The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-10
UNWARRANTED AND
VICIOUS ATTACK
On the Officials of the National and Local Mine
Workers Organization and the
Labor Press. a.

The following unwaranted attack
mon John Mitchell and the Ma
tiona Organization of the United
Mine Workers Of America, appear
cd in the Dixonized Charleston
Mail of October End.
Omitted Mine Workers strive to
prevent importation of better class
Of mine labor-circulals spread
broadcast throughout-the British
Isles attempting to offset the work
+ of Hon John Nugent in that section
of the world.
during the three months Hon.
John Nugent spent in Europe
studying the conditions Of the
British miner with a view of sccur-
ing for West Virginia practical
miners, skilled in the mines of Eng
land, that country was flooded
J with literature sent from this
country, supposedly by the officials
Of the mine workers whose head
quarters are at Indianapolis. This
literature is said to have badly
misreprescnted the condition of the
miner i'll this state and was sent to
the British Isles for the purpose of
d,terrng the miners of that coun-
try to come to this land Of oppor-
tunty
"Slr. Nugent did not see any of
the literature that is said to have
been scattered broad cast, and was
very much surprised to learn that
such steps had been taken by the
organization to keep practical min
els away from West Virginia. In
talking with Il representative Of the
Mail this morning, the State Sup-
erlntendent Of immigration said
sit was considerable of a surprise
to me to learn that the United
Mine Workers officials had gone so
far in portraying the conditions Of
West Virginia to prevent the in.
PRODUCTION of practical, English
speaking miners, as to send per-
sonal letters to England to try and
prevent honest, sober, industrious
and practical miners, from coming
to our state. when they were fully
aware that from southern Europe
we We're daily receiving hundreds
OF men, undesirable citizens and
Impractical as far as mining is con-
cerned
"lf the United Mine Workers Of
Meals are as DESTROYS as they ap-
pear to be for a better understand
ing between them and the coal
operators, 1T can easily be accomp-
llsned and brought about by the in
uouucllon of practical English
speaking miners who are not only
ANXIOUS and willing to come, and
recognizing the conditions we offer,
not onl y willing accept work, but
ANXIOUS to become American citi-
ZcnS.
me circulars have had the op-
p">i'e effect from that expected and
"hllclpated, because there are
'"o">Ahd anxious and willing to
come, and from the reports from
men already here, whom l had not
me pleasure of seeing before leaving
,rInsland, it seems that it will be
nc MEANS OF bringing hundreds of
men and establishing channel of
,n, ,I grafton that will build up
rather than pull down.
w 1 desire to say to the miners of
west Virginia that 1 realize the
necessity of their being organized,
I4o sun have hopes seeing West
'~lnla have an organization
second to none but as I have told
, mem on many occasions, when
W. t>l Virginia is organized it will
W. ny the efforts, honesty and en-
eis\ OF the miners of West Vir-
glnia.'
md Ii9n. John Nugent, through his
"iou IN piece, the union labor mis-
Ies'''Senter, The Charleston Mail,
~ S, lew more stunts in its issue
OF Monday.
..S ne following are few excerpts
reorrllous and reek1ng with mis-
a'esPreSentations,'' has been termed
I "; alllcle appearing in the Mine
,Lo otNefs journal and copied by
~ H'r labor Argus in its last issue,
wv, ~. hlch an effort, it is charged, is
- - TO scatter these misrepre-
SITUATIONS ~ or,