Thirtyfive thousand anthracite miners in the United States are without work. Of the 130.000 miners who are employed. nearly all are working less than half time. In the year just passed. due to importations of untaxed fuel from abroad. 60.000 people in mining and transportation were idle for a total of 3.000.000 workdays. what should have been their earnings going to Russian serfs and Chinese coolies and totaling $15.000.000. Either this money should be paid to our people at home or collected as tax. The underground toilers of the bituminous and the anthracite fields alike offer no protest to the increased cost brought about by the protection of their fellow workers in mills and factories.