Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-09-24
Miners Reply To The
I'll. Lewis Circular

A campaign of the local newspapers
against the just demands of the Mine
Workers of Eastern Ohio has recently
; been aided by T. L. Lewis with an
editorial in his Mining Review
which is more than usually open in
it's attack upon the officials and policy
of the organization.
This, coming from a man who had
been honored by the presidency of
their organization, and from whom
they believe they had right to ex-
pect loyalty, and coming on the heels
on an apparently planned newspaper
campaign to discredit them las in
censed the miners.
The following expresses the gen
eral sentiment:
"Open Letter TO Mr.. r. L. Lewis.
"Bellaire, ONO, Sept 81, 1914
I'm the name Of the Italians of Bel
laire, Ohio, sub-district No 5 of Dis
trict No. 6, U. M w. of A., we will
try to answer in short the circular
letter mailed to us by Mr. T. L. Lewis
ex-president of the organization.
I'm your letter Mr. Lewis, you are
trying to convince us that we are in
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we should accept the operators terms
and go back to work, which would be
contrary to what the miners of East,
ern Ohio have unanimously Voted
with the firm determination of con
tinuing this fight until we have secur,
ed the Al cents flat. The situation
among the Italians is more than en-
ceuraging, we have been able to. en-
dure the gfiht while we did not Fe-
dure the fight, while we did not Te-
now that the U. M. w. of A. is sup
porting US with weekly allowances
here is no power on earth that will
make us go back to work until we
have obtained fully what we are on
strike for The benefits that the U.
1. W. of A. sends to us is sufficient
20 keep us we'll fed and cheerfully
/ fighting on to victory.
1--WE vigorously object to the I'M
aIed-for insinuations contained in
your circular; you were not called up
On by us to take the operators side
nor do we desire a man like you to
protect. our interests when you are
-aking opposite views to those ex-
pressed time and time again by. the
strikers in the different special con
ventions.
"You are trying to provoke us
again, by offering us the same pro-
yositicn of. the operators, like you did
in the month of June last, and it
seems to us that you should have got
wiseAthen of how we took your ad-
vice Ivy the way be responded to
your y )st discredited offer
eve feel that it is absolutely use
less for you to try and convinceN Hs
against the AZ cents, we are. deter
mined, united and solid to face the
situation and meet all the opposition
hat you and the operators may offer.
We say this because We conscientious
ly believe that amongst us there is
I>no such traitors like certain ex-offi-
Gals of the union whom, after mis-
leading the members, are now max
ing their riches in fighting the opera
tors battles.
"You should have had enough ex
perience to know that the miners OF
Eastern Ohio are strong in thetI
resolution, you were member of this
sub-district, and why did you take
such position when you knew that
by offering to us the operators terms
would only raise our disdain and re
proach against you?
Again if Secretary VIM. Green
gave his word of honor at the Column
bus convention that no contact would
he. signed in any sub-district of the
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