Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-08-11
CORRECTION TO UNCLE Joe.

Whitwell, Tenn, Aug. 10, 1904.
desire to comment little on Uncle
Joe's letter of false statements to the
public, In the beginning he says that
it seems that some OF the boys are not
pleased with his last letter. If that be
so am sure that no union man could
be pleased with his following letter as
he proves to be a traitor to the cause in
which he represents.
He goes on to say that Mr.. Cary
claims the men Of Whitwell and Tracy
have had no proposition, all of which is
correct, but tries to make it appear that
Bros. T. j. Smith and Joe Vasy, have
and that they won't present it to the
men. In fact, every that he says
is against the organization. He denies
his wages being raised so cents day
in 1908 and in less than eight words ac-
knowledges that they were and that
be was making about $50 month but
tries to make 1t appear that the time
lost through the union in '02 and 'O4
of about eight months, consumed the
advence for the two years. We hadn't
been idle one month In this year up to
the date OF his letter and that was due
to a shut down on the compsny's part
In 1902, OF which time he speaks of be-
ing idle four months, desire to call
your attention to the fact that Uncle
Joe was not idle over one month in 1902
until heg lhad gotten . position with
some surveyor at Sl25 per day and
worked the rest OF the four months that
he claims to have lost
have been reliably informed that
he also accepted the position at S1.25,
thereby throwing Mr.. J. H. Farmer,
who had the job and was getting 81. so
per day, out of job.
Ii g goes on TO say that he is just as
much in favor of good wages as any
body else. That looks like it.
He says il he has to lose time in order
to gain an advance he can't see where
the benefit comes except in the case Of
a few union suckers who are living fat
off OF our labor Now, all the difference
company sucker is that the company
sucker seeks to reduce the laboring
mans wages by first reducing HIS owI
wages voluntarily in order to get the
other fellows wages reduced, while tbs
union sucker seeks to get his wages ad
yanced in order to give him sound ar
gument to get his constituents wages
raised
He represents working l6 months ou
Of "a during which time he has paiC
$23. 90 to the organization and the so
per day advance for the l6 months II
which be has worked amounts to sos O.
brought about by the organization, an
he has paid out Of that S28, leaving hin
a net profit of 1885, Now l would like t.
ask who has paid the gentleman's take
to the orgaization, he or the company
| emphasize the fact that she 4. C.
company has paid his taxes to the OIL
gani2ation and given him S85 in add
ton because of his merely belonging t
the U. NJ. w. Of A.
Now be goes on to say that the law
Of the organization are extremely III
just as we pay John Mitchell equal t
the president OF the United States. W
pay S3. 900 year while the president {
the United States receives $4,000
year.
He further claims in the last part
his letter that the men have dictated
the company as to who they shoult
, hire and discharge. Ho was referrin
= to a rule that the Bank Boss and Ger
eral Manager wrote and signed t
themselves without being asked t.
Y After they had signed it up and it cam
to putting on men they refused to con
ply with it and we never tried to mai
> them.
Now, Mr.. Editor and readers l on,
write this for the sole and explicit pu
pose Of letting the public know tn
there are always two sides to any que
tion and the side that has been kel
Q hidden is generally the best one.
n Uncle Joe claims that he ID not hi
. ing under any fcticious name and tn
he will sign his real name if necessar
? You need not trouble to do 50, Georg
for We all know who you are anyway
- AUNION MINER