Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-11-10
THAT NINE WORKER CONTROVERSY.

In the beginning of my answer to "Un-
ion Miner" | would like all TO under
stand that am not angry with anyone,
nor do wish to offend anyone. ''Un-
ION Miner" has a perfect right to his
opinion and has right to express it if
he chooses, but | will kindly ask him
to write over his true name so as to en-.
able me to be sure I am right in who he
is.
1t is very nahnrals for drowning
man to catch at straw and | see from
his last letter this was the condition of
Union Miner" You will all remem.
Der that have stated that if the con.
Stitu ton Of the U. M. w. of A. was fol-
lowed it would be all right but the man.
agemeht of Locals or at least at Whit
we'll, was the cause of all the opposi ton
from operators, and l do not include
any OF the higher officers for l know
personally that on more than one oc-
casion their advice has been wholly
disregarded by the Local officers and
men as body and they we're told by
the higher men they we're not proceed
ing right. No sir, am not opposed to
the constitution but am opposed to the
men trying to take charge of any com
panys business as 10 the case Of start.
ing to grade the tram to No. 5. They
had no right to tell the men not to be-
gin work on the tram at the wages Of
fered but should have gone first to the
superintendent and, If on investigation,
it was found that the scale for such work
was not paid, and could not get the
Superintendent to agree to pay the
scale, it was their duty to report it to
the district officers, and if they failed
then the national officers should be call.
ed, while the work continued. This is
the Constitution. But for no cause
! shall the local president call the men
, out without orders TO do so.
Now l have the right to oppose the
wrong if choose and do and am neith-
er ashamed nor afraid to do so, although
if "Union Miner" still hides his head
behind a stump and shoots his bazoo off
! shall not answer any more of his
nonsense. If you will read his letter
carefully you will notice that he has
practically admitted everything that
said.
He seems to be squirting at nae about
being employed through all the stops.
want the public to understand that
was not employed by the Union nor pait
by them, neither have ever laid at tht
place without employment when
could get iJ nor do / mean to for / an
looking out for my family as best car
and expect to continue to do so as long
as l am able. ! don't ask any help from
the soup houses although l had the sam,
right to it as Union Miner" if l au
not mistaken. If / am he will pleas
excuse me.
He said never answered his lette
until moved out of existence. an
not there yet, as he will find, but dom
know how soon may be.
1 do hope "Union Miner" will SCI
the error of his ways before he has t.
, take such a journey because doubt i
he finds the soup house as easy of aeees
there as at Whitwell, as | have been in
formed that he did the cutting of hi
own allowance of sow belly and acci
dentally or otherwise cut a mucl
larger share than he was entitled TO.
. For fear he don't know where am
. will give him my address. l am a
a Clifty, Tenn, new mining town, an
am so far making a sort of living TO
n myself and family. don't know hO'
v long will stay here might SOM
r day want to move if thought l coul
y better my condition. wish it was il
my power to help Union Miner" get o
q the right road. would gladly do so,
y Come on with your real name or don
q write,
!. G. w. O'NEAL