Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-12
wbeelin9 R*9ister
A UNION MINER
Makes Some suggestions to h
Amnlgamated Association.

Amalgamated Association.
To the Editor of the Register.
Wheeling, August 10.
Sir:-As this community, as well as
the balance of the country, are in a
great turmoil and strike at the present
time, caused by the controversy and Diff
ferences existing between the great
Amalgamation Association and the
UNITED States Steel corporation, l deem
it my duty, il you will kindly ALLOW me
space in your valuable paper, as a
member of the U. NJ. W. Of A., to state
a few facts in regard to the issue exist
ing to-day. / see by to-day's papers
that in all probability the United Mine
Workers Of America will all be called
out in sympathy with the strikers and
to aid them in their demands on the
Steel corporation. Mr.. Editor, l would
Inv L yOu Vi oily VI Tile OllCGTS VI
the Amalgamated Association # they
can recollect when any organized body
of working men ever came out on a
strike in aid of the poor, do~wn-trodden
coal miner? If you have such a recol-
lection l have not, after following the
business for over twenty-five years.
After following the business of coal
mining for the huber of years l have
stated, and then the difficulty of eking
out a bare existence, l am surprised to
find the officers of the U. M. w. Of A.
willing to call the miners gu. when they
know there are other organizations
more detrimental to the interests of the
strike of labor against capital than the
poor coal miner. How many times in
the last few yrers have the poor coal
miner called on other organizations of
union labor to come out and help him
in his struggle for his rights against
the wholesale cal operator, who
was robbing him of the little pittance
left to support his family on, and what
was the reply? A deaf ear to all en-
treaty. The poor miner was left to
fight his battle. and other union labor
worked on, regardless of what coal it
was using or who mined it, blacksheep
or not. l am heartily in sympathy
with the strikers and wish them sue
cess. and I believe they cannot fail, but
l believe there is an organization exist
ing in this country to-day which ought
to come in to the ranks and declare
themselves in sympathy with the strik-
ers before any other organization.
Mr.. Editor, l have reference to the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
If that body of united labor, along with
Railroad Trainmen, would join in and
refuse to pull blacksheep material over
the different roas in this country
there would be no use of calling out
other trades of industry, for the stock
On hand and that working would ac-
cumulate so rapidly that the blacksheep
would be forced to quit work for room
to work in. Now, Mr.. Editor, speaking
in regard to the railroad men, l think,
along with hundreds of others in this
vicinity, that it would be a good idea
for them, as union men, to come out
and declare themselves in favor or not
in favor of the Amalgamatetd's strug-
gle for their rights. If they are in ia
vor of Schwab, Carnegie and the United
States Steel Corporation. let them come
out and say so. But if they want to
see the Amalgamatetd Association win
this grand struggle and the whole coun-
try prosper in the end, I would like to
see them pass resolutions to that eff
feet. In my opinion I believe that il
the railroad men would declare them
selves in favor of the strikers and
would refuse to pull any of the mate