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seArbitrate the Miners' Strike*The miners’ strike is spreading. Unless pres-signseveryis expected to be idle. In two or three places violence is apprehended, and it must come when the men become hungry and their families cry lor bread. To add to the disheartening character of the situation, President Debs, of the American Railway Union, is on his way to Columbus armed w?itk a threat to call out that organization.No one need be told that the situation is grave. That fact is self-evident. But the question of a remedy is relevant, and the best remedy is arbitration. As matters now stand, the men arelosingweekranksswell the loss. The operators and transportacompaniessumalso will increase as the strike spreads. A due regard for their own Interests would therefore prompt both sides to settle the controversy amicably and at once.The method of settlement proposed Is honorable to both sides. Neither would, perhaps, get all it asked if arbitration were accepted, but both would be saved the enormous losses which must follow unless the end comes quickly. Arbitrate the strike!
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Jul 14, 1897
Page 6
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