The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-13

0st utmost endeavors IN di.c",,'
" and Influence others to withdraw
paper. So"f
'(sEAL.
No signatures or signature is at
tacned TO the paper of which the
soove 10 . verbatim copy. Now we
nav Que respect for the Knights of
LABOR, and believing from the tenor
OF the notice served on the busi-
ness manager OF this. paper that
they are laboring under q mis-
apprehen si0n of the facts in
tne cas- to which they refer we
shall treat their communicatiCn with
t0at regard which should obtain
among men who desire to ne candid
and just in their dealings with each
other.
10 arrive at q perfect understand
ing IN this matter we are compelled
to refer to facts which really do no:
concern the public but they are 80
intimately concerned with What has
recently t%ranspired In this office that
their recital Is necessary.
About the lat of November 1882.
Nj. PAUL A. Leach commenced wo K
In the Job department Of this Office.
and continued working in that de.
partment up to June 18th, 1884 when
he received q furlough for two
mopths from the busints So manager.
in order to look after some mines in
Meagher county in which he is
interested. Sometime in May last
Mr.. Leach was waited upon by q
COMMITTEES of the Typographical
Union of this city with . request that
he join the Union. MI. Leach COLI
sented, and sent in his application
regularly endorsed by three members
of the Union. He was black
balled. That shut him out of the
organization with no possibility for
him to enter it only. upon another
application which under the D, ia VS.
of the order cannot be entertained
until the expiration Of six months
from the date If the preceding appli-
cation. Still Mr. Leach continued to
work in the Office without Complaint
upon the part Of the mem1'ers Ut the
Union and as has been stated, OBJ
tanned his furlOugh the 18th of last
June, put u "sub" in his place and
went to his mines
About the 18Th of last August
Mr.. Leach returned and two or
three days afterward went Into
tae j. b d. partment to relieve his sub
stitute. At this ju%ncture the printers
refused to work In t Q office if Mr..
Leach was employed, giving as their
reason that he did not belong. to the
Union. Mr.. Leach theu voluntarily
withdrew, explaining tn the business
manager that before taking his place
again in the office he would Walt
until the SIX months expired, when
be could make another application
to join the Un,on. In the meantime,
MI. Leach was employed by the man.
aRedieut to solicit and collect for the
MINER throughout the Territory. Al
the expiration OF the 81 months
Mr.. Leach asked again to be admit
ted l.. the Typographical Union.
He made out his application, bur
{. uld not find three mel b=rs 10 I'm
dotsA it as required by the by-law-
IF the order. This SHUT BIN Ous
again.. som a~fterward- the business
put Nj. Leach in his old
position In the job d partment, first
discharxing the man who was q
cupying tue place. AT this all the
connuosltors voluntarily quit work
and lefi the office: Not Que Of them
discharged toy the business man
ager. Their places were filled by
Thus the matter stan''s:
It. is reported that the business
OF the MINER is opposed to
the Typographical Union. This IL not
30; The business manager, in employ
ing printers, neither asks them nor
cares whether they belong to the
or not Ali he asks If
Is good and faithful work.
Union men can find employ
ment when vacancies accur. If
one Is incompetent ne Is discharged
and another employed. Mr.. Brown
and exercises the right T."
the business affairs Ut this
office ~ to HIM seems best. just as
men in other businesses Claim and
exercise the right to manage their
own business affairs without dictr-
tinn from employees. This Is the
nrinc pal involved in this case-the
r,ohr m mar to manage his own
affairs. MI. Leach Is Rood VOTE
man. He is steady, sober and H.
He has = family upon DIS
hands to support. He entered tne
q nom Union man. he workeu
for nearly two years IN % Joo "
-. rtment as such and did bis WORK
to the business manager.
When he left for his mines Mr..
drown promlstd him his place Wheel
10 ret.lrned and va ready TO TAKE
- r. is the right to employ MI.
leach or any OTTER man, mon
mr. otherwise, that the business 1Gnaain
49, Of the MINER claims. On'y
This and nothing more. .ho
- nae been also reported tnat the
M1SER is cutting down wages
MI. The men now employed are
la for under wages and there
fore are ''rats." inere II M Nv MIMrp
in e,ther Of these charges: me mL hn"
navs ITS printers fifty cent? Pes sn,;d
I'D ems, for loaded as wen 40 raora
oatter.. which il i've Col! "H
than any other paper III o.n u
m an pays and ten Genus
IeI than the Inter Mountain pays,
l!Hioes It has very recently ra1 Ess
un.o r.nt for composition: lns
pay,rp not OILY doris this o9t u pay.
MIN. ,.sh,I for labor n pays IL
'slo. saturday, It don't I'VE oo,-
every S.rnnt a and pays rs " gnes
lar ~ Int it is able to do TINS oe-
along Conducts it's business upon
~ o~rincirles; does !ts own.pus.
business pa;inw. no interference Win
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