The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-09-21

A Capitalist robs countless working class homes. The workers send
Truly it has been SAT-! that it takes a III kinds Of fools to make Up tn.
world. The majority of them belong o the working lass.
FIRED FOR TTI1NK1NG.
The Cabin Creek mining companies ave taken the last possible step
towards reducing the miners o absolute servitude. They have began t.
Company discharged comrade j F. meadows. The sole reason assigned
was ma Ia been active in propagating Socialism. He had
pany do his thinking for him. That is h los deadly crime, in tn
join unions or strike tut to really think, that is a bdnous onense For
what would become Of Capitalism if the workers began to think or
comradeM Meadows may now find another master. or he may stnrve, n
But, we wonder if the coal companies are nc making a mistake. The
and has always proved a failure failure Dy WE bel 1s last t . 1svSrai n tn0 nn years
a gets started to thinking. the only "a 0 "a stop him is to- kill
n nm m when o do that. you only make other people think the morc
will pc a scor to take their places.
not at. there e. are o me things ngs1 that a West Virginia a miner will
panies. by force and violence. bave T nre~n MT @' tna OF m years ta col com
ing. They have hired thugs t. beat and murder union men nd Union
organizers: They have forced them to live in novels they have stripped
every CONCEIVABLE manner, they have allowed thousands of them to be
killed lie al and manned in preventable accidents
u ION a m masters WILL, n voting to continue such conditions o cleo
them into thinking: Empty stomachs n starving antilles have forced
them to think. and all the power of organized capital will eve be be
to stop them. Clubbed. starved, manned n murdered. To all this they
have submitted. Now the companies would 90 a step farther. They
Mo"a snack heir brains padlockt their lips They seek to make think
If the miners submit to UGH treatment ley deserve no s,,verv white,
IS theirs A rebenious slave exctes u pity, u sympathy, or adj
miration; a docne slave only contempt.
THE CITY SHOULD OWN THE WATER AND LIGHT PLANT
Don't you think it is time u city fathers we're making prepare atoms
to buy o build a water and light plant? The present franchise only has
H' '' Ills Will SNe HdIleSIOn ample time to take
steps oward a municipality owned plant. Don't let us put this important
tia citizens of he city are in favor of the city owning this utility Our
thing nut satisfactory We ave beer given Door service n charged
ex'ort0nate rates. The corporation is growing rrh at the expense Of The
people,. Last yea tn gross receipts Oft the Water and Light Company
were close to 3O0O with the extortionate meterra they arc now
charging receipts this year will amount to at least 5000 10000 II
STANDS to reason that The expense of operating and maintaining hi plant
would lot exceed 100000 o a ear. At this rate tn water M light plan.
would py te city a let income OFFS 15OOOOOO a year., which o build
a plan better than the present system in five years. The franchise the
present company are trying to force the people of Charleston to give them
is Tut or HI question. In thisa g of civic progress n o up to date pro-
sressive city would 1--WE a corporation a monopoly for thirty years. We
ll cohhdent that or unc II city officials will lot give this fran
chise renewal a thought. There is a tendency o the part of the big
CUISINES interest of III city. The Chamber of Commerce, to exhaust he
city finance so we will lot be able to by Or build a water nd light
service. n voca the issueng of bonds for paving building
a market house, a public library and park. b first let Is invest our
money in something that Will be a source of revenue to hi city and the
proceeds from this will make thu other Improvements without taxing To-
eople direct for them. Instead of wasting tim cu,siderine. tho terms
of a unreasonable franchise let us devote III time and thought ito de-
owned by tn city. We are due this much to the rising eneration doa
lard to stan for the robbing ad unfair oppressive terms thu present
strong hold OF the city or thirty more.
Carhondale I-ocalU Unions Cos. 1927 and 531 United Mine Workers If
America, have each sen us a check for 800 worth Of stock ii the Social
abo publishing Company. We assure tn members of these unfons omr
appreciation of this assistance The Carbondae and National are tn
most prosresive Local unions in the district. In time of need the mine
worke can depend o n the Labor Argus for III h support in their
power " columns are always per to organized labor, and ANYTHING
w c car d. for its advancement Will be done cherruly.