The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-03
Chill War, II.
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dustrial war which occurred In West
Virginia, some months ago.
While to the present hour through
cut the strike area there has not
been hint OF disorder. It Is pointed
cut by the operators that strife be-
tween the employer and employee al
ways develop gradually and they sus-
scst that prompt action by the gov
crnmcnt officials may prelude u
struggle like the strike in Colorado
which required the presence Of fed
cral troops.
In the statement Issued by the Ka-
nawha Coal Operators association IL
is claimed that had proper attention
been paid to, and suitable discipline
applied a year, ago or eighteen
montls.ipast to the Faint and Cabin
creek NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. would have
been saved hundreds of thousands Of
dollars in wages. the state, saved
about, a half mIilion dollars in px-
rensc. and .prlyationn and bloodshed
avoided. !, sot ~. 4.
fitThn, conditions now existing ia
the kanawlial Valley. which are like
|ly TO dccylop in what THIS valley cx-
perieneed'. last; year. and what tile
state y.of q. Colorado Is, now passing
through, do not seem to be fully ap-
preciatcdi by. the; ,businGss men, state
officials and other citizens Of this
part of the state says tho operators
statement. grua,E,.a5er e,
s..orE Announce Of Prevention. :,
nniIf oyur Federal officials, inclldr.
ing the senate and congress, and our
state officials, and the, business men
generally. would be as active in pre-
venting strikes between labor and
capital as they are to stop, after
the Industrial war dceylops. they
could accomplish much more good,
with much less effort, time and ex-
pensc than has been the experience
heretofore. AZ
,"Thc Colorado trouble started orig
inally' just us the trouble In the Ka-
nawha Valley is now progressing.
Then, after the civil war, both sides
undertake 10 show that they were
iight;' and probably both sides have.
misstatcd the facts which might not
hsye been the case had an Invcstiga-
tion been made. earlier in the contro-
ycrsy. -. ". y. ~ - ~. -,
/ Now, the labor officials say that
the troublc In, Colorado was the rcA
suit or3John ID; Rockefeller refusing
10 do business with"hfs employees coll
lcctivcly, while I'M. Rockefeller states
that theGtroublc ris 1.-THE result of La
Dor officials from other states UNDER
taking to. force a closed shop on, liiN
business enterprises. Nc. do not
know which, of the two statements Is
correct. but we do know that the
present labor troubles In the Kama
villa Valley. which may develop into
a Colorado experience, are the dircc,
results of labor officials from other
states attempting TO force n closed
shop on the coal industry Of this val.
Icy, and they are due TO no other
Cause wheteycr.''
No Dispute Over Wages.
/. The operators declare that there
can be no dispute over the qucstict,
Of wages for the reasons that this
question was agreed upon by III
miners and operators before thcl
strike was called; that the rules ant
Regulations have been In force fol
some eight or ten years past am
that no charge of improper treat
mcnt against tho. cTploycs by TIL
operators has been made. 4 s., I.
The only question at issue. ti,cy-
insist, is.whethcr or mot the opera
tors will collect the dues from al
employs. whether they wish 1t or
not, and tender the collections Il
union. X ~ n
"The coal operators llavs refused
TO do this one thing which they
think Is illegal. unreasonable an6
unfair to the laboring man. de.
lciares the association and says 1t Is
a very fair illustration Of what the
situation In Colorado may have been.
The federal government and our
state government, The operators
contend. had better spend q little
more time and few dollars now to
investigate and apply a remedy tisan
to spend million dollars with a
senate committee. state militia aud
the standing army OF the United