The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-08-29
Where Does The Negro Stand In
The Labor Equation


or two Tor our stand ia tins direction, tl,s
clam being made that II rai-.,l the race
Question:. We Tail Ia 49, a. Ihrrr - "a.
-olor line. Ii Losses itself at the drifl
mouth or shaft ma the morning. II thrr,
= any certainly dos not show up ia tl,e
evening when they come out With aI,o-
icgy 10 Grey Ne might say:
The miner homeward plo,ls his YEA
~ way,
And leaves the world t. darkness and
u nie.
neither are W. opIo-s-i To the Negro Join
INK the union hut IN the other hand are
IN favor of Il aud lee, proud that lac can
10 50. But just Tor Information Ne want
" ask the Units-d Mine Workers a hypo-
thetical question. Suppose a sir.kc come
4 lasts ~ or "a months, all the miners
~ out, they cannot 20 IL the farms ami
iactories as they can ina Ohm. Indiana H.
inois, Michigan and lrnn-yl vania, ior
~e have no farms or manufacturing e-tah
lishments u speak Oi supgS,-.- the - ,ss
iofeign miners pick up and 20 L. 9th,
quarters ON publie works anu in otll.i
mines and all tlrnl up thor Il L. tart
hat there h more coal L. uln,. THAN M
mrs Ia mime ~ suppo-s- then that IA,
5000 native Whit nIiners can ~ u the
'ther states and fill up what varancl,.l
there are and the Residue lind employment
IN other unions, Tor lac can loin them all
ind then SUPPOSE that lj,VpD COlored
miners are out oi employment, and then
ant get ia the brick nason's, the hod
carrier :, the STONE mason >, the train
nan >, the hOtel's, the engineer and
Tor that matter any other union, humb-
" ask, m that event what dispo sition
all be made Oi HIM Certainly the Tn
iOn would not want u sustain them 10
.hree years, and the Negro il too much
Il a man 10 want it ii they did. IL was
dpon our prOpOunding this very query
ONE time ago that the claim u probable
nJection OF the race questi "a Vas raised
We merely asked tie question then ana
Ounciled the COloresi miner 10 lind rocA
iP"n which lac Was going u step, l,rfor,
~ got oil the one he Was on. We d. tie
'aine now and while he is doing we'll and
'arnlng a living, and able % put ava,
money If be will only DO IL (rvrn il poll
ic~ has prevented Us from doing 10 ",
oil further council him in the Language.
4 hipllng's kecessiOnal
The tumult and the shouting dies.
The Captains and the Kiny- depart.
Stlll stands thine ancient sacrifice.
An humble AID a cOntrite heart:
l.Or'i God oi Hosts, be with lOt' vet.
Lest lOt forget, lest lOt' forget
La the meanwhile the operator and mi
'er are under standing each other better
laily, the operator lettering them life of
he miner and the miner oecomininY
nore earely u protest the investment oi
'he operator, cooperative coalition, lie
'eiicial % both. They will solve thu
'roblein in their own way. They are
1cquaintei now. Were introduced a.
each other by the Governor formally an.l
IRE cOr'.ial IN their new relation. Leave
hem peacefully alone, and they, in their
VII way, will raise the standard a. the,
ONE o. know ecch other better. the ore
rator wilt not Oppose lawful organization
mi the miner will not propose unlawful
rganizatiOD, and the dawn Of a new and
'etter day will come for both capital and
al'Or and while w. await the TRANSFORMS
ton, which ~ cannot help but only hin.
Ter by agitation, adhere u the motto
LII WELL ENOUGH ALONE.