The daily tribune., 1907-10-08
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Pxospsces AZ ~ this time that the
'odsi anfnsd6 companies Of this county,
.e'A 1t isaat some of them, are preparing
| for the introduction Of japanese labo,
into tho mines In the vicinity Of
Florence. This action is to be great.
y depiored BY the better class Of
isbor and especially by the minen
who are never psid their just dues.
II can be Afsiy predi cted now that
II cheap foreign labor of this class if
introduce into the Fremont county
mine there will be trouble Of some
ktnd. Although there may not be a
strike Of any importance there is a
ponihility Of class war. About six
yean ago the Victor Fuel company
attempted to operate the Chandler
mine with Japanese coal miners, All-
ing the places of the men who were
then on strike.
They were not allowed to remain
long for the strikers at the mine,
assisted by nearly every other miner
n the county, assembled at Chandler
=. and forcibly elected the undesirable
element. Since then no attempt has
been made by the companies to man
the mines with cheap labor. During
the moro recent strike the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company run in few
oolored men to mine coal, but there
has been no serious outcome.
Fremont county is not the only
place where Japanese labor is being
introduced in the coal mines. Last
week twenty Of them were shipped
In with their families to work in the
Trinidad coal bolt. 1t 10 very true
that coal miners are scarce all over
the land, but the operating companies
are in = large measure responsible
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for this.
Coal miners everywhere, Fremont
county included. are not paid enough
for their work. The Colorado Fuel
and Iron COMPANY. the Victor Fuel
company and one or two Others In this
belt seem TO take fendish delight to
SO Just how little the miners win
WORK Tor. In other parts Of the coun-
try tie miners ore drawing big pay.
AZ Rock springs. wyo.. the wages Of
ltl,e AnAn 'waa RECENTLY raised floni
essSo 70 - ~ day. In the OolssAde|
Springs belt the wages are far better
than hero.
fhAse odAditious being true. the
minen Of this county have asrievance
coming. bat thess matters cal, be set.
ltisd ino6h mors easily than resoyting
70 strike. Strikes In the coal in1
ing resioas asv ssldbh won andothe
defeated minen 20 back to korh
under The sans, and sornstin3es warse.
conditions than those under which
'thsy worked than when tho asriks
was inaugurated. This has been the
case in this county ever 20 many
times. II d.
We would like to see the paS Of
the coal miner increased. ~ muoh At
lsaSt - the cost Of living has boon
advanced. This 10 only fair. Miners
Of other coal sections Of tho connty
arc receiving increases aud IL IL only
fAlf' TO tscAt all sections alike. II 10
true that some Of Fremont oounty's
miDsis draw ~ inuoh ~ ei00 = mouth
but tkere sre many who draw half
that amount.
with tbs Introduction Of Jap labor
In Fremont county. that 10 70 say II
IL becomes general. the white miner
will be forced TO leAve. becauae he
ican h6t bonpete with such clssa Of
labor This action on the part Of the
opsrators Is to be deplorod. They. are
undesirable oitisens. both to tho coal
minor aud the county In general.
Next SuDday another big nAss
meeting IL 70 BE- hold At Rockyale
when sosae definite aotion II ID isAid
will BE- taken upon tho future plAns
II ti'e minsn. Although II has not
bssn given ont officially BY. the
Minors unions that strike will b.