| Show WHAT CAUSED THE HORRORS It is wise wife and proper for the government gov to learn if that be possible what caused the frightfully devastating devastating devastate ing explosions in West cst Virginia coal 0 mines It is worth more to take measures to prevent nn any repetition tHion of those horrors It is understood that an agent of the President is to make an investigation Surely ir there there is some ome preventable cat cause e for such accidents It must be bc I that men ien can be he safeguarded in their h. h r n l th n th hot Id n nOt be lie permitted to w r c tl Ut re rc H Hainan life is Is worth more than ant anthracite ra- ra cite coal And Aud if coal can not be mined without such loss of life such infliction of or suffering ant and distress on wives i s and children then coal raining mIning must cease That is is clear Of or course th there r is is s a way ay of safety It may cost money mone but the n nation tion simply will not permit that tion to excuse operators who tail fall to tomake tomake make make- such j provision pro as humanity dictates Coal mining can be made wade safe And Aud it must be made safe Few men In th the w world rl have beeny been y able to tell in words what such inch an 1 accident as these reported reported from West Yest T Virginia Ir mla mean Th There are th the e men men who are arc killed of course But theirs is the he smallest of 01 the awful t part calamity They Thoy at at t least are aie dead c They They can lio m more Shocking g i- i as it is to human humn life lire wast wasted waste d it-is it less terrible th n lh fate fate of of or the living t t There aro are the tho women the the wives and mothers of or those wage wago earners The descriptions of or those those women in tho news hews reports from the mines have ha b boon ben en perfectly heartrending The rue company compan brought hundreds of coffins c. c to tho the mouth of or t the shaft That made clear cearto to the women what fate was expected ex ex- ex r- r d for the men And the poor women waited walled there tearless for the PI most part many of or them resting on ont the coffins and waited through h the t dragging hours o of ot- tho the da day and antI the T- T night Man Many of them had bad their children chil dren drel with them All AU of 0 were r hungry Can any picture bemore beware distressing distressing dis dis- dis i Yes Yes thc there e Is one other thing more moro distressing That is the outlook of ot those children Where shall they g go f k Their Theil parents hind had littIe N No b oue otie about them has more They havo hao no convenient con con- veni verdant nt relatives who will will- welcome 10 them bring them up and educate them What have tho they for lor life Boy Coy Boyt t or girl J. J what chance havo they thoy r There ere must be e. e a bett r w way y to get r coal from front tl e e o earth h The Tte nation demands de IC l mantis mands that the better belter wa way be boo found Such 8 slaughter aughter can Call not lc l permitted L i and will not be No matter what means 1 of or safety may mar cost coat they will r. r t- t have to be he provided L' L |
