Show lo TO ROUSE PEOPLE Gompers Says True Situation Situation Situation Sit Sit- in An Anthracite Region Is Appalling WASHINGTON Sept 23 President President S Samuel muel Gompers of the American Federation Federation Fed Fed- of Labor last night made an ann n address before th the Central Labor union He lie said he believed that If It the people knew the exact conditions condition which have prevailed In the anthracite region forthe forthe for forthe the past quarter of a n. century they would raise ralpe such a hue and cry that the tha m men n who own th the mines and the o operators op would not dare hire oppose the strikers rs In their demands demand so IO great would bo ho the indignation of the tho pub puh- lie lic Resolutions were adopted petitioning Congress at Us itt next selS session lon to InstItute Institute tute a n thorough h Investigation of the conditions In the anthracite coal region Ion with a view to remedial legislation lion Gain Demands NEW EW YORK YORI- voni Sept 23 A A strike of or 00 piano and organ orsan makers employed erl In several factories has haM gone sone lIne Into effect to enforce demands for Cor or a 10 11 per por cent Increase of or wa wages and the nine hour work dt da day Two thousand men gained the demands without a it strike Labor Editor Killed LYNN Maes Sept 23 John John T T. O'Sullivan OSul nn livan labor editor of ot tho Boston Globe and prominently Identified with national and State labor or organizations has been killed by a train hero Sewer-Diggers Sewer on Strike CHICAGO Sept 23 S Sewer diggers and laborers to tho the number of or 3 0 have struck on all the elt city work for tor an Increase In wages of at 25 to 50 cents a day The lowest pay given Riven to any of ot tho the men under the day laborer I system Y tem the elt city doing tho the hiring Is la 2 and anti It ranCes up to 3 for forthe the tho more skilled men The Tho men receive pa pay and a half hair for overtime o and sometimes sometimes some Mme times mako make as high as 16 for tor two weeks weeks' work |