The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-19
MOTHER JONES
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ting along with two bags which are
smaller than the women folks gen.
orally carry.
Mother" Jones could not help but
comment on the changes which the
country IS undergoing She was in.
trrostcd I'm seeing women railroaders
at B2nwood and women elevator run
ners AZ the Morrison and other no.
tells I'm Chicago. She doubts the wis
dom Of women attempting the harder
kinds Of work but is Just as enthu.
siastic in praise Of the patriotism ~
the women generally rs she is hTrsh
in Critirising the suffragCttcs who
"insultsd" the President in the time
Of war, as Mother Jones" tells II.
"Nohor" Jones was tho principal
sneaker AZ the picnic a. Owincs Sun
d0y u"inr ;hC auer'oos OF the United
Mine Workers. Tho committee on
arrang 0moUts consisted Of John Cos.
tol1c. chairman. Stove Ennis and Tom
Wright. The letter was hurt last
Monday and had 10 20 TO the hospital
but was active in the preliminary ar
rangements Tho music for the occa.
sion was provided bv the Hclen's Run
orchestra which includes two yiolins,
clarinet. l0ss viol and cymbelim.
The DiCnir was held in tho front yard
of I'll. LUmbortS boarding house ard
I'm the grounds surrounding. J. l..
cutler president ~ the United Mine
Workers. WIS fr-t introduced by Mr.
Costello IIC smoke briefly introduc-
ing David Fowler. who. in turn. intro.
ducod Mother Jones. The picnic
was held with the idea Of raising the
nucleus OF a fund to build a hall for
Tho meetings are now held In the
the United Mine Workers there as
school house. Mrs. steve Ennis bak-
ed a cake which had $3.50 worth OF
material m II which was auctioned off
for this worthy cause
Mr.. Fowler. who a member Of
the legislature of Pennsylvania,
spoke as though there had been some
kickers in the unions Of mine work
ers in northern West Virginia He
pointed out how foolish II was for
miners to paya dollar into an organi-
cation and expect any wonderful &C
compliments in a moment. 1t wa
an easy matter to come !atO this field
and organize the miners. but not an
easy matter 10 educate the members
regarding a wage scale" was one OF
his emphatic remarks. lie got a laugh
when 10 declared that men paid one
dollar To Join an organization which
had worked for them for thirty years
and wanted a house and lot the first
week. Don't so around the company
stores and growl,' he told the men.
Don't stop in the road and grumble,
II sou have something to say follow
he intelligent plan and thresh it out
in your council room He comment
I'd at two or three points on the study
necessary for the men to understand
what unionism means. He empha.
sized that increased wages received in
these fields were due to organized la.
Dor. and were not gifts from cor
porations."
Mr.. FOwler's remarks were not
without n patriotic appeal. I'VE arc
no win a great war" he said. flight.
ing for great principle. The coal
/ industry Is q great factor in winning
this war" He pointed out that the
miners we're organized for a time
when the war is over You must edu.
cate yourselves" he urged, 80 as %
win the respect Of every citizen for
he United Mine Workers" At anoth.
y place he said: You will never win
anything by calling your boss a bad
name You will get recognition il you
20 at it in a sane way" Mr. Fowler
said he knew there were some men
.mong the miners who did not be-
l.cve in organized labor He COM
pared some men in the mines TO Judas
iscariot with the balance in favor OF