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Show oo 1 THE REIGN OF MIGHT IN MINING REGIONS. The grand jury In Houghton, Mich , has indicted Charles H. Moyer, president presi-dent of the Western Federation of Miners and thirty-seven other officials offici-als and members of the organization, on charges of conspiracy in connection connec-tion with tho copper miners' strike. The editor of the United Mine Workers Journal in Indianapolis has been arrested on a warrant charging him with violation of the anti-trust law in connection with the strike of the coal miners in Colorado. He was indicted in Trinidad, Colorado. In Johannesburg, South Africa, the leaders of the South African Federation Federa-tion of Trades are threatened with death, if they do not order the return re-turn to work of the miners now on strike. We view all these acts against organized or-ganized labor as high-handed and leading to a tremendous clash that will shake the industrial world. The Houghton grand jury undoubtedly undoubt-edly is the creature of the mine owners. own-ers. Although Moyer was beaten, shot and otherwise mistreated and then driven out of the copper mining regions, the grand jury finds no one to indict for that outrage, but proceeds pro-ceeds to hold a heavy hand over the labor leader. In Colorado, the miners have been mistreated by a powerful organization organiza-tion which has monopolized the coal Industry in that state and yet an editor edi-tor daring to criticise the tyranny is summoned before the courts. For years the "compounds" in the South African gold fields have been nothing less than forms of slavery-Finally slavery-Finally the Kaffir boys and the white miners have rebelled against the wealthy mine owners and now it is proposed to shoot them down Human nature Is the same the world over Men with great power are ready to use that power to crush down labor. Men of wealth, B0eklng more wealth, do not hesitate to pain their object by forcing greater tribute from labor. Thr-re are exceptions, for instance that of the head of th Ford Automobile company in Detroit, vol untarlly doubling the wages of the factory employes and proceeding to distribute thr- profits among the workmen But there are a dozen employers em-ployers without conscience or fellowr fefling to the one who alms to deal fairly with his Workmen, and this is particularly true of employers of labor lab-or In mining camps where the big mining companies are a law unto themselves, controlling all avenues of employment and being capable of driving to poverty all who stand in their way There i6 no fre-r voice from within the zone of influeuce of these big I mining companies. The government should proceed to step m and enforce the law of right |