The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-01-21
SAFETY
FOR MINERS

indianapolis, Jan. 21.-"There is
but one excuse for the great slaughter
of human lives in the coal mines of
The country.-profits,' So declared E.
5. Mccullough Vice-president of the
United Mine Workers of America. in
his report presented to the conyen-
tion today. ITO provide" continues
the report, safety appliances for the
protection of those who provide the
fuel supply of this country, and make
profitable our present state of indus
trial. commercial and social status;
means the expenditure of money and
less profits to those who own the
mines: and to the extent that health.
life and limb and murder of the most
cruel type, and, in my opinion, so
long as the public can secure its fuel
supply: and profits is the chief aim
of the industry: no relief can be hop
ed for except through the united act
ion of the mine workers themselves"
AS to the Cherry disaster, the re-
port says. This horrible blunder and
sacrifice of human life should call
forth our earnest efforts to prevent
repetition of sucn criminal negligence
and wanton losses of those who have
so far escaped, but whose lives are
surrounded by the same possibilities
and elements of danger.
THE various diseases which de
Stroy human life have awakened pub
lie interest and enlisted the support
of the best citizens of our land to
prevent ana destroy their blitning in
fuence; but those who perform the
labor of our land. who make posi-
Dle the qualification of every desire
who, by the magic touch of labor,
transform and change from the crude
to the finished product, supplying the
wants and needs of all; live and work
amid dangers, squalor and disease.
and little or no attention is given
them save a few dollars during per
iods of aroused sentiment and sym
patty such as the Cherry disaster.
The first and principal great need
of our union is the organization of
uon-union mine workers of this coun
try. So long as the great army of
non-union men remain outside the or
ganization, they continue to be a me
mace and stand in the way of pro
gress and advancement of the organ
:zed mine workers. On account of the
industrial depression, it has been We
ry difficult, and impossible in most
places, during the past year, to in
iuce men to join the union. But as
there are hopes and prospects of a re-
vival along the industrial line, earn
est consideration should be given the
question of organization during the
coming year.
THE disSension in the official realm
of our union should be given consid
Grafton at your hands. Unless the
electioneering tactics which have dis
graced our organization during the
past two years, are prevented, there
is but one result,-the destruction of
power and effectiveness of our union
There are great possibilities within
our grasp, but they can only be secur
ed through singleness of purpose and
unity of action"
Mr. Mccullough gave a resume of
his work for the last nine months.
Referring to the strike of mine work
crs in Nova Scotia, the report says:
The United Mine Workers has met
every attack. combated every foe.
brain has been pitted against brain,
money against money, right against
wrong The conflict has now entered
into the seventh month with nope
bright and victory assured by a con
tinuance of the same method and de
termina alton which has characterized
the struggle SO far"