| Show ILLINOIS RACE WAR the reports from spring valley are about as aa contradictory as a were the dig patches sent ent out from jackson jacksons Jacke oDo s hole the expected outbreak ot of bannock indian the former place no however wever has ba keen been the scene of many riots and some ome bloodshed blood ebed and it would therefore surprise nobody it if soother another riot take place of a more serious nature hao ban soy any previously put on record in that thai place I 1 according accord OK to the testimony of the mine owners in the locality the white laborers employed and particularly the italians have for years post been 83 riotous and turbulent that the operators have been forced toom to employ ploy negroes as a means of averting strikes and other troubles the negroes are known to be a quiet doolie docile and peaceful class except for an occasional quarrel among themselves the white miners look upon the negroes as intruders and these were therefore assaulted with the result that some ome blood was waa split the colored people in other places ot of I 1 illinois then than assembled in mass man meetings and declared themselves ready to go to the assistance anoe of their brethren in spring valley u less the proper authorities took prompt steps to protect them in their rights they are said eaid to be arming themselves and the situation Is undoubtedly critical it appears from all accounts that the trouble is not only one of race but of labor whenever employers call in nonunion non union men to take the he vacated places of tinkers strikers we be latter consider themselves velt treated with and when the substitutes belong to the colored race they deem it a perfect outrage this seems eem to be the origin of the trouble the authorities should hasten to prevent any rash not act on the part of the party evidently subjected to unjust treatment by taking prompt and effi cleat steps estepe for the protection of the right of all the state of illinois has in the past pait had scenes of carnage with in her boundaries that might have been averted had bad principles of honor and ad justice pro prevailed this time biti oiti it seems pray for protection against awain aliens their petition should no not be spurned until too late to prevent further outbreaks |
