The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-18
MINERS TO ASK
S|x-H0UR DAY.
Naturalization Also Sought,
Says District Chief
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Joint control Of industry be estab-
lished.
"The British miners now have the
seven.hour day, and their wages
since 1914 have been increased 108
per cent. a minimum Of ~ per day
has been guaranteed them.
81 believe that they will win the
naturalization of mines there. Pub
lie sentiment has been crystalized
very strongly In their favor.
1--WE found some bad housing con.
ditions among the mining communi-
ties. and many of the miners were
burdened down by royalties imposed
by hereditary landlords. They do not
enjoy as good working conditions as
we do In this country"
Standardization OF the mines here
would mean the abolition OF the
mine employers. The government
would buy the mines and operate
them in conjunction with the work
ers.
Europe Lacks Coal =
eve were sent to Europe by tho
fuel administration, Harlan said.
10 lTN anu bititprt vi hiit bitbl cHt
plus OF coal that accumulated here
when the war industries shut down.
In Europe, production has nearly
ceased and Industries are unable to
resume because OF lack OF coal.
When the armistice was signed the
bottom fell out OF the coal market
here. and this spring there was
100 900. 900 tons OF coal oversupply
on the market.
Mines were being forced to shut
down and conditions were growing
worse. BY sending this coal, needed
in Europe, to that country. we would
be solving two serious problems for
both the United States and Europe.
when we got to Paris we con-
ferred with President Wilson and
found him well informed on the sub
ject and also very sympathetic. We
also conferred with Barney Baruch,
European financial agent for the
United States. and high French Of
ficials.
Promised Assistance
Assistance was promised us as
soon as shipping could be secured
TO carry the coal to Europe. Only
last week the results. Of our labors
was shown when IL was announced
that a fleet of ships had been as
signed to convey 100000 tons OF
coal TO France.
I'VE were in Europe i'm the inter
est Of tbs workers and not repre-.
senting any commercial interests
So we received attention that might
have been denied to others.
There is not One Big Union in
Great Britain. What they have is
a triple alliance between the miners,
the transport workers and the rail-
way men. A general strike of these
100000 men can only be called as
the result of a ballot
The Bolshevik movement In Great
Britain is negligible. But there is
tendency on the part of some SNUG.
self-satisfied persons to call every
man working for the betterment Of
the worker a Boishevik
THE unemployment problem in
Europe is not SO serious as pictured.
Because many OF the workers have
fallen in the war, there is plenty Of
work for all.
Change Must Come
"The unrest in Europe is simply a
revolt against well-nigh intolerable
conditions. which must be remedied
If the loud talk of democracy is going
to mean anything.
Without industrial democracy. de-
mocracy itself is a meaningless term.
I'm Great Britain the mining in
dustry is the basis OF industrial life.
There are no substitutes for coal
there. No oil, no water power to
produce electricity necessary for in
dustry. Britain is entirely dependent
upon her coal
Harlan will take up his duties OF
president of the local district. No
10. Immediately. He succeeds Martirs
Flyzick, who resigned to take a POI
ton on the state safety board.