The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-10
President Ihurmond Sen d$
Lengthy STATEN ent TO
President Harding - De-
clares Non-unlon Miners
Better Paid

DClINA e
-. -
Nurtrstra. ". Va. Sept. w. ~
Th.r;.rnd, p"eStG"Ht az 'ne L"hhH
,I,,.~,r,rs SSol.ItIVu. Whilc N i'"t""
-. .,iay addressed - l'r"SIu"at fa'"-
,r,, :, letter IN which h. states IN" -
s,I,Iat,ou Will refuse I" JOIN III IL S"h'e' ,
,u..r OF any Clearwater VITA the hI'e l
Nm, Workers q: America. r'AtcEo'N
from tH- letter follow;
Nj President. No note from iVSN'
-an,-ts that efforts are being m2u'. -
various ,ahor leaders I" induce You 10
ask Tor ,"r:'r' -" between III, |'n-
Enion Goa! urec"iVrS and IN" rri'':a"
tati\sS q: the n'''b M'i'e N"ENt' ..',''
representing ne COW Nt's y. ,rHe ~
county. ". Va. We W'NR 10 present :"
YOU ;hc r"'to"NS 'HStS, , ,
"thrst. the NO. MN" W W Nv 49,
not represent any - "'l '"'p'"s'
II our emp.oyes e"ISS memoirs " ~"
United Min" Workers. and. th's r,.nS
trur. there - \" Fv1S"n Tor US ~ Vi
any conferences "IIH the N"'''" '-''''
Workers.
Ths Logan k1eAu. a., .
second. nc EEsan CS"r ba. bssn
"pc3su seventeen !r'tt : aSo "I''. ~ -
operated S'H'r mat S'th" rs ~, -, :,
red. l"'',S l''", 80" ,,,.
never gee" A'S A.',''D' t,,r;,.. ~.
einp'%H"S 80 80, f.,,od Ni,s W.T. ~
pe' "eN -, $500 49, s,,Ia I,,.
60. - ap,,'nvas hava Stood sitr by
toTNe' V.t 49,, - :.
S'"e VIII - -. t.N ;,,,,,,, 80
S'nPtoSe A.e - ;H, y,,,
L"s"n i - 800 49,
All $3.50 =" 80: ~, ,,,,-,osc ~
~, wo-La, 81, ,nn-,n -,,.or.
tns S"'Seu So orao,i,o.inn ~ ~.
n.,n-a,ors ~ m. Ior,n f,e,d hi. heir
,t,-nos. "a % .o-re oar ernloves 20
So o-co,i,1,to, nv. DDS there
- ,,I worx rndnr conditions fixed ny
- f.nitat Nine workers and NOT by
thssITss ~ or e-,,,ny..s should b.
- rns,hsrs ~ m, limited Mine
-, Should a,,i w,,h ,r,r,
s~cn ,S.y MI -hs,r iora, r.rres,y.
As sun [m ".' ESQ. ~. .IHn~rt - Icnl
',.,,S ~ on o,,esf,ons .. wages, wo-nins
rorJi,to,s 81, NOR wru.u the district
o.,tcn~s y: ,s.. I'n,t,l MIN.
800 ~ oSis ., '.ort~,.t Min nv on
80 a,,,.g,.s ,..i,,,,. ,E.. con.
-, ~, ;,tarr,. ,,,, nssir.r. AZ Ia.
T:r;,eI \ii,s wnrkrrs o. A.r,,..., .. In
49, r,,Itar, r. .ur,r,.-S -.
e''''I! t,tna uo-..., 49,; A.,'..r,.a
sno 80 ~, ,hS,. a~n y, sod rn,,,, ina
p!o.."e I.,,oa,' 80 r,,,.r .i 30
s sont a., ,,a.nr, -, 80 S,1.sa ~ ,hin
CoIi 'Fe,HS".S ~ -. ,,,,,,.r,,.,,t,,
Indiana i.'!'Ho'S' VS. =" rms? ''a -
which are eHSrE," NO Ne'Nt.s> ."e
operators aCa HI'',r'S II. Se"'' :
o. these sites and ne:'her ~" ri'''",
tors nor the m;aerS o. the "''."E '.''
producing states "9He any VIZ ~ '',e
proceedings ioH "n'S" S"e "a, -
tor the other s;aI"S axe cas-, .". ''r
union miners ana t"e Goa "PeLHN". ="
tse ctcer Goa. pF"Hu'!us saws arc
forced :" accept N" results or IN" CON
tracts f"S RE states OF oHto, a:"'' '',.,'
LIMOS ana weste'" le',mSi ne f,''.
feds. regardless or It's etteCt upon i'''
wages o. the employees or tne business
OK the operators II the other Goa! r'"-
duclng states. Our employees are better
paid and better satisfied WIN tH"N con
di::ons than the employees IN the U1!"i,
fields and We deem II our du'r VII: .
Tho. are IN our employ TO prct",, :hcrI
from outside Naturalization and Curre.
Working Conditions.
Fourth the Officials OF ;he ,ahur or
rari=atiors who have been maxim rep
.,SrHta.;oGs 20 YOU. have OBJECTED |"
owrE!ng conditions n our :;"|. They
do not 60 tbs on behalf o; ou" en-
r.'ovss Seventeen yr..r$ ago. hen our
ti..d was ";,-a.d .h..:.. A":. -" u:'rrS
IA LOGAN couut". II" u"n coming 'n;"
our :!e!d 20 seek emp."%m"nt did s."
with n" I,row.rGEe that :: MAS Il i.nH-
union ...... a.: 20" :r;.s, n:i'y OF ;H,:u
wsre 5":-.a..;. ':.:,'-s
"E':t;h. vir."'.S Attacks "a" H""n
made upon ~" pea" u:'!"erS OF DIX
equity hy taesa :Ad!'n. .At"r leaders.
The basis 70. theS'' attacks IS the ;a't
that oar peace Officers have maintained
refused 70 e: the rHd!rA, ag:iatovS co.
cree and !n;!ntG,et" :h- citizens u; the
county IN which chey reside.
sixth. the MAXIMUM amount OF coal
produced IL our :.cG N t.oCan county.
West Virginia. N a"y one year. was ~
2ll.3s0.