The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-03
AMERICAN MINERS
Wife GIVES VIEWS
Editor wheeling Intelltseacer:

Editor Wheeling Intelltgeacer:
Allow me space IN IN" columns ~
your paper 70 ask the mothers OF this
country 70 end her moral support
against the fore. IN element. am only
a coal miners VIE bu, an ar A72eri-
car citizen WIKI The welfare OF my peo-
pie and my couC,ry> % hear: I shall
endeavor 70 be honest. conservative aDc
just. have no purpose % stir the pub
lie passion - any action not necessary
70 American responsibility. Nor DO |
claim 70 have found the philosopher.
stcae 10Y which 80 many wise people
have sought n vain. In the first place
le, me say. they had no business here
they were brought here by large cor
porations - put the American deeper
In tire gutter. :, IS not the fault Of the
working man on; = IS his fault II they
remain h"-a insulting Old Glory. Let
al who has no respect for our t'aS
stand aside. Let every true American
whose Loyalty = % our flag and country
come 20 the :-ont-we need YOU. Moth
ers Of America. that awful respo1S'-
b!lity o. leadership rests upon us. w"
have broken the shacklcs Of the slave
we have taugh: oar children 70 re-
spect our laws and our flag-we have
lOEU tue N'dGC'' AANt'' F'-. - --'NNS '''N'
and placed AUTHORITY II tie hard Of the
mothers We nave undertaken 10 lead
the human race from The Slough OF
Desmond 70 tNe pa,sctitl- Mountain.
where justice -"!eas supreme and
Svery son % Mann H,ay 'Iud LIE worth
liyirS. Are We -o;aS . make good THIS
glorious r-o@l Sc IRE -" sGuat - the
task - ~h.>h ~ have gwen our hand.
Ten chnG>,ul IA as question IS be-
lnc asked. + - "a" ,wp"-'nat role w1tch
Cod lt.n a~rIr"si - ~ II the great
drama 81 Hra. White preaching equal
right 20 a.. -u many Of Us hoo' when a
band %; fore Gn--s 60 marching along
des'-o".HS property. Let me settle mis-
question nerC--I am vSr% anxious 70
SEQ a.. :rt1>rs win This strike for they
are ",, ,,on.- md cod Knows would
not do ,h'Et against them. hu, don
believe ~ riots ard u.oo!SA"d
What are We teaching or children by
allowing these fnraiEasrN u DISGRACE
our flag Tho m ntrs ~" working Tor
higher airs---wc ~" irving - better
our conIi' .on~. but arc Ne doing = by
blowGS up mines and 'Ik:H- the lives
OF our country men aar" no need Tor
q man that wji. ar"IN MS ho'tgt'"n.
but Y he be dirty enough - 90 against
you. let MIN So-he 5 no. ttrm;As YOU
but himself Because 70 breaks his Oh
LEGATION does no' give uS license 20
kill no know what u Is 20 be
hungry. know What = means 70 nave
YOUR babies ask TO- bread when YOU
haven, go; :: 20 give them know
wha, /, Is 70 reg for work-thats Why
say American citizens should hace
first choice So mothers ot America. y
"a m 10 us 70 protAc, our own. II is
e.
backward We must press on 70 grand
er heights. 10 greater Slor!es. or see tbs
laure!s already won turn % ashes on
our arows
We NAV sometimes make mistakes. do
the wrons th.nS. shadows ma cross our
paths. there nav bA days Of mourning
and DAYS Of agony. bu: however dark
the night hope a promising eagle VII!
never burn above tho Universe: t"mar-
row Trials We NAV hd"" but l say
unto YOU, on Sisters Mine. that while
God reigrs and rhe human race en-
Iur.s this nation born ~ our fathers
blood and sanctif.ed by our mothers
tears. shall noc pass from us.
No, wouldn't prevent the tmmtgra-
ton o. worthy Europeans--mea 81 intel
ligence who dignity labor. We have
thousands Of such IN America Our an
ces,ors were all Europeans and the man
or woman who $ no, proud or their
parsntase should have been 4 beast. bur
: "A no, believe thar Ame~,ca Should for
ever be the dumping ground Cor foreign
nm We Americans wrn warmly wei
co,,e hare whom ~ cher country
wants God don't wan and The
dayir wouldn't havA. wA AXE ,Aern and
call them citizens We have made
A,Arica entirely too cheap: Ne allow
aya,y creature ,hat can ro:Sn on its
hind legs and call itself a man 70 sway
me scepter % American sovereignty. -
become an innportan, factor IN the for
nation O. our public politically. Who
I, 10 blame We have stood By and
seen American men tramp from town 70
town bagS.NE for work Only 20 be re.
<as.d We have seen American mothers
sAu their souls - order 70 live. We
have seen these foreigners take our
labor and our bread, and who must
answer for !, al. We are tod God
Is lust and when We stand before the
tudxement who will say. y all the
crimes born OF need and despair begot-
ten OF their Unsuitable greed we're used
20 form another torment. the Prince q
Darkness would be appalled,
II all the blood and tears these black
handlers has caused 20 glow 70 fertt,.ze
their fortune could be collected N one
pool. a ship could carr them back %
their own land. Sad 70 say. I Is the
American plutocrats thar have caused
su our sorrow. They too hllAdIolded
themselves and glut.ea heir brain with
greed. and have starved orr chtldren'S
intellect 10 gorge their ambition. The
have sold our b!rthright 5v binding for
signer's brows with caps Of bells that
tinkle an empty song OF Freedom. In
the mad rush for gain and IN blind
struggle FOR gold. America forgot what
was grand It - up TO every man and
woman who represents America TO stand
firm and send men 70 Congress that
n,tll hahn ns We must not see Old