The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-09
THE STRIKE As SEEM PROM
THE OLD ArNER's vnWPorNr


DEAR SIR Would you be 40 good
paper: ." Soui
Few miners have worked "a LONE a.,
the mines OF Eastern ohio as The wrs,.r
anu a. We are reaching that point where
We are back number. so far as activity
i've so long that our interest in matters
pertaining TO mining shall cease
We nav never been ambitious to be a
ltauer IN Industrial affairs for reasons
space torbtds enumeratinR NE deari1,
love 10 get few miners around Us and
cr ry !" arAw visions OF what the future
coula nave IN store for US AZ the larger
portion OF miners would think we re-
sou eNoiuion a. a process working To-
Ma.o better end. not necessarily AZ
ones steps are wrong time will brins
the traveller TO pleasant goal
me intent OF this letter Is 10 express
lew thoughts upon the strike in the
Soal mines IN Belmont. Jefferson and
ftharrison counties. The European war
shows what may transpire when peare.
ful methods cease and hos,iIiiiss RSsst,,
When reason retires behind the curtain
ssnd war Frances over the stage OF ae-
sword and the bursting shell usurp IN.
! cpvhsels OF government, as uncontrol-
able as the pillows OF the sea
When God created the world AZ was a
.lhished piece OF work. then last OF ali
ne ~. mao man. and when man looked
no ships ON the sea no railroads nd
teiegarph. no telephones. no automo-
D,,es. only sunshine. moonlight. green
.
lofty mountains. and glittering stars
nnd night and day. The man eathers
soSu, him those things for his comfort,
and ne becomes a subordinate creator
taking the material God has MADE 10
serve his wants, he digs gold. iron. coal
stone and clay from the world God mas
made and transforms the ancient elobs
p ..s,.d INT" his care by the supreme
Connecting cities and continents 10.
ships and railroads lie Who tiles ~
i've act mink and talk and leave God
capable OF directing affairs RE NAV
nc a mighty captain Of industry. owuIne
,niilionsi employing thousands OF toll
winning out ia every point and failing
! IA the one essential. that which goes
=" building character.
The preacher or evangelist NAV plead
IN vain, 80 long a. men esteem wealth
above mercy. truth and justice us a a
decay. Have We learned any lesson
7 from the eight months strike that will
me miners ready 90 make any conces-
siomst Are the operators sincere in an
, their statements; Are they willing 10
J may not again occurg
What has been the source OF trouble
10 the pastf Lack OF confidence no
sincerity. nothing IN common. Ne know
operators We would not believe under
Z ny ciFcunst "a noes and miners incap-
ton.
Man has advanced materially In the
in he day OF e joshua ss1s 'U Sssn he csss
stole the coin and raiment and hid them
~ his tent Joshua 9Th chapter.l
clamor for the truth only when IA
serves SELF N We would win We must
elevate manhood and not think Ia nesds
no character 20 run business or dig
A personal experience. We once ask
"a a mine superintendent for work he
reiu-ee. We knew be was hiring men.
az rup,iy We asked me reason his ansv q.
e. was, was instructed 60 hire only
I foreirners. We had resided az this place
Tor many years. greed 10 IN the aactnd-
ancy. War. industrial and military will
work some kind of a solution The
miners and operators are paving dear
ln THIS nat rate war. the miner de-
ruth come In
When viii this strike end The
miner says We must have nat rate,
3 the operators cannot why demand the
! impgrsiblef How can We reach the
TRUTH in strike every one should
iDss through the strik~. ana the rliners
must iu The future take different posi-
ton Than Just workers ln the mine. but.
peri owner aud 90 bring this abou,
fnt Kind 81 person than be- h. today.
We have uu more confidence iu the AZ.
only o. Zoo riad Co escape from any co..
larinerah.p should any miner invest
$1,000 iu some operators mines fhar
"oula never g" Co sleep until they "
The chips that piled on The sss o.
Nalll'n two tnouaand years ago bear no
hish.e 20 ne tt-atnsh ips ~ 10
thsn are ne same a. today man fss
rot yet Falned dominion over aelf THE
WI Do ne laat triumph snd by the
.itiEens. r~t together. iet ns iook for
frhan