The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-10
BIT TERLY ASSAILS
MINERS |. STRIKE: / K:

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Walkout UnWarranted
and Malicious
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That the present coal strike SIS
unwarranted and unjustifia Bile and
a crime delibertely, maliciously
and politically planned was the
statement made today by e s. Nc
Cullough. labor commissioner of
the Northern Coal Operators AS
socia ton. and for twenty years a
miner of coal and identified with
the miners International He was
the principal speaker at the ki-
wants Club luncheon today.
He placed the blame for the tie
up squarely on the national organ
ization of the United Mine Work
ers and referred to the fact that
feeling between the local operators
and their employees was harmon1-
Gus He also declared that the
miners in conducting their nego-
tiations which led up#to the strike
had burned their bridges behind
them, and left no room for settle
ment other than by government in
reference. MI
Referring to the wages paid
miners, he said that the miner had
never been paid enough money
and thai tSinTa great numker# Of IN
STANG he 5operatoES had M Y no nc In1as.dssr 1s.:dslsr
:hnfsa; III "a fifffi cut
5the ilroad az he coun tryshad
sbeatsd own pTic ces Z nt I sthelr.i n ss.'
3wasslit tie pro f II In he business sxs-S
Ecept tSsnch AS derived from the %bus::
mess done With th e. small private
s:consum er .RI M cc,ul llough q adNosl
Gated the estabHshment Of an lsshs
s,t,rt court to settle wage dispute and.
said that strikes ought to be pro-
hibitedS by law HeSsi is F. firn1sss q y te-s
liev1yer4 ins arbitration ordingS to
his statement
He schaacterized as very I'M: i:
timely att least the demands 9th
miners fora six-hour#d day and an an
in Increase in wages when the world
had lost milli ons Of workers and tf1t3
had rendered count nt1ess millions
more homeless and wi ithout f1ed
and had piled up illionsS in war ar
debts He said that the spartsof e q
sane eorganiza tion would rataer
have been to reduce wages Tan,cts5Ttt.o ,ts IS. e
slengthen the working hours. II an an
effort to blot out the loses Of the
world war. The 81 speaker I'D ga e
hand some tribute to the ability q
Preside ent Lewis Of the min ssWorks 'I3z.
ers, saying he was he stronges. , !,
executiv thai t had ever presided
over them He Hcharacte I'M rass as ss'
a ffghterEworthy Of his race
Kiwanianf.A- Ray MapeI mad des % q
motion that a committe be p
pointed to conf Ter tn he head OF Of
the fire department and ct i1ty
Board Of Affairs, for the purpose
Of con sid ering the \ install ati0nssof
{ a. fire alarm system ~ In the ctty 19y'
Will, conveniently located 8staflons
scattered through b the ity ~ ajoN
Earl Smith asked that the com: IN:
mittee also take up VI tn the eEclty
the MAJ Of the pure hase Of ad-s a,el;s
ditional$ fire fighting sequipnlentsaas as as
The stated that a fire in threee-
story building in the ci " sTasEoNut N
sof reach Of the department q WI With IN
the present a apparatu5. he Guess
ii on Of the%l ocati 8of he station
on the East ide3was also osinclhtled .s
in the motion on an amendment At
by Hon. o. 81. Mel Kinne The lEll
matter was referred It tn es.con-- q
mittee on, public alters, Of :Wslilch y :ll Y
Clay D. Amos is chairman:
NJ. c. Long eparted q atEthe aEns :
Morgantow 4 to SC ClarIsburgg 5000
roads project had DseI2 fayo.rably
e cted upon. The club decided sto
But a baseball i team in the "a .alsl elld.
and the direct on Of tn team: Is
placed IN the hand S Of esathlshc
COMMITTED composed { f$s3s ss17 Hines,
$Toothman, Beebe and inc ne = e
Isclub voted fto banquet the& me- h1gn "a
school boys at &: 3 0snext Wednes- On tss
day II; $Ssss Z
The musical programme consisted y s HE!s
| sof three&solos by IN iss Fsrtsc nixon. On.
assisted BY NJ asterH AIbert Fuller E'l1 11ts
On The viol Ii. N AfissS Byer " st's e
accompanists
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IRMoNT's9MArJs:ELEcTEO. 80
WESTERN ORT,;s ~ d:s,gM MayFs ~; y;
eleventh annual meeting g
the West Virginia Lnth heranaS Synoe
to-day elected The olIowing% OH III
GERS: