The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-01
WHY THE COAL STRIKE WILL LOSE.

THE miner, bi,m. n On the operators the operators blame 1t on the miners
= while the innocent, public roan' between the hammer and the anvil vat,
ing for the suffering
Take Oklahoma a. sn example OF the eosl mining states There are 9Up
hal minera Tire. thousand OF them are alien, who have never even eN
pressed , desire to become resident, Of the United States There are pos
sbly 100 operation, Tha innocent byrander, number more than two mdI'n'
pecpla
1t /, rreposterou, to tnL that les, than ne percent Of the people Of
ne United States tan stop industry, create misery and scatter suffering t
enforce . els, demand
\ Tn. ,normi,y OF tho proposed crime ,g,ir,t humanity II, % great that
he state h, risen :, mt maj to applaud Governor Robertson II hi, 'tubbor
declaration that the mine, mus, be operated"
A national miner organizer who attended tn. McA,ster conference, "ii
me governor had killed himself with union labor by hi, uncompromirg stand
against the strike
3 We blev IN. governor, effort to avert the strike and hi, promise, OF
sxertns every ounce of power to keep the mines operating has 'trengthene'
him with the great ma,s Of the citizen, OF Oklahoma more than anything
Su h. hs, done during hi, administration.
There re many black spots in the history Of coal mining nj hi, country
phe operators IRE not angel, Mos, OF tn. Advancement that has been made
h wage, and In working conditions for IN, miners IS the result Of organize
tmL The United Mine Worker, OF America ,re organized thoroughly,
Although many miners would prefer to have the wage agreement settle
without Z strike, it !, too much TO expect them to abandon the union which
has decided that 4 strike is essential to st what it wants, The uniorrunat
thing in the situation il. that the miners local., when they elected delegate
10 the last biennial convention. CAV. tho,. delegate, pl.nipo,entay power,
Without re%'vaton, the locals pledged themselves to support the action OF
che dtlesat.s The convention did something unprecedented In the history
Of mining IN Am.rca. l, authorized a seal, committee to negotiate with the
operator, in the .a,.,o Of the central eomptfv. group for , new agreement,
demanding 20 per cent increase in pay, 4 five day week and six-hour day
Failing to secure every point IN the demands the committee of International
representative, wa, empowered to call , national ,tHk. on November l.
The practice in tho coal trad. for , generation ha, been to pattern IN.
wage agreements in the outlying districts OF which District No p, Oklahoma,
Kanss. and TeSn, /, one, after the contract fixed in the central competitive
states That /, n. basic agreement, The operator, Of Oklahoma ,e help
t. Tn, hand, Of the miners in Oklahom, are tied and tn. lip, sealed
Although the Oklahoma operator. today ar. anxious 10 negotiate. an
agreement and many Of the miner, willing TO continue work, we must wait
on the east
In other word,, the tall cannot w,s the dog
The coal strike will los. because the public I, awake 70 the ht ira,
The miners ar taking advantage of their opportunity Of depriying the naioi
Of fuel in winter They IRE forcing concession, with a club of suffering
Thursday the Oklahoma brick layers association at Mukogee passed
resolutions demanding $40 , day for eight hour, work
The miner, demand, eame out Of a convention. Tn. success, Of one
small group encourages another and another
The Righteousness, Of the cause Of either III. miner, or III. operator,
cannot be established BY cold and sokne,, and idenes,. The public is, .G
and tired OF the arrogan, use of the strike weapon and is ready Tor tn. show
down The representative OF the public from now on i, the government. The
government speak. with troops II, voice viii be heard That's why the
coal strike will lose.