The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-02


the ordnance department. COL Watson
, is now serving his country in France.
. it Is said. but even his friends r"y!y
admit that he is not IN the trenches,
that he Is silfc--vrry safe some place
far lack OF the firing line. lie will not
irud between
Where the ropp!"s blow
Between the crosses row on row
that marks the place whero lies Lieu
tenant George y. Jackson. Roy a. FAR
IRISH and ;hn noble sons Of the wind
swept north" and III" "sunkiSt south.
vino won their spurs, flushed their
swords. shared tho lot Of :hc common
soidi,.r and died hcruc,tlly III tlahdcrs
fields.
rul Watson has been Il factor IN tAG
development o. West Virginia IN merS-
irg aud lrustifyuK coal property ana
street railways. This record Is hiHrF'u
by the out!nwry Of the "wrocEIhE crew
If the Consolidation Coal Company IN
crushing the workers into scrid"m. Inc
history of the coal company guards
kaiscrdom in West Virginia. IS TOO re-
cent. its publicity too wide spread 10
need comment Their mastery or the
F'airmont- Clarksburg GAL field was a
rr!En OF terror The mncrs-theIr
wives and children. were kept In virtual
slavery: denied tho right To ORGANIZE
To remove their families from CONSOLE
/ daticn lninr 10 an independent opera
ton: Ia change jobs and 10 walk upon
tn" highways with union button IN
tn. lapel Of their coats was 20 invite
"b'uiing up
There exists in WASHINGTON 4 close
alliance between the administration, Tile
A. IT, of l.. and officials Of the United
Mine Workers. Mr.. Gompers me- "i' mas
Ia my kr"wI"dEc. supported tn RcpGh-
lean ticket. lie was against l:""i-
drut Mckinley. Col. Roosevelt and Judge
Taft. Naturally he opposed Justice
hughes. Therefore political expectancy
and the rising tide Of public opinion.
tide that Was sweeping cruel obstacles
To human ir,Grrss into hated oblivion
prompted Col Watson TO change his
attitude toward labor. This chHnG' Wis
made without reference TO the fortune
Of thu coal operators who had followed
the leadership of the Constellation Coal
Company hindly for many years. IL
wa: the original intention not TO r"coE-
ME the miners union but to adort the
'Eock,frllrr plan This was rejected
hy the minors and then Il close alliance
was created between the officials Of the
United Mn" Workers and the ConshlldA-
ton Coal company. by which the oft
rials Of III" union are to deliver 10 Col.
Watson III" newly made union vote
Tho coal company Is expected to use lis
| Influence to give Mr.. Frank J. hayes
tho solid vote of the local unions for
prrsiden, Of the United Mine Workers.
This election is to be- held in December.
and Mr. Hayes has serious opposition III
tho person Of Mr. John II. Walker. an
| ahln labor leader and for many wears
president of the Illinois Federation OF
Labor.
IN agreement with this alliance Hayes
and W. NJ Rogers. president "f the West
Virginia Federation Of Labor. have dis
regarded the obligations Of the union
its constitution and traditions hr at
tempting through organization lnn"hinc-
~ and by p!ucinG The organizers and
local union officers under durcsS. to de-
livcr',thc votes Of the local unions /" III"
Democratic candidates. This without
regard to the personal inclination of the
members. their political affiliations or
feelings. and IN the fac" nt the fact that
their obligations Ia trades un'"iiSm no
no. bind them either in religious or
political sense. Hayes and Rogers in
/ troaucCd themselves 10 the Union move
rn"nt as ardent Socialists. They now
leave that party. desert EuE"n" Y. p"hs
and allow him to tread the w!ue'prrss
ulhnc.
BY subtlcty they arn trying to induce
, Republicans who comprise a. Least nan
tho union membership. 10 desert .hc'E
party as Hayes and Rogers have done
and vote for candidates who are not 81
their choice and VIII" do not represent
! their political principles.
|, must be said for Mr.. Hayes that
~, was honest enough 10 come cut In :hc
omen and endorse Col. Watson It. 4
! STRAIGHTFORWARD mrnncr. Rogers did not
havo the courage to do SO, and rs
consequence has cutanglCd himself IN
all sorts If Contradictions. losing INC
confidence and respect TT both Sid'*.
'rhc attempt Of Mr.. Hayes .tmd H!~ nS-
suciu,rs 10 deliver the votes If II" union
:" a partisan camdid2t;" Is bound J."
bring disaster, clthcr - MIN an" MS
COLLEAGUES or IN" ORGANIZATIONS thu! rep
| resent No trades union hH" "V": t"hc
mt, partisan politics and survived UNI
,urnisl.rd TniS nal error u"e'r"! "a
tho knights Of Labor which III IL con-
! cnut!rn WAS the Eran,lest OF all Did labor
orEahIzations
Mr.. Hayes makes the amazing state
mont IN Justify!mE his support II I"I'
Watson. that hr Hu"i stand by me
friends Of labor. and "rT"sr us enemies
: II vas Oh n,,t:"n OF Mr.. j. L. iiani"rd'
General Superintendent ul Ia" Eik'nS
| COIL 4 Cox" tonpamy. that tn" miners
, union Was recognized By the Pittsburgh
Ven rp-r;I'"r& Of III" fA!rm0nt ""ai
fields on August 81, l"lN. after ~" Con-
, Sgl,!ut!on Coal Company hid failed Il"
put over OF the miners the RochrIciItr
. agreement.
The t.k.rs' interests have always c"u-
tractcd viih th" ratlr"Id hr"thcrh""dS
n,ach!n!sls. carrn,n>' unions and Other
established organizations. The lA''
, S..aa;or Stephen T.. E,lkins never had u
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