The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-10-26
TROUBLE IN PORTO RICO.
San Iuan IN FsFmsnt Over Labor
Conditions STRIKES Are
Frequent.


Labor troubles And the agitation of
labofers By noisy and often aelf-con-
siftatud leaders are maklna thoughtfal
men IN Porto Rlee think seriously -
to what MUST 81 done 70 insure peace
between capital nn4 The Werkiasmen.
San Juan has heen Ia a iefmest over .
waikont by the msn employed n load-
lnE and unloading The vessels o. The
New York a Porto Rico steamship
company.
7heae men Nere rsecixina 10 cents
a. h9nr and demanded e eenta With
4 sflta aa hoer On holidays Gsnsga
Manager LAtimeg declined 70 aceeda
and she mea struck without further
marnlng o. consultation. The steamer
poncs vas being unioaded and the
striking i0nRsAotsmen felt that lhef
had the company 81 thsig mercy such,
however. was not the case Manaeer
fAtimer Immediately dispatched the
steamer n0fto Rioo 70 Ponce % brinx
back 100 lahorsrs from that city 70
take the place % the strikers arrange-
menis having becu made bY telegraph.
The Porto Rien arrived Tuesday
niMht with the lahogefs. and the men
vent b work ~ soon a. they reached
san Juan with the result that The Ponce
waa abs % sail Wednesday nishi Cor
peints avand the Island Il i the IN
tentlon Of fhe steamship uompany %
employ the Poneenl@na regularly and
10 care tor then on board The Porto
Ric0.
Acting Gov. rost promptly furnished
ampie police prosection At the tseani-
nhlp pier. but the strikere offered 40
violence. The san Juan ,samatera aext
struck fFom sympathy. oomplleaiing
the situation b. refusing % haul goodA
Thus the merchants have suffered con-
siderable loss By delay.
Public temper hs been tFied By the
recent sugar strikes elsarmea's strikes
and others. and the agiiA'ofs are
blamed for tbs trouble The por,i
Rico News. of which Mr Charles
narsseil. ex.accFeiAry % Porto Rico. u
the head. declares.
AMER ali e is probably not the
fault of The majority q theas laeorers
that they are to-day without work and
their PLACES hlled Generally L q he
Influence u lhe walking delesale lie
is paid % make mischief. and he earna
hla vases
~tse Is iaaldiaus and peFnlcioua. and
be has gained = foolholi n farto Rico
which BE- tries 20 make secure hy 90
meafine strife. sowing dlscaeteat snd
iropardlrioe Industry In The United
States b. has had hls iay
In Porto Kioo s. seems be has noi
wrecked enough homes not starved
enough eofkmsn - yst Hut Als aaS
uiii come hers. ss & aid 0fer there
and then lator. oreaalzed On propei
lines. unsvayed = passion and deal
"a the whines q maieontsnts I'll
thrssa And prosper and closer eosn'
munlon wili exist between empiofei
and emplcye
-As matters sfsad to-day. hueexer
the situation Is : pfecAFioas enc foi
both employer ana tmn.ofe The Ssv
xafk & Porto Rlce Steamship compan'
has demonstrated that dissncete,
e0fkmsn eannot pafalfze eommeFci
BY nrcnplIy Hliing theif places eitl
other laloferu. uho are always avail
able IN Porto nioo The striker weai'
10 sell 70 pondsf over the situation
Nant Is 3 dlsasfeeahle tenant an'
hunger a fas noi easily fid of.
The American rneeration q laho
nov claims membershlp ef iteoe Il
rs anlons IN she Island A. > eoufsn
Iiou - delegates from thess unlen.
!. held lass wsek IN A4YaEuez. propqsi
ton b orkarlsp - political part
= Haa opposed b. Santiago tgiesais hsA
81 tas fedeFatlsu. and uas heaEen