Friday April 21, 1916
From the United Mine Workers Journal: Public Health and Poverty
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Wednesday February 2, 1916
From the International Socialist Review: A Report on the Youngstown Massacre
This month's edition of the Review offers an overview of the Youngstown Massacre:
Capitalist Violence at Youngstown
By JOHN RANDOLPHA GANG of gunmen broke loose in Youngstown, Ohio, on the night of January 7. When they got through with the paid job they came to Youngstown to do, three union workingmen were dead, twenty more labor rebels had bullet wounds on their bodies, and somewhere over $1,000,000 worth of property lay smoking in ruins.
Not a life was lost nor a bullet gash received by the enemies of labor, according to reports so far arriving. Of the $1,000,000 and more property destroyed practically all was owned by somebody else than the big steel sheet and tube works, whose workers were on strike.
Look at it. Three working class rebels are dead, murdered by hired gunmen. Who paid the gunmen and where did they come from and what were their orders? Nobody is telling. The one certainty is the dead are dead.
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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.
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Wednesday January 19, 1916
Chicago, Illinois - Report by George P West Exposes Conditions at Youngstown
From The Day Book of January 18th:
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Tuesday January 18, 1916
Chicago, Illinois - Basil Manly Speaks Out Regarding Youngstown Riots
From the Chicago Day Book of January 17, 1916:
