The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-22

mediately sol themselves against tho
BaldwinFelt detectives and took inc
side Of the miners union. Tho union
became their friend end the detectives
their enemies. Seemingly In order to IN
crease their enmity the Ba.dwin-Frits
operatives began Il Srr.cS OF eHicions
Of the miners from their homes. They
went about the Jon agETeSslrely and III
vosses armed to the teeth. They never
failed to 90 the things which would
arouse the ange: uf the miners and
they ware prepared FOR the trouble
| nh ,ch they knew they would cause and
! whirh 'hey did not try TO avoid. They
! found his trouble In Matewan on the
9th Of May. 1920. the result Of which
- well known. These detectives never
failed 20 rub the miners and citizens
the wrong WAY. ard never once at
tempted 10 hcfr!end them. nor did they
( ever do anything which would tend to
lessen tho friction betseen them and
, bring about moro anicab!e conditions
Tho Union Nslped Them.
, On the other hand. III. miners union
! hd everything in is poWer 10 be OF
assistance 10 the miners and helped
4 hem in their trials WIKI tho detectives
When the miners were thrown out o:
their homes after the Mingo strike be-
Gan. the unions t1me 20 their rescue
; and ar!aHGed FOR tents FOR them TO llv"
in. 1t also prov dcd money for their up
keep. and this tho union is still doing
today. Ia IL any wonder that he miners
! in 'his field. only w" per cent Of whom
are foreign born. should respond to the
| uni,n.
! The miners union N!aims II Is Today
/ 49,. ~ IN > tu,a al L q
. thousand union men IN Mlngo county
miners who have he'n thrown ou, o.:
! work hr"aus" of the stake. one day
! each week 8 "s,rip' day" and the
Z VIM. 'vvHi all uv"r IA. neil con-" -"
o one of The five dcri crG'ci Places IL thc
, county To receive Their relief. The
amount Of rctiCf they receive depend :
upon The SIZE &C thc miners family.
: :he a. craze, however rangers from: t0n
. Z" !v,.'," dollars per wc"h. This re.i"'
! ~ issued in paper called script 10 me
/ miners vii" III ;urn pass II 20 the stores
the sam" as cash. Man "f III" mines
! are Gcper dcnt on This "r"ript" for th":,
very aus;.ncncc and 10 Keep tae.- ia
miles from starvation. The miners WI.
! be SOW Ia drop the union to take sides
with Tho corporations whirn hire The
! Eaidwin-Fclts detectives and sanction
! their actions.
To Keep the Union Ont
: The main use {" which these dete"-
, tiNrs are put is 10 keep the miners from
. Joining he unicu. or rather 70 keep
;he union GU; Of MinEo and Mcdowell
counties. Their methods arc varied ard
are unchecked in their lawlessness
They keep close watch on al !ncom-
, ing trains and any stranger setting of
! ~ ,Acir Territory becomes the imme
! date ob,rC, Of heir attention. or
cour.c { !lc t.. .n connection With the
miners unIu'. .r,t -. in that section n
some o;rer hrI.:r".s he Is let alone and
| doea rot even t'."S that he has been
under surveli,"u. II. however. he
! should be suspected Of being 4 member
; Of the union and ~ that heid for pur-
! poses Of organizations. then he ~ given
, their closest attention. Ne can hone 10.
! nothing ,css han u severe beating. II
not worse Sometimes the detectives
make mistakes and beat ny" 4 man
WHO has no cnruCci!cn whatever with
; done with the detectives. They simply
: appear before a justice OF the peace,
: confess 20 charge &? assault and are
fined l nominal sum.
MiYtRksn fer Organizers.
Ius' suCh an occurrence happened 20
Ignaliu$ Brennan Q! NounasNii!c. a
very prominent man in tho panhandle
and particularly we'll known in Wheel
ing Mr. Brennan went !nto the Tug