The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-07-17

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IL! and after long deliberations behind closed DOORS an,
~ Through the capita!istc papers OF the state lH tntA MAO
SHHAD ~ SOCIALISM IN THIS STATE Stick pin there,
~ and remember the million dollars to be used to
"HT SOCIALISM WITH No mention was made OF the Wine
Union in fact the coal operators have always CLAIMED
~ a, organization of the miners If it could be con-.
~ } ji< officers I;} in Socialist party they new
a0 that don't take kindly to control by leaders and cleo
.r In, members the conservative. "contOled labor
:..i S Of the Nine Workers in the Eanawha field have
.c declared through interviews the coal b,rons press.
toUgh the "oicial organ Montgomery, that The Labor
>ar The Labor Argus Thompson Boswell Mooney Deal Trec
I raised to FIGHT SOCIALISM WITH. When cry resembling
sp thief raised have learned to look closely at the party
first raising the cry. and in this instance those doing the loueS
ling about that million dollar slush fund will certainly bear
pI watching. During the congressional Investigation OF the
@ coal strike last leading attorney tor the cod oe
rogs declared to the Investigators that it was Socialism, not
trta his clients fighting in the kalaWha district
Immediately after this declaration his clients came to an annc'e
with the officials of the Miners Organization. and al
no the proposition fought by the rank and Tile Of the
w in the great majority Socialists was put over
~ he NIon DoIor Fund with which they proposed
H. light against Socialism, Immediately following the Million
lie >iaiSt le>uitcI officials Of the Mine Workers union
hv4a light everything S0cialSc which 1t has Kept up
occ The paper has had the open aud and support OF the
uf the district. which is proof that they love rather
II turned their offices subscription hu
II im ,Ie, >yaIS The little middle class BUSINESS men
~ > usual. followed the example of the coal boronS
~ " frjnG eyes upon the Miners - iieI"d ETf en-
~ w this labor paper and it has been tenderly nurSe
M the prostitutes and pmpS of the coal interests And
Should init they it? The Herald has fought everything
fighting and boosted everything they
giving sicNening elogy of atfed the Military Die
issue Now this is the paper, the mouthpiece
-sucjlS union officials which hurting the charge
ji1e# and labor papers The Argus and The Star that
brIe by the Million Dollar Fund which raised
: Socialism, The Argus and Star fighting Socialism, It is
.-H And those ane-ucen labor leaders actually think
that in this 1914. easily they did
tales decades ago. Because they have not moved with
Of working class thought they naturally believe no one
~. they look upon the rank and file Of the miners
ignorant they before the last years Of
;~ ugituto2 spread among them: The intimacy exist
leaders and the coal opeatorSthe
Million Dollar Fund-S we'll illustrated by story
the issue Of the Argus which letters that
bet the officials and the coal operators reproduced
that agreement slated for the klnaWla
this carrying reduction for the miners
activity the sOcialstc rank and file the thing would
through, these things done in
o.iey the coal operators willing spend million
Of Socialism. when it kill such deals this The
lauu> hHd dirty political tools c0nlScae and suppress
and The Argus the first step toward stopping the
: # Socialism,: then they assisted in the launching OF the
y Herald a second step in the direction and now
prp who the catS-paW for the gang
:. claims edit the Herald, hoWlS loudly each issue that The Star
" HE Argus receiving share of the million dollar fund
" pay masters, the coal operators. raised to fight Socialism
like he is afraid that somebody else WILL. get
.t.. 81 'i;t ilinn dollar pie