Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-10-24
1t is now generally admitted that
The coal operators need protection,
WASHINGTON LETTER,

(From our Regular Correspondent
I Washington, Oct. 20.-While the ut
most satisfaction is expressed with tn,
personnel of the arbitration COMMITTEE,
the president has appointed, it is gen
orally conceded that the work befor,
the commission is of herculean char
acter. Among the contentious of the
miners are that they shall have rep
resentative at the weighing dumps who
shall be appointed by their union and
shall be paid by the operators. They
also demand 20 per cent. increase of
wages and an eight hour day for the
iaborers, the miners proper working
by the piece. There may be no inius
tice in the present system of docking,
but in view of the figures it is not sur.
prlslng that the miners believe there
is. For instance, from one colliery of
the Delaware and Hudson, there were
mined 234. 1928 tons of coal and the min
ers were paid for but 1SS,329. In an.
other colliery of the same company the
Goa! mined amounted to 497, 1888 and
the miners were paid for 414,491 tons.
In an Ontario and Hudson colliery the
coal mined amounted to 299, 956 and the
miners were paid for 239,269 tons.
These figures are taken from the re.
port of the state mine inspector.
Secretary Shaw has finally been com.
PEELED to resort to the purchase of bonds
tie has long resisted the pressure in
'hls direction for the reason that he
lid not wish to follow in the footsteps
If Secretary Gage but once be began
10 cater to the demands of the Wall |
Street interests they forced him to it. |
It is estimated that the present pur-
'hase will amount to $25. OOO, 900, as the
Treasury is paying 1879 for bonds of |
925.
This purchase when completed will
ring the total amount of money re.
eased from the Treasury, including
be increased bank circulation which
DR.. Shaw has made possible, up to
62,00O,O 200. 1t is claimed that this will
nd the Secretarys efforts in this d.
ection and will relieve the money
5rlngency although it is hard to tell
oW. long it will remain relieved. as
ing az the government, by means of
tariff out of all proportion to its {
eeds, continues to collect duties far !
excess of the possible disbursements. g
AS stump speaker, Mr.. Shaw will I
prove a diversion, if not an 1
nusement. 1t is reported that at 4,
cent pow-wow in Baltimore, the Sec
tary stopped abruptly in the midst
bis harangue and said 1.-THE band G
Ill now play that republican campaign F
ng, the Star Spangled Banner.
1e band did so and the audience was
Gated to the spectacle of the Secreta-I
Of the Treasury singing in a sadly t,
acked tenor, and in key several v
les above the band, as became ],
OF his exalted station, the entire V
epublican campaign song" When K
became republican song was not tr
tied. After attempting to charm bis
dience with music ~ the repre-
native of the Cabinet launched once
IRE into the subject of reforming the of
ancial system OF the country but the H
leral Impression Of his audience was wi
1t be was more of troubadour than of
M.
There is something refreshingly NJ,
leless about Senator Spooner's re- an
{ assertion that the democrats were INF
ponsible for the defeat of the Pres be
nt's Cuban reciprocity policy. Ap- thu
emily, the Senator imagines that the a al
pie do not read papers and never te er