American Coal Miners Strike.
St. Johns. July 8. A S '/Troxof workers employed by the 1 ominion Co il Coinjauy, at Placentia Bav Canadia, struck for higher wages.. & are members of the United Mine Workers’ Association, an Amen organisation. The remainder belonging to the Provincial Workmen s Associatu) did not strike, and a thousand stnkers attacked the men who refused to come out. The Riot Act was read. a'ad I,oW troops, armed with two machine guns were sent to the scene of the trouble. A Montreal “Star states that a powerful business corporation m ine United States supports the stnkers.
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Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4433, 10 July 1909, Page 2
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100American Coal Miners Strike. Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4433, 10 July 1909, Page 2
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