Show CONDITIONS IN COAL REGIONS Samuel Gompers Says They Have Been Deplorable Washington Sept 23 President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation Fed-eration of Labor last night made an address ad-dress before the Central Labor union He said ho believed that If the people knew the exact conditions which have prevailed In the anthracite coal region for the past quarter of a century they would raise such a hue and cry that the men who own the mines and the operators opera-tors would not dare oppose the strikers In their demands so great would be the Indignation of the public Resolutions were adopted petitioning Congress at its next session to institute a thorough Investigation of the conditions In the anthracite coal region with a view to remedial legislation |