
judgment and wisdom and above all coll
servstism and common sense must pre-
vail to a large extent in the action of to-
laboring men to make their cause re
spected and to secure them justice ant
proper treatment at the hands Of The
employer.
The great strike began on May IL las
and the price of anthracite coal in thu
larger Eastern cities was $o.45 per ton
while today it 10 $3.50 an advance of 81
per cent since the strike began. There
were 147,0Oe miners thrown out of en-
ployment, and the wives and children
who suffered from their idlencss mum
barred 100000. The capital invest
ed W the idle mines reaches five hun
dred million sof dollars and the estimated
less 10 the nina owners In the five month,
OF the strike Is thirtv-sIx millions OF dol
lars. The first conflict between tbs
guards and strikers occurred on June
when a miner was shot at Wi:kesbarr'
and j. Pierpont Morgan was hanged II
effigy on June 7.
Total loss to miners, other employees. op
orators and business men for month o.
strike ending June q, s26,0sS0oO.
First doliberats attempt ut murder al
ter strike was declared was made on T
A. Thomas. division superintendent d
the Lehigh VALLEY Coal Company "a
WiukosbSrre, when strikers tried to shoe
him.
First important effort of non-partici
pants TO end strike was made by Senator
Quay and Pear Jse in conference will
President Baer of the Philadelphia am
Reading RalIroai n second week of July
Effort was unsuccessful
Total loss to miners, operators. etc
for two months of strike ending Jul,
IL. $5o.3s5.ooo.
First coaa guard killed during strik
was James Thompson, al WilkeSbarre
July e.
Most serious riot took place on Jul!
80 at Shenandoah. where a mob Of 500
strikers attacked non-union men. On
man was killed and scores wounded. Tw'
regiments and the Governors troop we:'
ordered to the scene.
Cost of strike for three months ending
August IL, SIG. 45o, 900.
Price of anthracite coal to consumer
in New York on August IL had almos
doubled.
Coal operators met on August 10 in tn
ONCE of President Baer, and after ;
few hours conference decided to war
OF politicians and let the strike go on.
Shoot to kill; investigate afterward.
Orders given to National Guardsmen a
Shenandoah August 8.
Senator Plat declared on August 2
that strike would end in two weeks
Governor Stone arrived in New York oil
September 8. and although his visit w,
regarded as significant, no result affect
ing the coal strike followed
Governor Stone, through P. A. B
Widener. as intermediary asked aid o
]. Pierpoht Morgan on September 9 II
ending the strike. Mr.. Morgan would no
enter into the controversy.
Cost Of strike for four months endini
| September r. 500, 300. 900; price of an
thracite coal in New York, SIS.
Senator Quay, after a conference will
Senator Platt on September L. planned t.
have special session of the Pennsylva
MIA Legislature called. Plan fell through
First formal meeting of the Coal Trust
or the Temple Iron Company, since thu
beginning of the strike held on Septem
Operators announced they would main
tain their position.
President Mitchell declined assistance Of
bankers who sought to end the strike or
September Is.
President Roosevelt called to Washln 9.
ton on October the coal operators and
President Mitchell for a conference. Con
ference brought no relief.
j. Pierpont Morgan announced on Octo-
Der 4 gift of $1,000 tons of coal to relic ,e
distress of the poor.
President Roosevelt conferred on Octo-
Der with Attorney General Knox, Sec
rotary Root, Secretary Moody, Postmas-
ter General Payne and decided not to c1l
an extra session Of Congress to deliberate
on the strike.
out the entire militia of Pennsylvania
and this was Immediately followed by q
call from President Mitchell for mass
meetings. Of the strikers.
On October 7 President Mitchell reject
ed President Roosevelts proposition t.
persuade the miners to return to work.
October IL coal barons make proposition
to settle by arbitration, President to ap
point the board of FIVE members
October Is President Mitchell agrees t.
operators proposition and Preside n
Roosevelt appointed arbitrators.
Cost of strike for Ave months ending
October IL. S1e6, $50 900.
Today the whole country is retoicins
that the end of the trouble is in sight
and that matters In the coal mining dis
tricts and in the price and supply OF the
great fuel of the world will soon have
assumed normal conditions and things be
running along as usual.