The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-22
wnaT COAST SLAVERY

WEeT COAST SLAVERY
II lhc eycnt Of lhe railways be
.ng planncJ for The wester 'Sasi
~ Mexico ever belng built tfaHl-
ers down in ihat direction vill anl
sslllzntIoa has aiade very few sd.
sMueemeatr III chat iorsaAen lana
1n she Loser California peninsnlr'
sefoas from The terminal q ne
soethers pacIac ln tho yaqul coun'
tFy an6 there. operated all the year.
Is slave plt worae than any known
III thla lime among the Aellons q
r Orient
aAn Meyicans make n1 prisoners
II tia Ysynls az other at the lldlans
rhlch 3ofc an war They cnslaFe
aeM asd soli them 70 the french
alier sen their services and down
"a lhe mines 90 ihe lower California
,enlhsila. suffering al 81 The awful
halashlrs which befall ehslaYed hs-
inAnhy arc thousands Of human pa
sAns. ana ghoy afe as lost TO all the
outside world rs II they werc many
aousands bf miles from great pow
erful llborl slowing people Ike me
slatfss ci me United States
slayps are born there. ANA i've
raa gle beneath the glare oi lhe
anaeFg sun " Lower California For
aaM there n No outside world; no.
hone. n0 pleasure nnught hni the
dFadaefy 81 years Che ever swish
IS ,ae larlat shiR the ceAselesai
eflndlng ioll IA the mines. They bring
dhs thp wealth q the world, and add
mllilans 70 lae ar-iils of mercilesa
aaslers nut ior shem IL abiect 10Y.
aYig hnfos sufficient 70 Keep in
Dheseai health. tla4i the slave may
aaeh aay earn more aud more ior the
saat u shq miserlf owners OF their
sefsieee
Haw Americans are allowed % en-.
ser thkt Rosalina tfleon pen; u y q
hall ii worse. end the hopeless eS.
rnesns s0a ui iB inmates Il sumetnlae
anea seem ls never forgotten.
Doctor EdglnstA, oi Blaine conhs
Is. member cs The secohd leBlslas
ge session Is an American Wha
das seer those pens. and talked with
many uf lhe prisoners. Some q
ham he descfibeA aa mighty and Ral.
arnaa men. who woula given any 90.
nauunsiy ada much 10 The better
aent 81 society hy reason oi their
sehsffrclige energies
thousands are confined 20 certain
ufasenhee im'ie snd any attempt
s. saeape means death. Tor tne wa
4efa betNaen jha peninsula end lhe
malAIaud ere pelfsled 81 mennaAaE
Hid should there be party escape
fha releniless pursuing MeNican
aalesfa fre lpgn tee nalnlend slice
s.. the Me4lcen. eowafd-llke. wants
tae indian conaned. that he may neF
er gaia rAlse q Naf: vars which
nave been NO disastrous 70 the Mezi
cam l0fces
ahH Mexican government has q
cunfst. made report o the slave
nlls III lhe Californian mines i ha'
dse4ad as an excuse fer ils peElids
aa slnlemani lhaae stoves vere evei
an Sc aar .fe.i aad 70 finally sisms
sa sne Flhe, matte slaves oi tas
aalaeaa ones aelllag the services
III Msning syndIcate tnHt II ~ aae
the aeiunl government Of France.
sul tlla conditions Of me nlls, ans
Tie amount 81 work each able-bidies
alsse must do manner ana niethos
II punishment. treatment Of the le
seiaa and nll nf thase great burn
iag n9eallpns which ore cs p0iea
IuihHeeu ~ thla day and gge, grl
mir niafle matters Tor tae scrullnl
If aag aaslrn " lnhleltuel
#efe such done and The coaai
{Ion geiarally known. iho proieae
ea.G lemani for ak lmnedlale fameC'
iak nf eoadltlons H0elf BE- no airlA
aa and AnslGsenl iilfre ls 70 1atlQ.
AHIleIeallY pewcrlel pfwcr'ul 70 con
slHaN fH now
Il II l0 Ne hcpp6 There wili s0nE
laa ennie llae when there els
la 10 slavery n ile prisons ul
an1 nation and the great ,ianlcbcer
ine trains which vii precede exteR
aIs aleliaealnK sfaxes 81 tho wes
enHHl & lhe Mexican republic h
4Ae hAfblnger II hetieF snd brighiel
aasa Ipf those thousands " unfur
lunhlea concealed behind those walli
anil pits.