The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-31

Greenview and Petersburg out on
prices. The union in this city has only
been organized two weeks.
srEyESsoN's COMPANY DOES not BELIEVE
IN UNIONS.
The following is copy OF what the
Paragraph said October 9Th, 1887:
From present indications, the coal
miners strike is on. But few of the
men started to work yesterday morning
and, when they learned the situation,
they did not go into the mine. All the
miners are now out, and it looks very
much as though they intend TO stay out
until their point is conceded. There
seems to be no i'll feeling on either side.
The company do not endorse such unions as
the National Federdtion Of Miners, and do
not care to hare men IN their employ IDhO be-
long 10 them. The election OF Joseph
Smith and G. and ]. Krider as officers
in the above mentioned union the com.
pany thinks is sufficient cause for
their discharge, and on Thursday, Mr..
Radford gave these men notice to quit
work or Withdraw from the union.
They refused to withdraw from the
union and appealed their cause to their
fellow workmen. Yesterdays develop
ments proved that nearly, if not quito
all, the miners sustained the position
Of the three discharged men.
Both sides seem to BIO anxious for an
amicable adjustment OF the disputed
point The committee appointed
Thursday to lay the matter before the
company called on MIR. Radford for his
answer yesterday at 10 o'clock, but he
was not prepared to give definite re-
ply as to what the company would do.
There was meeting OF the miners
yesterday afternoon at Knights OF La
Dor hall to hear the report of the COM
mittee appointed to consult with tho
company. There seemed to be no bad
blood in the meeting, but all was peace
ful and orderly, though very enthusias-
tic. II was to the effect that the COM
mittee had seen Mr.. Radtord and placed
the matter before him, and that Mr..
Radford had refused to grant their
claim Mr.. Radford hoped the miners
would return to work, all OF them, in
Guiding the men discharged, but that
Ney Woud sever their connection with the
pgiOR.
There were about two hundred and
fifty or three hundred miners in attend.
ance at the meeting. When the ques-
ton came up as to whether they should
return to the mine this morning to re-
sumo their work, they voted almost I'M
animously in the negative. A resolu-
ton was passed, to the effect that all
hands should 20 to the mine to-day and
remove their tools, and committee
was appointed to notify the company Of
this action. The meeting adjourned
without any indication whatever that
the miners were angry. They complain
OF no grievance on the part of tho com.
pany, but only insist thar the company
has no right to enjoin them from being
members OF labor unions They refuse
TO submit to this as precedent, and, as
result, there are about three hundred
men out OF employment. This is very
much to be regretted, and especially SO
at this season OF the year. and it must
entail much suffering on the families Of
the miners il it ID continued into pro-
tracted strike
On the other hand the coal company
do not feel disposed to allow any union
son that where there are unions there
is constant trouble between the COM
panies and their men. They say that
so lar relations with their men have
been pleasant and amicable and they
want them to continue So They have
no objection to the discharged men
personally. All OF them have been
with us for years and all are good men,
but they have Violated a rule Of The com
pany IN joiningthe union andso they were
discharged. Just at this time a suspen-
sion OF operations at the shaft is very
annoying, productive of great loss to the
company, no less than to the miners.
Mr.. Lyman Graham, secretary OF the
company, late last night said that there
was no feeling whatever against the
company. 1t was a square business
difference. There is no trouble as to
compensation. The company don't be-
lieve that the union business is bene-
fetal either to the company or its
miners, and they don't tOdnt TO employ men
lDho are IN Tie union. Under
the union system there is continual
annoyance-strikes or threats OF strikes
every week or two, and so on.
TRADES UNIONS DENoUNcE sTEvENsoN's
COMPANY.
The following is copy Of what the
Pantagaph said October II, 1887:
There was a regular union meeting Of
thethirteen trades unions OF the city
held last evening at the hall OF the
knights of Labor. During tho meeting
the present strike of the coal miners of
the Mclean County Coal Company was
considered and discussed, and COM
mittee was appointed to put in form the
expression OF the united union in re-
gard to the matter. The committee re-
ported a preamble and resolution
which was unanimously adopted. The
preamble quotes IRON the United States
constitution the clause that "all men
are created free and equal" etc, and
are entitled to life, liberty and the
pursuit OF happiness" as 'inalienable
rights" The Trades Union resolution
denounces the action OF the coal COM
pany as contrary to the spirit OF the
United States constitution and tyran-
meal, and extends sympathy to the
miners who are thrown out of employ
ment by the company's action.
The following is copy Of what the
Paragraph said October 10, 1887:
The situation of affairs with the Nc
Lean County Coal Company remains
practically unchanged. An officer OF
tho company said that manyof the men
wanted to 20 to work but dare not. Said
he, I'VE do not expect the men to re-
sumo work. We will wait reasonable
time and give them an opportunity to
30 back Just as they came out, and II
thew do not accent the opportunity we