Hellraisers Journal: "Let this country prepare happy homes before they talk of defending them."
Submitted by JayRaye on Mon, 01/25/2016 - 1:01pmPut on your fighting clothes.
-Mother Jones
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Tuesday January 25, 1916
From the Chicago Day Book: Report on an Interview with Mother Jones
Mother Jones was recently in the city of Chicago and was interviewed by a reporter on various topics. Monday's Day Book gave the following account of what Mother had to say:
"MOTHER" JONES CALLS FOR HAPPY HOMES
IN AMERICA
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There will be no strike in the soft coal fields if the present demand for soft coal keeps up, Mother Jones told a Day Book reporter Sunday. She says operators are expected to give in to the demands of the unions this spring. "Mother" left Chicago Sunday for Indianapolis, where last week she brought the two warring factions of United Mine Workers of America together.
[She says:]
The outlook is not so promising in anthracite fields...Operators are not expected to give in to demands of miners. Strike is likely.
Thousands of tons of coal have been stored away by railroads. Some industries have contracted for delivery for months in advance, fearing an industrial struggle.
Mother Jones is hopeful in general. She sees better wages and better working conditions for American workingman. She thinks the "little revolt" in Youngstown taught money kings a lesson. She expects more voluntary increases like 10 per cent raise in steel industry.
