The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-17
LABOR FITTINGLY OBSERVES
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DAY

, We argued and pleaded with the senators
- 20 no avail While this vas DeIdin..
me 1907 and mouth disease broke on,
e. - - nsress was asked to appropriate
/ s-;S'v'v'v TO eradicate the disease. That
OH went through In fifteen minutes b.,
me OH 10 save the lives OF human he.
J us never did 20 through. / conduct ed
personal investigation OF the eNpendi.
| .sIes OF those In charge Of dispensing
| the $500 900 to prevent the sDre,d -
I the foot and mouth disesSe a. -
. Ohly been able TO account for a dispurs..
, Ihent OF 100000 and the rcma!ninr g. :
I rel. '"e Po'A OAR
Must Broaden out.
/ The only thing the matter with us
! Quay II that we must broaden out. Ger
' 49, nome. When the Commission OF
i"uuStfid Relations was making its In
NeS'isation Ia Denver. New York and
1 ashington there was a drawing t.
sS'h'r OF men from all over the country
o. t'pr'S'hting every walk OF life This il
What We need to-day: a real live labor
I lobby which will reach an over an,
. 'ni'eu states and bring bearing from the
vutSlde on Washington. \ lot of psorl.
| MINK that when we cast our ballot n
( aos"iNes US from any other political
uuty' Congress can do a. II pleases and
I We foot the bill.
There are three things the American
"a I'M
ana they are three things they shouId
KNOW much about The first is Capitai-
ISM. ana there Is not one man ir tno
/ N"" mas any practical idea OF what tbnt
| is Now fellow from Ohio knows A..
"a 20, one state. while fellow from West
! w., Irelhia he has two states-the state OF
I west virginia and the state OF uissr,,
Another thing: what is poltticsg /, -
tiHe we know. From what We SEQ aud
near every day there is something WRONG
ana mas 10 BE- righted. America needs
a social conscience but AT present we
nave not even national pride.
Forget the Worker.
Modern society does not think or
'hose who toll to produce the wealth or
~ country. Take the miner for in
stahoe' society is entirely dependent
up1h coal There are 100000 miles OF
I railroads.. factories and other concerns
depending upon this fuel ana as w. Oh
serve them in operation as we pass b,,
We realize there is some studendous
l"rce moving them that didn't do IL i0o
years ago. However. society never stors.
10 think Of the miners who risk ths,r
"Nts daily hundreds OF feet below the
surface The only thought is that coal
{ ~ necessary TO progress and IL does,.,
matter AZ few hundred miners arc RIM
81 there Is always more TO take the ion
SO mere - no need for adequate machin.
cry" MN
sweat shops were also severely critt-
Slsed by the speaker. as were other
PAGES where union labor was not .r,-
proved He said The year OF 1916 is
"nulnE another epoch in the history ar
the United States distinct from Other
years. We are approaching a new epocb
growing from the European war dev.I-
| "ping a great crisis which Is anotb.r
WORD Tor opportunity and The capIt,I-
SO are not SLOW to take advantage OF
this crisis. but society is wanting"
The main object Of the meeting here
ms evening Is for Us TO organize 10 see
tn"t the recommendation OF the Natior-
y al commission Of Industrial Relations
. IRE carried out There IL "a rroy.p..,f
now TO choke off the work bur BE- h. .,,,
/ 20 the working people To see that This ~
not accomplished"
Want Public Roads.
Another thing We should have ,ss-..l
H1 law Is the making OF all ros.s IN
Z private mining camps public highway
" present "a union man is not allowed
." enter into these camps as they rr.
ntlNate property Of the coal coDlp,.,
ne moment you step OFF the train al
'ne depot you are trespaesing uDon tho
~ vPerty or the coal companies and arr.
, I."hIe 10 arrest. These commands rula
'ueir men. who are nothing more tb.r
saves. having no liberty or freedom not
? even a public school. church or bau 81
any KIND as these are provided bv the
3 companies on their own ground ana 49,.
guarded by armed officers
Everyone May Join.
II vas Wad' clear az the meeting that
.' i"'iig ia general is invited 10 take
- ~ 'he movement now In progress
'hL mat DO i- not confined TO unionists
me committee appointed last night
viii meet ln the near future vb..,, -. 49,
Tor a later meeting will 10 arr,,,-...l