The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-31

dustrIal conflict is bciIfKaSsd Eed between
mine operators and lCadcr' or IN" INT
whether all the bttuminous coal miners
in West Virginia shall be organized as
union men. "
Tho miners leaders also demand that
nawha Hold be adopted in the MinGo
county luminous field here.
Keeney's Statement
Charles +. kcomCy. president OF as
tr!cI number II "f the United Nine
Workers. who is in command OF the uh-
lo,, forces. cNp!aius III" situation here
Ivy saying. ,o
"Thrrr mr., approximately 5000 or,
gained miners iu West Virginia anu
- 900 who have not yet been organ
izcd Thrs" unurganIzcd mon ar" most
IL in th. counties Of MinE". MCDoWcIl:
Logan. Eal~IEh. Mercer and wayne MI a.
IN TIA" southern part OF the S'2tc. ne
cImnuIEu to organize thca" miners ~
well under way and We expect 10 ""'c
I, completed brfor" tn" snow Ii"S,
The men and tn" operators Coulu GET
roget her and settle lhis thing II II "Gl"
not for the min" guards. EhHy are az"
Driving m" men Of their toNSI'utl"lIn'
rights and that brings about iroTUs'.
why. ! understand tn" shcrIN q! ike
county has 'd"ra,l%ed some "VO men anu anu
the coal companies are raE!h~ 'h"''''
Will" detectives are on me "o' "''
tween Miuro and Mcdowell rounli'a
! with rlIrs and machine guns
"What would happen II AN ati"hP1
Were, made TO upcrat" the mines mere
! with nun-unlou men | wUnIdn ike v"
yuy But in their present temper. nose
mon are not 10 be fooled with. RSht
now This situation is u powder mill. l t'.
| men have 40 complaint whrh tnr ~"
| Is enforced by lhc proper ""ino , w.
| Hul they Will oppose 10 III" last. th'
,.n If irlyair ARMIES enlisted by the
| coal Compa MES
The Operators Side ~
! Harry OImSt"ad. Of me Iotl oPcr",
; tors Association Of Williamson. gave
! The other side Of the controversy.
! "Tb,. I'ull,d Mime Workers want 70
orran,zr this fc.d." sud Mr.. Olmatead
ana then NOV" on +" the Iai 6Gr An, hnu
more important FIELDS OF NTl'o"r'I, w.
! have not hrcu organized IN kd!clHH'
! Thr,r are Tia" last important morgan
| ix-u h.iuminuuS coal fields III me couM
Try and with thcS" organized. the union
! will control thu mtnmhouS pE"uutt'""
Of the United states.
| They viii thcu he m position 10 'n-
! force the demands formulated at ihr
! Cleveland convention EiSl year. ~
which they could not enforce IN tc
general rotl strike last year. because
I oar mines IN THIS part Of IL" state wcr"
urr-tIIuE and our mon stuck /" thr'r
! ros,- Ne have saved tn" country rom
| suffering thru because THIS n"!d WAS not
"Tbr KunawNu scale which the union
da,n,,Is l. /, :, than the scale We are
nov ua:iug and don't know that the
| question of treatment or working con-
/ dItiOus has entered INTO the cV"tro-
! Vcrsy IT Is just a question or Inc
J Uultrd Nine Worno!S uuioniZ!ng the
J mines, with All that such " course car
-.rs We object 10 that. because Tor 4
matter Of twenty years we nave enjoyed
peace. and uui"t here III th.S heid ana
! may LAY that because of th!s We nave
mad, liz, success of this nC.d possible.
, "Ali differences have been settled by
= Operators and miners. and settled salts
tu,lvri!N | know uI Sui.!C men VINO nave
come N here. from union fields but the!
lett last as soon - the union organizers
,,.,iuc "a la; sir.aE. don believe
there IS any basic Un:pn sentiment IN
the field. because tho m.n have always
mad" good money.
! The mines arr aIUU!g the best IN the
! state. We have no Ha% and consequently
no explosions and the lying condii!os
! IN the valley are good.
! The Baldwin, r!ts detectives, about
d whom one hears 50 mUCn are not EN-
p.vyrI 10 guard property and n no
sense are they mine guards. In iact
there - not mine guard IN MIngo
, county, These men are employed by
. The companies es any corporation whlcA
does apt have IS OWE Intelligence dc
i4rtmcNi employs such men.
The N:nEu district produced last yea!
. anuut G.uVU, 900 tons Ct coal worth about
! $1,000. u0U with the lpsS Of only six
| lives. .,cCord.uF To J. ". s.. clair, state
| mine :HSp,,tu" for t.tt district.