The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05
Editorial Expression Anent the Threatened Miners Strike
The Miners Are About to Start
 On a Journey
(An Editorial from the Industrial Record)

lights us at this time THURSDAY AFTERNOON appears inevitable that Birmingham will be in the thro of another miners strike unlike that which haassed and injured this community n 1908
 "The UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA have recognition demands which recognized Operators the B mingham district In resolutions adopted Association of coal properties in this district the recognition officially denied and the determination to maintain the open shop reached
 In this pogressveness democracy there might have per been sympathy the coal had they approached their work less beigent and in that would have suggested senes psychology The saaried agaor have deliberately chosen the first since 908 when the clouds bacest for America and thereby have brought the appehenv condition that has faced this mun President White the Mine Workers left Birmingham at nghtfa mild punishment his intrigue his mac aions and his precipitation of most unbearable condition
 "The leopard cannot change his spots.
 1.-THE INDUSTRIAL RECORD deeply promotion of the best interests of the employees of this district This has ven promote the welfare the happiness and the fort of those who recognized the bone and sinew dusta community Since 1908 day has passed but that the employers all living conditions the that the might be happy cntend and the further end that their children might be comfortable well chooled prop e brought Their have advanced when knows the all but unearabe by the operators Their homes compare with those this district Their that uneard of this industrial community Their children quite advantage children cities With all the have cared times of travail they have been under shelter when have barred their breast raging
  peace will has prevailed Safety precautions have been extensive carefully followed
 What Agtato have here and begued and threatened others until organizations have been completed These agators have chosen when AMERICA peril
 
 affirmed that the who digs the coal much soldier Per ngs gons sunny They dren whose hearts perhaps of breaking they contem tearing their folks weaheng another financial They have brought the uproong children whose educational advantages will be from them These selfish leaders from Indianapolis Washington D. o. Oho Illinois, West Virginia and elsewhere have brought situation which threatens this nation And their choosing which cannot fail please that arch criminal of the h century the abhoed human being alive the wreck of homes-Kaiser Wilhelm
 If agao pay general their work would be pleasing certain them iron The agaors have invaded district of peace district where the days rolled by the and the getting together They taken off their silk shirts ored clothes for the moment and donned overs order impress the miner with their au motives One of these agators affirmed loud voice Southern railway passenger mngham that We will lead the Alabama miners hell of be, fore through That from the agtators truth lips honorable supplied the agtator drink of appease his aching abdomen
 this kind that have set motion this situation which, unless stopped will tear this distcct asd will bring soac to the Ger beasts and will bring dqueude peaceful and happy wife and mother
 'o the that have joined the union have They have simply been led They asleep The has not been taken from their and would that only trial va suffering and dness will awaken them from their unhaowed dream We extend to these who about sacrifice happiness only that sincerely that the will that they the fullest of light behold the that here in shep clothing and have led them into what result utterabe No happier solution could be found than hama have the light thrust them and into this the foreign agitators The public should tween the agtator and the miners Alabama