Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-03-07

t,rcurf ,rjh hcconp""icS, always courteouslY
expressed, should have been gratlhed.
October -, 1902, the article winch
stung Citizen" into revolt against the
stntemenf Of n conditioH began thus:
During the suspension here two years ago
the JOURNAL argued week after week that
the operating companies should meet inc
miners, no matter by whom represented
1t was about the first paper i'll this country
to take this stand because it saw Il time soon
coming when corporations would nave 10
recognize union labor rs Il force to be deait
with
For or of itself the JOURNAL ''d'""""-
ed" Dothing at any time.
On the contrary, i'll ii way that would
have been regarded fcie"dIg in almost
any other quarter it pointed out that the
inevitable was coming.
The JOURNAL had become aware that
.'Citizen' was approaching desperation.
But it did not think he would try to DIS
place its position so as to make IL
"party to the suit" instead of spectator
of the proceedings.
"Citizen's" remarks concerning rcvolu-
tionary vicissitudes are not clear, but ne
seems to think that but for the inter
yention of France things might not be
as they are.
The JOURNAL has been dealing with
present visible conditions as prophecies
ia hi,1Si pbt SnpcnI1-
tons of what might have been.
In the latter event it could add to
.Citizen's' ''if' that but for a storm on
the Chesapeake bay delaying the SUI
perior British fleet, the Providence
which supplied French aid at Yorktown
would have been superseded by the
Providence which had frequently helped
the other side.
The JOURNAL appears to pin his falth on
the argument that because labor or@anlZa-
tons are in existence they should he en-
couraged, though he acknowledges that their
conduct has been indcfensible. The same
argument would justify the encouragement
of any form of crime now III existence. The
JOURNAL doubtless IlllnkS IL It instant w
legislate against bigamy in Utah
1t would be poor philosophy for even
IA fool to indulge-that because 'torm
of crime" is visible to the JOURNAL 1t Is
thereby implied that it is encouraged
by the JOURNAL, leaving 1t to be inferred
that "Citizen' is discouraging 1t by not
looking at it-this after he has ascer-
tanned somehow that it is Il '.t"rm of
crime
1t is equally poor SENSE to become Will
fully blind to one of the most momentous
facts Of the age. The ostrich which DIS
poses of the desert-storm by hiding his
head in the sand is sentient of this type.
And the ostrich INDUCES his policy
without discOuraging the storm business.
As a logician the star has ii star III
"Citizen."
The wonder to the JOURNAL is-how
this man, blind to an industrial fact
can see that there is any other existing
'.form of crime.
How, for instance, he can view "blSa-
my III Utah." thousands of miles away,
and be sightless to labor organization at
his door, is Il marvel of these times.
Labor organizations are by no means
necessary to the most satisfactory relations
between employees and employers.
The JOURNAL has not so contended.
1t has argued that, whether necessary
or unnecessary, the labor organization
IS here. and it now believes that the ein-
yloycr who declines TO recognize Il fact
patent to all else should begin 10 think
of having his sanity probed.
In conclusion. would state that | have
written nothing in this discussion which
will Justify the JOURNALS inSinuation that
l would rcprcsS the expression of grievances.
Citizen" has given the JOURNAL
much ground for "insinuation' it has
not utilized, but it is quite sure Cit
zen is not an admirer, much less "A
lover of the man who publishes his
grievances by expression son the
contrary, says "Citizen'-
i believe that there should he the T"iicI
opportunity for discussion of such matters
bct~een Tie cmpIoy,r "md TIE mm" ~h" is
ofected.
To avoid repetition the JOURNAL itah-
cizes the significant terms of the quota
ton. In the solitude of private Office
not in the employees parlor, no audi
tors, no cards, Citizen would hold 4
joint debate with each man as though he
were the one and only pebble on the
beach" Taking the weakest first, he
could fix precedent which would bind
his man to an "ltim0tnm, tcOmF al him, n
Scri0tim, which, for the sake of impair
TALLY us well as ccO"omy, he could make
stand for the rest, individually-d"i
collectively.
When DIR. Franklin wanted unity of
action against His Majesty, Georgius
Tertius, he intimated that it would be
better i'll one event TO chang collectively
than hang separately" Had Citizen
been there, however, he would have pre-
ferred solo, not a chorus performance.
I'm conclusion If this be the con-
clusiOn, the JOURNAL wants to recall its
prophecy of "a time soon coming when
coal operators will be compelled to deal
with their employees, no matter by