Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-09-08
Roman Catholic Bishop
Blames Operators and Work
ers Alike for Trouble in
West Virginia.
EX0RBITANT PRICES
IN COMPANY STORES
Likewise Fat Salaries Paid 10
Union Officials Among
Evils; Suggests Need Of
More Religion and Less So
cialism.



washington. sept S.-Grccd Of
coal operators as well as the mincfs.
Bishop 4. J. DOnOhuc OF Wheeling.
W. Va, told tho senate investigating
committee to-day, WIS the fundamen-
tol cause of the " est Virginia strike,
ExOrbitant prices ln company stores.
from i5 90 20 per cent uOOve the
market, he gave as an instance OF the
altitude Of the operators.
The bishop was on commission
which Investigated conditions on
Paint and Cabin creeks. lie was
agrceably surprised BY the living
conditions Of the miners.
"Of course We found no Turkish
rugs. but We ala find fairly comfort
able workingmens homcs said the
proiato.
Were the men contented?" asked
Senator Kenyon.
Il can best answer In the words OF
Witness Griffith, who said the men
would not bo satisfied until they
owned the mines"
Coming 20 the cause of the strike
the bishop quoted line from the
l'salms. ''rhe rich man naunts his
wealth and sets the poor man on
nre," ana declared u applied TO the
situation In West Virginia. lie added
that infidclity had been taught 10 the
miners. that they had bcen taught
that the saying, "tho poor We have
with us always" was farce, and
that the miners had just as much
right to automobiles and TO live Ia
Kanawha street as the coal opcrat-
ors.
senator Borah contondcd that 81
iaboring men were not ambitious
they would become industrial slaves.
"Ah. but not SO, II property own
ers are not mlcd with greed" re-
turned the bishop. ~ believe men
should hold property. not as their
own, but as trustees for others. and
that trustecship should be shown by
acts"
Senator MARITIME asked Bishop Don
ohue N labor unions were not organ.
lied, In his. opinion, for the good q
the members The bishop hesitated
until the question was repeated. then
said;
That may be one reason; another
Is 60 furnish tat salaries 10 officials.
did you ever hear of an official
that was worth gO.000g" demanded
1
! Mine Workers.
"a did nos speak al accumulations;
1 I referred to salnrics.' returned the
bishop calmly
| Attorney Mopnett. also for the
miners, asked il the bishop thought
GRtling guns armorCd cars ana
bloodhounds were some of the things
that set the souls of tho miners ON
1 IRA. l..H
considered the use of those weapons
best governed by the common law,
which allowed the use of guns when
the user was backed to the wall
/ The bishop denied having come 60
Washington at the request of the coal
miuo uperaturs to protest against
former Immigration Commissioners
| CtKeefe stopping immigrants going
To West Virginia because the mines
were not unionized, Tho bishop de-
clnrod he came Of his own volition.
Tie said the Immigrants were possibly
Catholics. but "thcy were not work
ing at e hard"
well thcy pay up. and that a
what YOU want?" suggested the at
torncy.
"Oh. no. paving money does not
/ InNhN "a mum AhAtNNWNNf AhA NaNNA ~"
10 church and I've his religion. Take
away mans religion and you make
him little more than an animal Got
some of tho horrible idoss of init
deity and doubt and socialism work
cd out Of the minors minds much
AZ YOU work out beer at Carlsbad.
land nurture wholesome religious
Wow of nfo. and conditions viii be-
better"
The bishop denied that either IN
dlvidually or ofhciaily ne was inter-
estod An West Nirglnln coal or lands
senator MARITIME asked the hishoI
what he would 40 60 remedy condi
tions n he had tho power.
"First of an J would rcquiee bott
operators and Miners 10 go 60 church
twice eNary sunday" said the bishop
"a would give each nlble as 6
steering chart and then give then
about olehi heatitudos ana make
them hang two or three IN their bed
rooms. such as Blessed are The pool
IN spirit ana Rlessed are thc meek
These would cause them 10 forget q
use the machine guns"