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Newspaper
The Labor Argus
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1907
Page
2
A conservative citizen perspective urges workers to value their services, criticizes employers for anti union tactics, and condemns foreign labor as cheaper but undermining American manhood. It predicts workers will soon realize their citizen power to improve conditions and wages.
At the Governor's invitation local leaders gather to discuss practical miners and methods to secure organization. John Mitchell is welcomed to the state with hope for timely and thorough union formation.
The article argues for industrial justice through labor union power, insisting wages must reflect workers’ share of wealth and urging continued union organization. It calls for reorganization of the Local Citizen's Alliance, notes upcoming Trades Assembly, and promotes union activism in Charleston.
The anthracite coal trust fights federal charges with government lawyers pursuing the case. Baer demands a divine right phrase in the reply and admits the Philadelphia and Reading line controls stock in coal and iron firms. The Coal Miner's union charges are supported by Baer's admission.
The piece argues both sides deserve fair handling in grievances and urges labor reform. It notes that strikebreakers harm comrades, calls for solidarity, and imagines future labor legislation while praising miners and critiquing guard systems in Charleston.
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