Evening Star Newspaper, September 6, 1921, Page 3

FICIALS OF UNION LAMED IN MINES Operators’ Association |s- sues Statement in Rgply i to Samuel Gompers. The “invasion of Logan county and the proposed invasion of Mingo county by armed miners” was charg- ed to officials of the United Mine YVorkers of America in a statement last night by Harry Olmstead, chalr- man of the Operators’ Association of the Williamson flelds. The state- ment was declared to be an answer 1o a former statement by President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor. Mine guards and private detectives are not employed by operators in the Willlamson field, Mr. Olmstead said, adding that Mr. Gompers had * liberately misrepresented conditions Yhat have preceded and surrounded the attempt to armed invasion.” The charge of Mr. Gompers that the up- rising had been caused by the fail- ure of the operators to put into ef- fect the award of the government wage board was characterized as “another falsehood.” ‘The mine op- erators were under no obligation to do =0 the statement sald, “they having no sort of connection with the coal fields covered by that award. Says Increases Were Adopted. “Neverthless, the increases allowed by the United States government were adopted in this field promptly after the amount of increase had been fixed. 1t has never before been al- leged that the strike in the Williamson field was due to wage adjustments or any cause other than to compel recognition of the United Mine Work- ers’ organization. “Coal is measured rather than weighed in this field because it is the .easiest and most satisfactory meth- ©od of accounting between the miners and the employers. The men have never asked to have the system changed. They don’t want it changed. “The earnings per day or week or month is the real test. Such a state- ment comparing the earnings in the Williamson_fleld with those in the unionized Kanawha fleld was sub- mitted to the senatorial investigating committee in July. Possibly it was envy aroused by that exposure that caused the Kanawaha miners to at- tempt an invasion of the non-union coal fields. Attacks Union Officials. “Mr. Gompers makes himself ridicu- Jous to West Virginians when he makes his plea about the miners pro- testing against lawlessness in so far at least as he refers to the United Mine Workegs. The miners themselves are generally law abiding. Every disor- der that has ever occurred in the mining flelds of West Virginia has been occasioned by the thugs and outlaws of the United Mine Workers' organization who came into the state to compel the unionization of these coal flelds, \ “The invasion of Logan county and the threatened invasion of Mingo county was not a spontaneous upris- ing. It was threatened by the United Mine Workers' organization in the Williamson fleld as early as April and May, 1 In the counties of Logan and Min- £0, W. Va., and Pike county. Ky., hav- ing an aggregate area of 1.633 square miles, and an aggresgate population of 116,847 people, there were not em- ployed as many as 100 peace officers Pprior to the invasion by the organiz- ers of the United Mine Workers. They were not needed. “Not any of these peace officers were Baldwin-Felts employes, but included only regularly chosen deputy sheriffs and constables and other officers. Compel Men to Join. “When the United Mine Workers of States. “Since 1912 it has been the policy of the United Mine Workers to compel, by the use of force in every conceiv- able way, all persons engaged in the mining_industry to join that union, and it has likewise been its policy to destrpy all business of non-union op- erators, the end of which would mean the subjection of the coal industry of the United States to such unjust and unlawful demands as it might desire o put into force. HEAR MR. TAFT SPEAK. + D. C. Members of Women’s Bar Association Enjoy Address. 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March, “The Guiding Star," Stieberits Overture, ¥Norm Gi : ... Tobani Waltz, “Wedding of the Winds." 1 Grand scenes from *Maritan: ‘Wallace “The Star Spangled Banner.”> ‘There will be a community sing and band concert by the Takoma Park Community Band at the Takoma bandstand this evening at'8 o'clock. Dr. Earl K. Holt is | leader. Abe Martin Says: It’s our private opinion that a good, stiff, long-drawn-out win- ter ’ll do more t’ straighten this country out than all th’ legisla- tion now under consideration. “I'd rather not have a car if I can’t wear my jewelry,” de- clared Tell Binkley, t'day, gave Constable Plum a descrip- an’ a garnet hracclet. (Copyright GOMPERS CHARGES PLOTTO BIND LABOR Declares Commercial Inter- ests Are Trying to Set Up Industrial Autocracy. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Md.. September 6.— When the American people voted the present national administration into office they got exactly what they, de- cided they wanted, Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, told a large crowd at River View Park for the Labor day celebra- tion yesterday. “Before that election.” he said, “I issued a statement in which I stated the issues that were involved, so far as labor was concerned, and 1 said that the people would get exactly what they voted for. They made their choice between the candidates and parties and they have got what they decided upon. “A year ago today there was scarce- Iy ‘a handful of men in this great country out of employment. Now there are more than five millions out of work. Who will you blame for this condition? Will you blame the shadowy, indefinite thing of which you know nothing. or will you hold responsible those who are in com- mercial, industrial and political con- trol of our country?’ Mr. Gompers declared that not a single bill. so far as he knew, had been introduced in_the present Con- gress for the benefit of the working people; that not a single thing had ‘been done to protect the workers in their constitutional rights. Mr. Gompers charged that the com-| mercial and industrial interests are trying to set up an industrial au- tocracy, and in this connection par- ticularly arraigned the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. The labor leader vigorously ‘assailed the open-shop movement and the general reduction bf wages. RESCUED CREW DUE. VANCOUVER, B. C., September 6.— ‘The steamer Princess Alice was due here today with tne crew of the naval patrol boat Givenchy., which went aground on the rocks in Raven Cove, Catfield Island, on Saturday. 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According to the police the men con- fessed to the theft of an automoblle from a_taxicab agency conducted by Edith F. Gregg at 1414 16th streat Sunday @ week ago, and to machines owned by Eldridge' R. Boyle of the Hadlelgh and the Vermont Avenue surago lust Saturday night. oth cases, It i alleged, “fake" z«xennon.. calls’ wero used to obtain the sutomobiles. In the theft of the car & week- ago Sunday a cgll was sent In from the Victorla apartments to the Gregg ervice, stating that a physician desired to hire a car to take & patient to Alexandria, accord- ing to the poli When the machine arrived and the chauffeur went to look for the physician the automobile was stolen from the curbing In front of the apartment house. Car With Gears Locked Stolen. In the Saturday night thefts, the a stolen car was used to with_another stolen car. An automobile belonging to Mr. Boyle was driven around from the garage in which it was kept and parked in front of the building awaiting him. were sealed with a lock that, according to confes e. the autoniobile was coast- T streets, where it was parked. men_who took the car then went to the Victorja apartment and called up the Vermont avenue garage, request- ing a large automobile be sent to the Victoria for a wedding. While the auffeur went to find the wedding party the car was taken and used as a towing automobile for the one parked at 17th and T streets. MYSTERY IN SHOOTING. Five revolver shots rang out in thé darkness. Policemen L. J. Jenkins and C. of the fifth inct. 4 standing at patrol box 43 just afl b et Call i faneaits the bullets whiz by and started to run ! n the direction of the firing, discharg- lng thelr own revelvers at three speedily disappearing figures. The bluecoats’ action only served to ac- celerate the speed of the fugitives. 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