The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24
VIVA. COAL ASSO.
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appeals we're made to them to get out
more coal. The Uniontown Herald
tells OF IL:
THE rally was the first Of series
Of "speed.up" meetings TO be held
throughout the coke region during the
aext few weeks under the auspices OF
The Fayette Fuel administration. Its
success was pronounced Every man
present will enter the mine or the
coke yard this morning with the
knowledge that his best is bringing
nearer the day OF victory Just as much
as the fighting OF the American force
IN France. Operators expect a new en-.
thusiasm based from that knowledge
received 70 be the first effect Of that
meeting.
Every seat IN the Municipal build.
ing assembly hall was Occupied by
hand hardened workman. More than
o hundred chairs were placed along
the aisles and still more hundreds
stood in the rear OF the building and
along the walls The addresses we're
made straight from the shoulder
They we're given IN the workman's
parlance with unmistallable meaning.
They were understood and appreciate.
ed"
Mine Workers Notes.
ThOrO will be a miners meeting at
Masontown, IN Preston county, next
Sunday. and those getting up the az
fair promise that as many as seven
hundred men will gather there to be
organized.
Miners may decide to give q Fourth
OF July celebration at Traction park
the matter is under consideration.
Frank Keeney president OF the
Seventeenth district Of the United
Nine Workers, which includes a part
Of West Virginia, is at Charleston but
is expected to return here the first Of
this week. He has 'phoned that he is
sending his auto here.
b. 4. Scott, an organizer for the Uni.
ted Mine Workers, states that there
were as new members for the uniN1t
obtained in one night last week when
he organized 500 at Grant Town and
Mother" Jones and James Diana or
ganized 245 at Baxter.
The United Mine Workers now have
an office on the Fourth floor Of the
DeTeny building-'phone 1899.
Wisonburg ReorganiZsd.
Miners have reOrganized at Wilson.
burg Hepzibah, Erie, Dawson and pos
sbly other places where tho first or
ganiZation perfected was not accord
in to Hoyle. The dollar collected from
each miner for membership in the
United Mine Workers was returned to
him and paid in again for a new organ.
iZation which has gotten or is deliver
ing charters. There was no real need
Of the dollars being returned but when
there was a conflict regarding author.
ity, S. +. Quinn, a representative Of the
American Federation OF Labor, had the
money returned to the men in an atti-
,ude Of mind described as a huff"
II appears that an American Fedora
ton organizer such as Mr.. Quinn can
only organize the miners with the per.
! mission Of the president Of the district.
This little item was overlooked. When
Mr.. Quinn attempted TO secure char
tcrs he found he was Gin bad" Frank
Ke2ny, the president OF the seven.
tcenth district. or w. NJ. Rogers, presi.
dent of the West Virginia Federation
OF Labor should have given Mr.. Quinn
authority for such a course.
Mr. Rogers sounded a warning
against unauthorized "Organizers" in
;he district at a meeting Of the Mo-
nongahe!a Valley Trades Council held
Sunday afternoon and said some Of
them we're taking up collections, so It
was reported, which was not right.
The regular initiation fee into the
United Mine Workers In organized dis.
trictg is $40 but here the charge is
$1O0 until the field is organized. The
local pays for the charter which is SIS
covering charter and supplies. The
dues are IS cents a month and One.half
Of one per cent. Of the gross earnings.
Ordered Mother Jones OF.
Some officious young fellow, about
eighteen, ordered Mother" Jones Off
the porch Of one Of the miners houses
at Murray the other night when she
went there to speak to the coal work
ers. The young chap got his good and
proper when Mother" Jones spoke la.
ter In the evening at the school house.
The young man who treated the aged
organizer discourteously acted purely
on his own hook and did not represent
I the company-this is emphasized by
statements from those high up in Con-
/ colidation affairs.
This was the third effort to organize
the miners at Murray and was success.
ful. On two previous occasions the
J miners said they did not want to or.
/ ganiZe although the superintendent
told them to go ahead"
Pinniekinnlek's Fourth.
Tho Fourth OF July celebration at
Clarksburg this year will be under the
! direction Of Pinnickinnick Local No.
1879 Of the United Mine Workers OF
America and a street parade and pic
mic are features of a big celebration
which will center at Norwood park,
near that city.
The celebration Is expected to be
the largest ever held on Independence
day in Clarksburg, according to the
/ announcements OF c. B. Hyre, presi.
dent Of the organization, who has sew,
eral committees at work on the plans.