The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-09-05
(Bl X. W. WHITE

has becn our privilege a. visit more thar
twenty coal operations in the past w.rI
and the general condition shows va
improvement in point of cHdial relation
between the Operator and the miner oNr
What II did even two wes.ks aso. Their,
d"s~ not appear Ia be 80 mnch oi f,~l
INK oi nnrrst in the cpal field AMI IL 4
gwen out that stea.lier time H. h~ing mad.
nov ths N was made month agu. all %
which - an indication that the matter Il
rapidly mcnding IA every particular. On,
oi tie sur,~t iniiration- oi tlte thriit an,
~t'adins-s with which the men ar. work
INK. Was manifested on Labor bay. u l,ei
them ~en' but very lew mines that cl,,
'~i d"wn. W cour-... the day Wa- given
and 70 wa- optional with the miner
whether he worked or not. bu' in u,,
great majority of ca-.- tll~ min,.~ ran fnll
tam" the entire day and the miner came.
out in the afternoon AMI rtill hal tiul,. a.
erI y the greater part oi the cxer,i-.-- o.
that day.
Iherr l. n growing and -i,rra,linr f.%.l
'ng among the Operators AMI tl. miners
to u'" rii'~'t that tl'sy womb like tn D..
let rntir'.ly alone ia their new relation
AMI l- allowed q" ~ als,ut their work in
an undirturl~~l manner. The miner
4 and wr have talked with hundreds nf
Them within tlic past 'rw days. l.-.l that
There should L. an end pnt Ia litigation
AMI -triir and tliat Il -llould not ia. con
nnuai'y kept up AMI ,'-I~~.ially when tl,..
k~'ling u' of the Same h. only ,lctri-
n'rnt 4" HIM. The operator f,-.l- about
the same way al~'ut the matter and L.
t~s~'n them they have alsont .I.~i,I.~l.
and in many INSTANCES have already done
II. Ia I'ay but little IL any lH-~i Ia th.-s.
Who would attract them from their daily
labor. ThI- is clearly the reaction ami
u coine- viii, go'si ,fi,-~t and at very
"PI'ortune time. Verify therc is no dis
advantage without there j. -.,Im- adNan
tagr aud the advantage. in the r,~snt
strike has ls~'n that II has brought tl,,.
miner anal tlIc Operator ci,-a- enough io.
getlier Ia transart their own bu-insz-
without A--i-tancr. Verify there ~ n.u
era dawning Tor both Operator AMI min
rr, ~hlch tllsy themselves are bringing
about.
a very striking feature ,out tIps pre-
~'nt situation AMI the I,cacriul settlement
pi ilir -AtIr. has ls-.n the Part tlc l,,ssd
~"fan AMI the wives and sisters ol tln
ininrrs have played in IL. ID would H.
surprising u tlIr outside world Ia know
just how interested ths-r women ar in
the matter oi their husbands aud Brotlscr-
remaining at work and ,loing we'll. And
alter all them j. nothing -trang, about
t'i- i"r tliry arr the ons-s ulIo ,lp the -ui
iering wlien tie hard tinpe- come ID b.
-he, the women. and the little children
Who i'car th, bruut 81 the bur,lcn ami
~'n'e ssy-o in tls.. mattrr oi ~ adjust
nH'nt. We have motel with Keen sur
I'fi-e. what inL-rtzt - taken in tIs. rsI~,r-
pat out anil the general coIdiiion Of ai
iair- ~ the women folk. They are a.
Eager t. r-a'i the daily papers and rt
tlir nr~-, yca, nore -. Gtban tlle men
themselves Ia tbs mattrr they have
lss-n silent lOrcD, working ior g.srl aud
they have DEMONSTRATED tliat tlscy are %
iactDr and part ~ thi- anair and tll..y
have certainly contributed their share L.
ward IT. settlement. They l'elicvc that
there j. little nss~i in cutting 81 Ons-- is,-.-
- spite ones fare. They ane unit on
ls.tter cOnditiOn- ~iien they can D. hal
bot they 10 not l-lieyc in for-aking and
abandoning What they have. leiOrr they
they are sure thcy will -vurr ~,nuctlline
l-ttsr. More Tpp~er o. i~ g.~rl wofn.u
in tlii- new relstion II hers sic ha.
done ia thi-. what -l,e alway- de- at tli,
proper iiine, -tsIa-~l in and taught D. a
l,roI-.r tins, -fsIT--l in anil taught u- d
real pratical le--yn in e,'onVmic-
Any cnc wlo ,i-its~l any a the ,.eni
i.alrDr DAY os.lsl,ration -I-s.ele- ami li-t
ene.i attsntiscly could Mt l,ut help noti
eng the vcilc,i attempt o. furilicr tl,,
Iian- ior extensie'i orvanixation. ~her
tl'c orea--ion y Supposed b. have n,cs.u
only q srial outing, and intercl,angc an,
renewal Of profitable ac'Iuaintancc.
In roHsc in-tanos~ there ~a- no sttcrlt,
nlsie b. conoral tie fat. anil lal-in,-s
nseetingr were hell sggriese-i con-i.lers~
wholly. rather tlian the DAY celebrate.
~ -npf<-zi.
Their VA q ring a le6ance and mo-
tise dulcet tons- II Trace in the asi.lr,---
Onc a tie leasling lal-or organi1er~ ID
tl,e -tate. iterated AMI viterats~i the fac
II tbe victory they bal gained and "a il
s'i'.h = Nay ~ - leave no Doubt of ~
intention D. throw down the gauntlet an,
tl.cn -killiuily climaxci il with = leauti