Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-04

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ture citizens and lawmakers OF the
great state of Pennsylvania. These
young men and Doys during the past
two years have na1 their young, i'm
mature minds poisoned with the most
dangerous. anarchistic, distorted,
wicked views and errors concerning
the rights Of citizenship and property
that any one can possibly conceive or.
all through the teachings and prae-
tice of the officers, organizers and
apostles Of the United Mine Workers
association. Mr. President, no adj
justment of this matter can be
thought of which by any possibility
can result in further strengthe
and fixing in the minds of this youth
full element in the anthracite coal
fields the belief that the teachings OF
this organization and it's officers, with
their acts and doings in support
thereof, constitute the ethics and OBJ
jects of American citizenship fire.
quently referred to during the past
weeks in proclamations issued in be-
half of this iilegal organization.
His Duty to Fight Its Teachings.
Fifth and finally, mr. President, as
a plain citizen of these United States,
looking at the whole question broadly
and with reference to its possible eff
feet on our future welfare and pros
perity, | think 1t my bounden duty
to resist and combat with every power
and faculty both physical and mental,
the avowed and evident object and
purpose of this United Mine Workers
association, as exemplifed in the an
thracite district of PENNSYLVANIA to-
day and as taught and defended by
it's officers and ether opponents Of its
well-known and so-called purposes
and principles.
Mr.. David Wilcox, vice president
and general counsel Of the Delaware
and Hudson Railroad company, said in
part:
The United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea is an association composed of
large number Of miners and laborers
engaged throughout the country n
mining anthracite aud bituminous
coal and employed by the owners Of
the mines. 1t has divided the whole
country into various districts, each of
which is represented by so-called
president end embraces local unions,
CuQ IL 0CCAS W COnPSl SNOIJ OAO Gil
gagged in the industry to join the or
ganization. The affairs of the organ
iZation are managed by an executive
committee having it's headquarters in
Indianapolis and by conventions cali
ed from time TO time representing the
entire organization. The object and
practice of the association are so far
as possible to regulate the supply Of
labor engaged in the occupation OF
coal mining through the country and
the terms of employment thereof. 1t
thus consists of one central organiza-
ton, which restraints and controls the
production of fuel everywhere
throughout the country and Eaonopo-
Lies the labor engaged therein. These
are it's purposes and results. It's ulti-
mate object is to control the entire
fuel supply of the country. At this
hearing it is represented by one per
son, while six persons represent but
part of the production of anthra-
cite coal. 1t is therefore the most ex-
tensive combination and monopoly
which the country has ever known.
Court Decisions Against Its Acts.
1t habitually enforces it's orders and
directions by whatever means may be
most effectual, including strikes, boy
colts, picketing, besetting and the
like, not confined to its own members
alone, but in which are compelled to
join as far as possible all other per
sons similarly employed. It's violent
methods have ;~lready received the
condemnation of the circuit court of
the United States (Reinecke Co. VS.
Wood, 112 Fed rep, 478; United
States VS. Weber, ia Fed rep, $50;
United States VS. Haggerty, 116 Fed
rep, 510).
In accordance with these objects
last May the United Nine Workers
ordered strike in the anthracite
coal region, which extended to all the
workings therein. Since tHat time it
has been so far as possible forcing
all persons who are willing to work
to cease doing so. Within a few days
one or more miners who had returned
to work, having been formerly con-
nected with the mine workers asso-
citation have been murdered by those
acting in sympathy with the strike.
These facts show that the mine
workers association is not within
the rules regarding ordinary local la
Dor organizations. On the contrary,
the association and all of it's mem
bers constitute a combination or con-
spiracy, not only at common law, but
also in restraint of trade and COM
merce among the several states. and
also an attempt to monopolize the la
Dor necessary in supplying coal found
in one state to the markets of other
states, and thus to monopoliZe this
part of the commerce among the sew
eral states. The action had by said
United Mine Workers has greatly
injured the interstate business orig
mating in the anthracite coal fields.
Restraining Interstate Commerce.
The courts have already many times
held that such combination is I'M
lawful within the act of congress Of
July 2, 1890, passed for the purpose
of preventing restraints of interstate
commerce and known as the "Sher-
man act" UNITED States VS. COUNSEL,
81 Fed. Rep. 994; 157 Fed. Rep. IS;
Thomas VS. Cincinnati Co 81 Fed