Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-29
TWO CENTS
THE OTHER SIDE.
Central Labor Union has a few
Remarks to Make.


Tells why Labor has Organized says
that il Does not Mean TO Tear down
but Rather to Build up Commune
cation Issued by the Organization
composed of Various unions of Town.
The following communication has
been handed into this office. 1t is
from the Central Labor Union COM
posed of the various labor unions of
the town. 1t is as follows:
To the Editor of the New Dominion.
In reply TO an article in Mondays
issue, Untitled Contractors Agree
| wish TO state right in the very be-
ginning there seems to be some mis-
understanding. They claim that the
contractors adopted resolutions con-
demning The Central Labor Union,
Gas it shqnid be. for the unrest which
they think is pervading Morgantown.
! Now the gentlemen or corporations
whose names are appended to said re-
solution, either purposely or uninten-
| tionally formed the very same organi-
zation themselves, which they saw at
to condemn in US, viz, A Trades
Council In scanning the list you
will discover Lawyers, Real Estate
dealers. Merchants, of various goods,
and few contracting Builders, Pain
tiers and Brick masons, you will per-
ceive that when all these trades come
together for given purpose or to
achieve or accomplish some particu-
I L.. ~ lc q tpad nn
| Council. Now II the Contractors,
who are the chief parties concerned,
and who were so ready to condemn
| the Central Labor Union, do not be-
lieye ia a Trades Council why did they
| institute vigorous campaign Ia an
endeavor to have everybody Ia all pro-
fessions, trades, callings and walks of
life to affix their signature TO their
resolution? / intended to answer
that at once but | shall table IL for
the present In answer to the inti-
nation of coercion on the part of the
Central body, | wish to state that it
is entirely without foundation and
that there has been a wrong eonstruc-
tion placed upon the resolution sub
mitted TO the Contractors April 18th
| 1908. That resolution stated, and so
states, that no non union men work
on any work where union men are
available. ''It is cardinal principle
of organized labor that they support
each others craft. What energetic
and successful business man in this
town who does not embrace every OPP
portunity or does not exert himself
and use every expedient in order to
| improve his business and increase his
trade? Then why condemn US for
adopting methods to enlarge our
membership and increase. our
strength? And ] wish Co add, with
out fear Of successful contradiction,
that there is not one progressive town
in this or any other state in which
organized labor is not intrenched:
And what surprises me most OF all is
that business men Irrespective OF
branch or calling, would atfix their
signature to an article Of such nature,
when they are almost or entirely de-
pendent on the very people they SO
readily condemn. Again, we have
organized for legitimate purpose,
which our able opponent seems to
doubt, and that purpose is TO bring
all mechanics into the organization,
to prove TO them the advantages OF
organized labor, to elimin ate any I'M
| Just features and improve their con-
ditions mechanically as as financially.
! There was no protest when the
Steel trust, the Oil trust or the Rail
Road trust and many Others too nu-
merous to mention, organized.
There hydra headed monsters have
absorbed the smaller concerns either
by persuasion or force, and formed one
or more gigantic combinations which
practically control the entire output
of both raw and finished products,
funded and tnanciered by men who
have more money now than they could
spend, even extrayagantly, in thous-
and years.
Did the Steel corporation organize
| for the benefit or the welfare or the
town where their factories are located
or do they operate for glory instead OF
gain?
l leave that question to the gener-
al public.
Have we. or are we doing anything
detrimental to the interests OF the
/ town?
/ think not, and / think you will
be of the same opinion when you con-
slider the extortionate prices OF land,
of rents and commodities which the
poor class of people of this town are
compelled TO pay, is 1t any
wonder that people viii take a second
thought before they locate here?
In addition, mechanics are subject
to the fluctuations Of the weather IN
stead OF the market, he does not re-
ceive a stipulated salary.
In conclusion we do not wish a
strike nor viii there be one except as
a last resort. We have engaged In
business and will endeaver to futher
our interests to the best advantage.
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
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