The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-28
THE MINERS STRIKE I.
At THE NEW MouNosvlLLE SHAFT.
The Cau"s Nhleh led 10 v, and who Is TO Blame
= for the Situation, a. Waved b. the Friends
@N .of ths Supplant.d No,kmtn-A Gard
from the Ci;'E'ns OF nouadsvills.

TO he Editor ofhe Inseaiyeaeer.
eiR:-ln the columns Of your paper, the
working.man's friend, we ask short space
In favor Of one Of the most respectable labor
elements OF our town, the miner. Concerning
the late difficulty at the new coal shaft at this
place, there bss been much confusion OF
ideas and opinions. We shall attempt brief.
~ 10 explain matters and allow the public 10
judge to whom credit or dlscredit IL due. &
The credit Of sinking this new thatt 10 due
TO our Moundsviile niners and workers, who
thought mine In which they could labor,
and get fair remuneration. But who reaped
the benetit?. scandinavinns have Hupplnnted
our citizens Who are. 10 bfamt?-!s the query,
Surely not our miners, who have acted With
all fairness aud manllne:1 While at work
they were Informed that the company would
pay them but 81 90 per yard Tor driving en-.
try, which was dfsy cents less than tho regr.
lar price for tina. class Of work, 1t being a wet
entry. Hf Nd
A strike followed causing almost coal
famine here. The miners knowing this, OF.
f,red to submit 10 arbitration OF the fairest
kind. 10 that conclusion could be reached
and the people supplied with coal. Their
proposal YVES not even considered, but treat.
cd with contempt The c1mpsny refused
hatly to allow our citiz,ns 10 supply our
town with coal. Bat the noble philanthrop.
istl came to the rescus OF the people. They
supplied u with coal. They could not afford
to pay q few oil our mechanics tho regular
price for digging, because that would be- too
much; but they could afford 10 furnish US
with coal 40 that 1t would coat thirteen cents
nae hru hal bat tt,sa ~ tso
rule w0rkH both ways Now, we ark, would
1t not have been mora honorable, and would
1t not Lave been economy, ind would II not
have been far better for the coal consumers
ofour town to have maid the miners the
REGULAR price for digging?
The mot important members OF the c:m-
pany now work convicss In our penilentiary
under the contract system at a sum that "a
nominal. Whether this ha1 caused a con-
fusion OF ideas, leading them to believe that
n Tree MAJ can b, surcbased for s3cg ala,,
we do not know. But we kaow IL It be- tine,
That tins will chow them their error. They
are Tree American cit z ms aud chow their
patriotism and national lovs-not by employ
log convictg, because they could not do that
but they do the next BIS, thing, fiji the
mines with 8,andinavlans A noble tribute
to the flag that We live under l'Amercan citi-
zens Of our own land placid under tho sha-
dow Of Europs's pauper labor-by men who
are American, for the assertion of tueir
rights and the maintenance OF their honor ey
laborers. Our miners here are gentlemen
every one o, them and skilful mechanics in
their trade, and We feel that they have not
only been badly treated but insuited by this
action. No. ouly that, but We feel that 1t is
an insult aud disgrace to our town, TINT in
the town there exists such state OF affairs.
Foreignesa latoripg in our mines not be.
cause we could cos supply workmen OF our
own land and tongue-but from the fact tina.
the company, who wishes to profit from your
purchases, can hire foreign labor cheaper.
CITIZENS.
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