The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-05-13
NO THANK YOU. WE'VE HAD SOME

G.. +. Mahoney, vice president OF the
Western Federation OF Miners will
make the village of Hibbing a call and
attempt 10 organize, or rather re-organ-
ize the Western Federation Of Miners,
in this district. dipping his hands into
the pockets Of the unwary miner and
removing therefrom some OF said min
er's hard earned cash.
Now wouldn't that jar your mothers
preserves
The nerve and gall OF these so-"alled
labor organizers IS really astonishing
After milking this district tor all Of
the loose coin that the miners had the
officers of the Western Federation of
Miners have the audacity to try and
make another cleanup. and the last
scar not even scared over yet. And
this in the year with the poorest out
look OF any that we have had tor a long
time.
II this man Mahoney does come into
the Hibbing district he will probably
do just as he has done in the other
range districts. He will gather around
him the younger class OF foreigners,
will paint a handsome watercolor Of Al
eight hour day with ten hours pay
will get them all excited and organize
a branch OF the Western Federation OF
Miners, extracting from all the mem
bers. a per capita tax, Of which he will
probably put the biggest snare in his
jeans. Then, perhaps he will call a
strike OF the range branches Of the
Western Federation of Miners, and af-
ter the strike has spent itself. aud til Q
members OF the labor union have got
into disrepute with p< = mining
companies, he wilI al OF tho cur.
tain talk with, II finish his little
yonr friends All Hoping to see you and
mn Aft 49,, out at the next clean
MysteriapSis last act entitled The
Won on, IA Disappearance, | will bid
TbrB and all a kind good night.
IatA ne will come, and, sad to re-
.fe,sthus he will go, leaving the min
srs a sadder and poorer but little wiser
(peraaps) bunch. Now is the time to
stop him-well have hard enough
times from the looks OF things as 10 is
and we want no more 1907 mix-ups.
II Mahoney had the thinking class OF
Americans with limit would be differ
ent but he only gets the younger class
OF ot-bloods from the nesls Of anarchy
in Europe. Thinking men are wise to
his little kin-game and steer shy OF
him and the miners that parted with
their coin IN 1907 ~ build "a palace in
Sunny Italy for Black Prince Petriella
will give Mr.. Mahoney "A wide berth.
An eight hour day would be a good
thing and the men %toiling in the mines
all day would be glad e have the
shorter hours, but they can never get
them through an organization with a
record AZ black ms that Of the Western
Federation % Miners. When the work
ing men get the more learned ones OF
their class working with them, and
they all 20 about the matter IN the
right manner they will get what they
want. but actions like that Of the sum
mer OF 1907 only drives them all farther
from their cherished goal Materially.
the mining companies are not gong 10
give them shorter hours Of their own
volition. because longer hour means
more cash In the mining companies
Golfers. but when the subject is brought
b. them in the right way. by intelli-
gent men instead ~ ranting anarchists,
they are certain 10 see that the labor.
ing men mean business,
With everything at a stAndstill with
regard to mining operations in this
part OF the country IL seems that Ma
honey has chosen the most inopportuno
OF times to even try his graft. Men
that have jobs now are not sure OF how
long they will be able 10 hold them.
Vita ore sales low in the east the min.
ing companies could find no better time
30 nail up their works here and rest on
their oars until labor was ready TO take
what il could get. A move to re-or-
game the Western Federation OF Min
ers in this district and on the ranges
nowwould paralyze business completely
and it's bad enough now.
The bsst thing the miner can do now
lie to stay away from tho IRE and not
get burned again.
tn be a whole lot safer bet, any
way. than trying 10 the Mahoney
game. -Mesaba Ore.