The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-23
TAE MINE FEDERATION,
An open LottOr to Aissarg, Mclaughlin and
EVanS.

To DlRiti Mclaughlin and ChFtaQphfr |
Exams, Of hs Federation Of Miners and
4iHs LdbonfS Of ths United Stdtes:
GESTLRNRS;-I mail to each Of you
copy OF the Sunday Nela.Leiter Of yester.
day, | mark an article in It to attract
your attention. 1t ia headed; "The
Blsckshesp BAlked-In their Efforts to
Secure Admission to the Federation Of
Miners and Mine Laborers- Secretary
Evans made Personal Investigation oil
the Mater at lssus-No Blacksheep can
Gain Foothold in the FedsrstiOn-Dan.
Mclaughlin has said it,
| regret that / did not know Of Mr..
Evans coming or arrival in the city
sooner, He was here thiIty.six hours or
more before / became aware OF the fact.
IL would have afforded me pleasure to
have met him and conferred with him
more than was able to do on the very
abort notice that | received. The time
granted me alter l met him at the ST.
James Hotel was not sufficient. As |
understand the situation, he came here to
investigate US to the character and Clrcum.
stances under which they arc working, Of
these who have organized aud been adj
mitted into the Brotherhood OF Miners
and Mine Laborers, oil which you are 80
conspicuous member and prominent
organizer.
As learn, you were met By other par
ties not OF your organization, who gave
you only an ex paTte statement as TO
troubles long SINGS past, II ! am to Judge
Of those statements by the published
statements which ars spread broadcast
among our people on every Saturday in
the columna OF the BOsc0tter, paper pub
lished by MIR. Ehmann, and again on sun
day in the NetrS- Letter, q paper published
by Mr., Robertson and his company, then
[ confess that convictions arc easily
obtained. Iclaim and maintain II charges
are 10 be- made and investigated that 1t is
the duty OF the investigator to require
them to be specific. and that the acCuser
and accused shall be heard, In other
words, o full, free and fair investigation
shall BIO had when both sides may be
heard, instead OF angry discussion and
debate between parties, which never set
ties anything, Lat the witnesses be put
upon tho stand and make their state
ments under oath. Charges and counter
CHARGES, elimination aud reCrimination,
will only add fuel to the fire.
Let all such proceedings be irOWned
down in the starting OF this grand move
ment which promises 30 well and 30 much
In the way OF reforming the old methods,
which have been 30 disastrous to both
miners and operators in the past, Get
the men organized; those matters and
difficulties will adjust themselves.
What business have miners working
for manufacturing establishments owning
their own coal mines, who are actively ~
work and who will not he affected one
way or the other in either their work or
wages by the workings Of on: orgauiza.
ton, to inierpOse an objection to the sue.
Gees Of tho organization or any Of Its
branches? The Wheeling Federation are
working for the market and the market
only; they are tho men who asked to be
aud were admitted into the National
Federation. They and tho operators OF
this place tell You they approve Of the
aims, the bjsct and the iOrm Of organiza.
ton, and have been made a part and par.
cell Of 1t, by doingsO obligating themselves
to abide by and comply with all tho 70.
Quirements adopted by and agreed TO In
the conventions hold for such purposes.
The miners referred to are men Of good
moral character and standing in the com.
munity where they live; what more can
you ask OF themY Tho miners delegates
Iso called who met you with fire brand
in their hands and opposed the org0niza.
ton OF these men have no standing with
you until they become members Of the
brotherhood, which they have not, II |
am correctly informed. They work for
rolling mill companies who own their
own coal, "a above stated, The three
miners delegates, 80 called who met Mr..
Evans All work for the Whitaker Iron
Company. They arc not interested in
this orany other market, the coal minedby
them being all used for fueling tho mill and
for no other purpose. An objection from
them should not be considered, especially
whilO they remain outsideol. your brother
hood. Should they at any time in the tu:
ture seek admission, | would recommend
that they be taken in.
Let the good work 20 on. beginning at
the head waters Of the YoughiOgheny,
take in all miners and operators Oh the
stream; let them join hands and Under
one flag cross over the Monongahela Val.
Icy tho leglons OF miners and operators Of
that field under their b amer mHrCh down |
to the Ohio aud along its beautiful valley
carrying everything with them until the
Great KanawhG Is reached, ascend II |
sounding the glad Lidings Of great Joy as
Nho,, ,.n ,,nNU TIM fntIu nf tkn fp,tnpnn1 |