The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-05-15
HOW THE MINERS LOVE THEIR
~ .aERALn?"
Crown Hill, w. Va,


The Miners Herald seems to be up
in arms at the Crownhiil and BelmonG
miners because some Of them ':ub-
scribe for the Argus and the L@bor
| Star. Now, these boys want papers
that will give then; facts, and VIII
not take undue liberties with the
truth. and they went to The Argus
end The Labor Star to find the&A
The Herald in its usual twisting OF
the facts in any given case, tried to
make it appear that these tl1ed and
true old scouts had pilfercd the treas
uries of the local unions Of the U. NJ.
W. TO A., to pay for their subscrlp-
lions to these working class papers.
Il seems almost unnecessary to say
that this fable is on par with the
;.ther palpablt lies it hands out week.
" Tor weakly.) The editor Of the
Herald further declares that we have
never donated anything to the stF1k"
inc miners except by per capita tax.
Now we VIII ask, how much has the
editor Of the Herald and his aSsccia,,
ties in the libeling business, donated
to the striking miners. And nov;
much have these friends Of the Herald
the coal companies who send 1t Dig
checks for subscriptions collected, ever
donated to tic striking miners in Col
orado, over ard above the ammunltloH
and machine gune they have kindly
donated their fellow thugs TO he uS2H
against the strikers?
Now why is il that when someone
sends in a list Of subs for The Argus
or Tie Star that the Herald wants to
disrupt the union at that place, take
away it's charter, ard declare that IN"
members arr "hair-brained traitors.
Has the Hc,ald any evidence thai
he brothers 1t Cr0wnhill and Bel
mont have ever taken from the ioc2!
treasures and donated to Boswell !?
# moi then Il lied again, in effect.
Is it an objectionable sin to sub
scribe for the Labor Argus or the La
1or Star. Ii so why is it? Is 1t be-
ansc the editors Of both have served
lime in jail for their devotion to the
,ausn Of the coal miners, and That
they were placed in jail and their pa,
oerS suppressed 1T the instlgatlon OF
some of the alleged leaders Of the
miners and who were acting in cor
junction with such friends Of the min
crs at Hatfield, ct al? Docs the Her
aid deny that certain officials OF the
organization were responsible for this
reDrenensihlc act Isn't it fact that
10 one can deny, that the Argus made
it possible :or the union to go into
Cabin Greek end Paint Creek.
Now, what is your fight against
these papers. Do you want the guard
system 10 remain here. If you have
plenty of tine, space and inclination
to fight something why not use them
in lettering conditions in Dis. % anH
trv and rid il Of the Baldwins? Or
do YOU know of their existence in the
district? Or has Hatfield told you
10 let them alone and fight the union
and the labor papers Of District II!
Or have the operators who are check
ing Off for your subscriptions told
YOU to pursue your present course IN
order to turn publicity away from
themselves.
Now we miners Of Crownhill and
Belmont are patrons Of the Argus and
the Star. and we know that Boswell
and Thompson. who are natives here,
have done more to organize West Fir-
ginia than possibly any other t"o men
in the state, and we know further that
there is no rotten political ring that
dares to dictate to them. And no
scab herdcr who brought in strike
breakers TO" the Cabin and Paint
Creek operators is a stock holder IN
either Of these papers. Can any frien%
of the Herald and its newly acquired
editor, say as much for them.
And Furthermore, what do you think
that we union men and socialist at
Crownhil and Belmont want with
your rotten, political-scab-owned,
company-check-of sheet, even if we
didn't have any other paper to read :?
Please answer the above ir the next
isue Of your ibeler..
4 CROWNHILL MINER.