Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-12

feeling that exist among ourselves. l
find in many cases these differences
Icould be avoided if. good Judgment
| was used by both sides as in Numerous
Iplaces it was only necessary te<.e
the opposing parties together III
der to effect satisfactory settlement.
! The other features of local trou
tbles, that of disagreement among
the local members is the most uncail
led for trouble of any that exists with
lin our Union. l find at different plac-
/ les there is a constant division in the
membership, caused by various reas
ons and it seems to be a very HARD
matter to solidify the different fac
tions into anything like friendship fol-
each other l would advise the loca
unions to be very careful in cases o.
this kind as find the ones who have
the most of this kind of trouble ge
the least benefit out of our CONTRACT
as there time is taken up dividing
their forces instead of uniting them
and the management of the mines
always enjoys the fact that you are
| fighting among yourselves, for they
realize as long as they can keep you
n thus employed you will have very lit
tie time left to take up matters per
h tanning to your own welfare.
X Strikes.
There has been quite number OF
local strikes during the past two
Il years and in many cases were justi-
A fed, but in some cases were in viola
4 ton of contract, and it is surprising
4 the different forces that Immediately
begin to bring pressure to bear on the
Sub-District officers for a settlement
in a case of this kind and while we
Il have cause to congratulate the very
n large majority of our locals on the
n fair and just manned in which they
II abide by the contract, we would ad-
H wise the members everywhere that as
4 long as we work under a contract sys
n tenn to be very careful not to violate
any of our contracts that have been
n agreed to, as it is always easier to
\ settle any trouble when we have
H right on our side.
Il Run Of Mine Legislation.
H You will remember that the 80th
General Assembly of Ohio passed q
4 joint resolution at the solicitation Of
|, the Coal Operators which provided
that instead of passing the Mine Run
| law at that session of the Legislature
that there be commission appointed
to make an investigation as to wheth
er the Miners were entitled to the
passage of the law or not, and there
/ report to be filed with the Governor
in time to be acted upon by the spe
cial session of the General Assembly
in january 1914. On this commission
Governor Cox appointed Mr. J. M
Roam, representing the Operators and
Mr.. Morris Albaugh represented the
Miners; Mr.. M. B. Hammond, Prof OF
\ Ohio State University, Judge Phil NJ
Grow from Ohio and Mr. j. C. Davies
Il Chief Inspector of Mines After their
appointment they called representa-
tives of the Miners and Operators to-
gether for suggestions, and the Exc
cutive Board of our District organiza
ton selected Mr. G. W. Savage, Lee
Hall, Percy Tetlow and Myself to &C
company the commission. The Opera
tors selected as there representatives,
Mr.. e. A. Cole, James Pritchard, w
H. Haskins and D. a. Jorden.
The commission accompanied by
II the miners operators representatives
visited mines in all the Scale Dis