Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-03-30

lacking men who will look with pes
sim.stic eyes upon the coal strike YER
diet They are few in number, bnl
they are free with criticism. Their
principal plant appears TO be that the
success OF the miners in appealing to
public opinion and to the president of
the United States for righting Oi
their wrongs will lead to other strikes
in the hope Of securing similar results
by the same means. They fear the
country is full OF labor leaders ambi-
tious to be John Mitchells and to win
fame through conferences with presi-
dents and millionaires. Neither Mr..
Roosevelt. nor, so far as it can be
learned, any member of the strike
committee, shares these misgving. 1t
is well understood that President
Roosevelt does not regard his interYen-
ton In the coal strike as precedent
which must be followed in future. In
the coal strike there was an eXtraordi-
nary combination of conditions These
conditions are not likely to arise again
for many years. The president would
not have interyened in that strike
but for the fact that the public had
greater stake in the affair than either
the miners or the operators II any
ambitious labor leaders imagine they
can foment a great strike and win
fame by securing the interference Of
the President of the United States
they are very much mistaken.
II there is any disappointment with
the report II is found in the failure
OF the commission to grapplc blindiy
with the question OF recognition of the
union. II is well known to every one
who ever made careful study of the
great Industrial war in the anthracite
field that this is the question of ques-
tions II underlies or overshadows
all other questions But for the dead
lock between operators over recogni-
ton there never would have been any
strike
1t Is stated as what is known to be
the truth that If the mining compan-
les had been willing to recognize the
union--that is. to deal with 1T as other
employing corporations deal with the
unions In their lndustrieS-no de
mands for a 90 per cent Increase oil
wages. shorter hours, etc. would have
ever been made Some demands
might have been made, but they would
have been very small In comparison
with those which were made And an
ad djusiment could have been made by
direct negotiation on terms vastly
more satisfactory to the companies
than those with which they are now
confronted and must abide by. Bul
the mining companies would not rec
osniZe the union. They would not
deal with its officers. There was
| nothing to negotiate about and there
was nothing to arbitrate They-ol
rather their stockholders and the pub
lic-haye a pretty penny to pay as the
price of this stubbornness.
NEW YORK, March 2G.-lt is re-
ported In Wall street today thai in
formation has gained currency thai
| the National Packing company viii
! fifteen million dollars capital is tn,
| first move toward the trust which pro
poses To take in the minor plants. ant
to merge everything with capital d
five hundred million dollars.
SANTA FE, n NJ, March 2G. The
night agent of the Santa Fe railroad
| last night By pair of hold-ups. wh'
proceeded then to rob the depot. 4
shcriffs posse has started overland il
pursuit OF the robbers.
| DENVER. Colo. March 2G The
house passed the regular appropriation
bill today. amounting to SST5.O6p. /
viii probably be increased at confer
| ence.
LOWELL, Mass. March 2G, Ac
cording no all Indications twent!
thousand operatives in the Textile
mills will go ON "A strike. and Ions
and bitter struggle is anticipated
Loom fxers and spinners have Votet
unanimously to enforce by STRIKE
their demand for ten per cent increase
in wages. which the mill agents tiatl!
refuse. The unions believe They car
close every mill in the seven corpora
tions.
SEATTLE. Wash. March 2G.-SiX
teen street car lines here are lied ul
| this morning as II result OF the STRIKE
OF the ear men in Tacoma and thu
companies refusal to recognize th'
union.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, March &c
Sir Liang Cheng. the new Chinese am
Sassador to the United States, arrived
on the steamer Corea this morning
Wu's successor is accompanied by tn,
secretary of the legation and a larg'
suite.
Sir Liang Cheng says the relation
between China and the United States
were never more friendly than now
He said II is not wise to allow Chinese
laborcrs to come into this countrl
without limit As TO his policy he sal,
he could do no better than to follow
WI.
/ BUFFALO. n. Y. March 26.-Rey
Powers. minister of the Church OF tn,
Messiah. testified today when the heEr
| Ing of the Burdick case was resumed
The Burdicks and Mrs. Huh are mem
bors of his congregation.
MIR. Burdick had voluntarily TOLD
him of his domestic troubles. thu
preacher said MIR, Burdick told th'
witness that Pennell had said that un
less Burdick let up on his divorce sui
something would happen. Mrs. HUI
had told the witness that while Ali,