Show 7 Y y i Vi J t Ji if HUNGRY COAL MINERS TROUBLE EN S IN THE DURHAM DIS S Prospect of ot a a Slitter Bitter Bitel Contest and a Great Groat I IDeal Deal of ot Suffering I The situation In the Durham England I I j mining district is b deplorable Terrorism is I rampant The union leaders no longer pretend pretend pre pre- f tend to any control over o er the strikers who are ae committing all al sorts of vandalism The men arc are also at war wr among themselves Many mines will wI require a pumping out before be be- S fore tore they can be operated Others will wl require re re- re- re S quire quiro an a equal length of time for or proper ven yen maton There were vere all al along g men enough to stand by the machinery and keep the tho te mines mIle In la condition during the durIng the strike but th those so were Intimidated and assaulted until they were obliged to abandon the mines Matthew Stevenson who had volunteered to tend the pumps and had stuck to t them de do- r I spite spie various assaults assault and threats threat was Informed informed In in- formed that his cottage was as blown up Hurrying Hurrying Hurrying Hur Hur- home he found that an Infernal machine sort h had d been exploded In his dwelling dwelling dwell dwell- ing ing smashing the windows and furniture and terribly frightening his wife wie and children Stevenson St enson appealed to t the police pollee polee but ut no ar arrests arrests ar- ar ar rests rest have yet been made The ironworkers and others who vho are thrown out of work by the action acton of the miners are re getting Into int an ugly mood It would not be at all al surprising If i collisions should shoud take place s soon on between these enforced Idlers Idler and the strikers who ho arc are responsible for their loss of employment One of the features of the strike Is that the wives and families of the strikers despite the sufferings to which they are arc subjected by the Idleness of winners bread are arc the strongest opponents of a I surrender The day of submIssion submission submission sub sub- mission however cannot much longer be dc- dc de as us s the case cae of the men Is hopeless Meanwhile trade Is more and more depress de de- press pressed d. d The town council counci of Ha held an in emergency meeting to discuss measures for or abating the thc prevailing distressing condi condI- tons It I was WM shown shon that thousands of destitute people eople were clamoring for relief The call cal for Work or bread was heard on every side mingled with mth cries of hunger The Te lists which had been proposed by the municipal of of- In addition to t the ordinary number of persons seeking J show show that there arc now 0 families In Hartlepool who have been dependent de dc de pendent upon work In the steel mills for support sup- sup POt port who were without fuel or food It I w was resolved to establish relief works to give employment em em- to worthy sufferers until the strike shall hall have end ended d. d |