The Detroit times., 1909-01-14
Over 10 Miners
Blown to Atoms!
But How Many Mules?
The Mule 10 More Of a Loss To the
Mine Owner Because When a
Mule Gets Killed He Has To
PAY for Another One.

OF course the more the force OF
explosion be gotten out OF the way oeioe
n the the digging out OF coal
These fatalities unfortunate because they IN
n terrupt the operation and cause delay
They therefore expensive.
II is TO be hoped may thrown aside or
carted off so that the little loss possible
It seems too bad at times that really for the mine
wait until the mine is cleared OF the deao IN Cases
Of explosions cave-ins before work can be resumed
n And question S presented:
Should be expected to suffer financial loss
through inactivity OF his plant just Tor the sake " giving
Il A MINER burial?
And should those weeping waing wives and mothers and
daughters sisters be permitted to crowd
around opening the of the men who are working
II ton speed order tor mining to
be resumed the the market and the money
for the coal in the pockets of the owners!
atheTless children it must be admitted
are around where there is work to be done
Not that their pful sobs make difference to
the mine-ownes
That isn't it
they take needed expedite getting things to
running again.
NEVER MIND THESE BROKEN HEARTS, BRING HAM
n MERS AND NAILS AND BOARDS TO PATCH UP THIS
h BROKEN SHAFT AND LET'S GET TO DIGGING COAL
AGAIN.
And you step side little damp-eyed fellow
Run away grow get good and the little you
that the bread has been taken from your ou
Ii through the death of your father
Tell pitch and work and do the best she can
10 fill your stomach keep your body tor u.s.
n blown % your father was
exactly what the mine-owne says But THAI ID
WHAT A LACK OF LAW IN THIS COUNTRY SAYS foK
HIM
Nj THAT is WHAT IT SAID TO $4,000 FATHERLESS
BOYS IN THIS COUNTRY LAST YEAR-TO $4,000 BOYS
WHOSE FATHERS MET DEATH WHILE ENGAGED IN
WINNING BREAD.
country shocked much by the loss OF these nun
bred or NOR lives
expected this disaster or at any expected
the same should have expected the horrible
late they
There was an explosion only weeks ago
Y Fifty killed by it.
NO ONE WENT TO JAIL.
hold OF the mine Responsible
families of these who were blown to pieces
There was nothing make the OF this mine
stop opardzd the accumulation OF their
dividends
There nothing bring the loss OF those hr
50 focby upon the mining company as to impress
necessity preventing OF the disaster
through installation of ventiatng system to carry on the
gases that form in mines
WILL THERE EVER BE LAW TO BRING THE EN-
pLoYERS IN THIS COUNTRY TO A REALIZATION OF
THE VALUE OF A HUMAN LIFE AND TO MAKE THEM
SUFFER WHERE HUMAN LIFE LOST COULD HAVE
BEEN SAVED THROUGH PROPER SAFEGUARDS AND
PREcAUTION?
Why do men work at dangerous pursus7 ask
selves times
The is:
TO LIVE;
their mouths for wives and babies
being crushed under falling rock ana oo
y Is pieces to STARVING death.
earth have be gotten out OF
somebody go earth for that
therefore rendering valua-
\ BE service to country in helping to develop it.
They their hands render this service
country very grateful to them
grateful refuses compel those whose privilege it is to
exploit country selling that the earth which
there for ALL have SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE to
those compensate who dependent
n upon for their maintenance.
We sympathize in the loss of several
n this explosion.
When get mine the mineowners have to buy
Ep&hers
When get plenty Of others who hungry
enough to places.
The O a mule falls directly upon the mine-owners
Consequently careful of their nules
theyar of their miners.
- Nor will any once
ID bard without digging