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44 THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN.
A government physician while performing an
autopsy at Manila found that the subject had been
cured of leprosy by the use of X-rays, which reminds
us of another physician, whose patient dying
just as the former had cured the last of a complication
of diseases, consoled the bereaved family
with the announcement that the deceased had
"died a well man."
"That we reaffirm our belief in the necessity for
independent labor representation in the house of
commons, and express satisfaction that the trades
unions of the country have decided in favor of
the formation of a labor party in parliament, and
we hereby pledge ourselves to do everything in
our power to advance this movement.
"That we express our satisfaction that the problem
of the unemployed has now been recognized
by the government, and in view of the urgent
necessity that exists for something practical being
Down south a lot of people are parading about
with badges bearing a legend to the effect that
they are going to "bust" Wall street. They would
save much time and more money by putting off
the "busting" until they have heard the detailed
accounts of the experiences of those who have
tried the same game.
done in the way of providing employment in times
of trade depression we hereby resolve to urge the
government to carry through parliament such legislation
as will satisfy the claims expressed by
the workers of the country; and, further, we demand
that similar legislation should be extended
to the other parts of the United Kingdom.
"That we express our regret that the trades
disputes bill, the second reading of which was
In spite of. rather than a result of all the bulling
carried by a large majority, in the present session
and bearing, hoping, despairing, optimism, pessi­
of the house of commons has been rendered usemism
and other things those outside the trade
less in committee by the enemies of organized
have been indulging in lately during their spare
labor, and we reaffirm our determination to con­
time, the coal market is adjusting itself to existtinue
pressing for such legislation as will safeing
conditions and shows a splendid outlook.
guard the trades unions of the country against
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the new move of the capitalists and employers to
Miss Roosevelt's opportunity to become the Sul­
counteract the power of trades unionism.
tana of Sulu seems to be regarded as a joke; but
"We express regret that the government measure
there have been numbers of American girls who
recently introduced falls very far short of meet­
made foreign matrimonial alliances which turned
ing the claims of the workers as outlined by the
out no better than this one would promise and
British trades unions, and hereby declare our
which were anything but jokes.
determination to continue pressing for the amend­
Tom Lawson makes his press agents earn their
money. Their latest stunt is to set before the
public their employer's scheme to smelt copper
with peat, which will reduce the price of copper
to seven cents a pound and demoralize the coal
trade. Rodents!
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ments as embodied in the bill drafted by instructions
of the British Trades Union Congress.
"In view of the increasing difficulties which
aged workers are meeting with to find employment
in this country, owing to the keen commercialism
of the employing classes, we hereby agree
to act with the other workers in the country in
pressing parliament to pass into law a bill on the
Cheek is a characteristic of thieves everywhere. lines agreed upon by the Trades Union Congresses.
but the Fairmont. W. Va.. miner who stole the "That we express our satisfaction that the
credit for cars of coal mined by bther men is in checkweighing reforms which we have agitated
a class by himself. Fortunately he was caught for during many years have now been passed into
in the act before he had profited greatly by his law, and we express our determination to con­
dishonesty.
tinue to press vigorously for the reforms demanded
by the Miners' Federation of Great Britain
in connection with (a) the coal mines regu­
SCOTTISH MINERS DISCUSS
lation act; lb) the eight hours bill; (c) repeal
BRITISH TRADES LEGISLATION.
of the coal tax; (d) abolition of the employment
of female labor about the mines; fe) protection
against the dangers incurred by the indiscriminate
employment of unskilled foreign and native labor
in the mines; (fl protection against eviction from
employers' houses during trade disputes, etc."
At the recent annual gathering of the Lanarkshire
miners at Hamilton, the following resolutions
were passed:
"That we hereby express our satisfaction that
the conciliation board in Scotland has been continued
with the minimum wage basis, and reaffirm
our determination to adhere to the principle at all
costs.
The Wise Coal Co., of Norton. Va.. will build 30
new coke ovens and the Norton Coal Co. 20.