The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-08
RESOLUTION ADOPTED At Ma.
hoT- MASS MEETING rEID
YESTERDAY


Bellaire miners. members OF the
United Nine Workers OF America
held A otg mass meeting yesterday
afternoon az the Sixteenth street base
ball park. IN that city The meeting
vas ORDERLY and In their own way the
affair OF the miner relative 10 the
strike was discussed
When the meeting opened Chair
man Wilson asked all present who
we're members OF the United Nine
WORKERS 10 hold up their right honds
Sno instantly 1900 hands shot to-
wards the clouds. indicating they had
no connection with any other or
gsniEatiOn-
During the meeting motion was
made by John Clique. an Italian. pro
testing against the.press In connecting
the United Mine Workers Of America
or any members OF the organization
with the 4 " W and his words
brought forth ringing cheers from a
thousand throats. The motion vas
that We condemn and protest against
certain new spapers connecting the
United Mine Workers aud especially
the foreigners With any brarch OF the
l. w. W. or any other organization
not allied with the American Fedora
uon OF Lator. that We ask the news.
papers 20 make a correction OF this
gFieVous mistake. IN the name OF JUS
lice ana truth" The re WAS no mine
Ing OF words in this declaration and
The speaker said THAI the United Nine
Workers OF Sub-Dis;rict are loyal
70 their organization and condemn the
!. w. W for its attempts TO lead the
striking members into ascension and
DISCRIMINATION. wv. want that cor
rected." said the speaker We are
members OF the United Mine Workers
seeking TO better our conditions. and
We expect 10 WIN BY peaceful meth
DDS"
To Close Mines.
The meeting was called for the pur.
Eose OF hearing the report OF the
committee appointed at previous
meeting TO close all the mines in this
vicinity and 10 force all engineers
and hremen and other men employed
IN and around the mines TO cease re-
pair work. The committee reported
that all engineers and fremen had
been called out and the mines are now
almost entirely abandoned. II was
reported at the meeting that the Putt
ney mine had succeeded in keeping
the fans ana pumps wording during
Monday night, having secured power
from the Wheeling Electric company
and a committee was appointed TO
walt on OFFICIALS OF the Engineers AS
sociation and have them refuse TO
work N the company continues selling
powder TO the coal company.
All men employed as engineers in
the district IL is thought. will be or
VIII be abandoned. Circulars will be
sent 10 every union in the district re-
questing that they adopt the resolution
of the Bellaire unions.
The calling out or the engineers
and repairmen will undoubtedly en-
tail heavy loss to some. IL not all of
the mines in eastern Ohio. IL no re-
nNlr work Is nnFmafF cd in, faNsr -
the mines will be clogged with falling
stones. and water and will require
several months work to get the mines
IN condition after the strike Is settled
During the meeting yesterday after
noon, the compromise scale adopted
at the Columbus conference last week
was discussed. but this action was
left for the locals TO decide. How
ever. some OF the miners are willing
To accept the compromise at a. cents
while others demanded that the orig
inal price of 69.6i cents be insisted
upon as the scale for the eastern Ohio
miners. A conference OF the eastern
Ohio operators and miners will be
held in Columbus Thursday and the
outcome will be awaited with intense
interest in eastern Ohio. Operators
say they will insist on Al cents or
the old scale with two cents addition.
al for slack.
Yesterday officials OF the Cambria
Coal company and the Rail and River
John Anderson for protection and he
with force of nine deputies came
TO Bellaire to guard the two proper.
ties. During the meeting at the ball
park the sheriff and the Bellaire DO
lice were in attendance. but there was
no confusion and the miners after
discussing their affairs returned TO
their homes