The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-22
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LrHoucH much may b. acclaimed Tor the leases in the position they have
"A taken with respect to the settlement of the labor controversy in oadnsd'
4 = it is exceedingly unfortunate that anything should come a It nus ume
that nigh. jeopardizs the success Of the movement IN this camp 70 III .
,u.tu.u mon Local go of the Western Federation Of Miners This organization
has KEEP the aAdnsd district in turmoil from the beginning OF It's history n Is
directly chargeabe with he lamentable ommercial Ind industrial 0no''0n OF
the camp at the present time.
ina ,s,,sr,a IRE acting upon the mistaken theory that this is a fight n the
-. .r.u,oo II Is Tot a question Of wages or Of hours. but Of larger and more
far reaching import. It is a question Of principle This is the attitude Of the
or.r..or. n tn ann and the Federation will also say it Is . question Of prnF
.n. m their mart The time servers may say it is wages The operator whose
interests win keep him hms indefinitely and who has great mining enterprises 7
protect, win say that IT is rot SO much thu wage 70 DO pao . " " ~ 'nAA '"H
the mines Of the camp-the owners Or their employees
The principle of organization among wage workers is sound m TINS paric-
Mar meaptzauon-she Western Federation Of Miners, as originally organized
and conducted for many years. was ON Of the best in the country; It worke IN
harmcpv With the mine operators 70 their mutual advantage; but when n or
sanitation euoused socialism ami began teaching the doctrine that there is moth
,rg in commo between employer and the empoye, and that the wageworker is
suutlsd to all that he produces albeit he is accepting tn wage II another, Just
.s. mou.rt trouhe began. The employe began to consider his employer a his
m.mv md he commenced stealing hat which he produced" the logical o.
nit Of The rederation's teachings Beside. the organization seemed to have To-
parted from all the ordinary rules of honor existing in the buinsss world, n
made agreements and contracts only to break them whenever 1t appeared u be
TO its advantage. Therefore, as an organization, it ceased o CLAIM n respect
and recognition in aoldneld, at least that IT otherwise might have enjoyed, and
There's seems to be nothing in the present situation that would al for en-
mine operators to cease their fight against the Federation. or compromise with
that organization on any Of the points It Issue. Tho struggle is IL bt ended
The operators have all but won- A few more weeks VIII se the nent ~ %
al time to come. II the operators should give in now, in een tn mos trivial
here to haras the community indefinitely, with tho expectation o. ultimate n
complete success This question must be settled n ce and for all and the only
way to stae it and insure peace in the camp Is 70 absolutely ignore n Fedora
ton and refuse to treat with that organisation In any way N upon m matter
Whatsoever.
This NOV fr a settlement Of the strike through compromise did not have the
rieht orinn to command the confidence Of tho people. It started with stock
Most Of the brokers of ooldhed are lot property holders in camp n town. but
IRE : transient lot. here IS long as there is money 10 % made in scAping stocks
hs played ont; and a movement Of such Importance as this must have more be-
hind it than q stock market argument
other thirty days. they win SOC the end Of this trouble and a happy end At that
and the day Of compromises in aodhsd viii have passed