JUST as the welcome news is received that the black cloud of war is to be dissipated in the far East, the ominous rumble of another great industrial war—another coal strike—is heard close at home. President Mitchell of the coal miners’ union, who has been making a tour of the Pennsylvania coal region, said in a recent speech at Tamaqua that when the existing agreements between miners and operators expire, on April 1 next, the men will demand an eight-hour day and recognition of the union; and if these terms are not granted, there will be another strike. This demand will be backed up by an army of 150,000 men and boys. The attitude of the mine owners, it is said, is indicated by the fact that they are storing up immense quantities of coal and making preparations for a coming contest. In one way or another, the war spirit continues to manifest itself throughout the world.