Show no slackers among mines of great west tea recently at denver the pedera federa tion of mine workers there in ses sion dratted drafted a patriotic document to the president of the united states in which in forceful language they declared that they would stand back of him and do nothing to hinder the speeding up of production that there may be no shortage of the necessary metals to help win the war for world liberty mine operators of the west are to day maintaining production near top notch notwithstanding that in many cases the net profits from month to month are almost nil they ampre elate the vast importance of contina ing a steady stream of metals into the maws of the huge ord ordnance and ammunition factories of the east that the soldier boys on pittance pay shedding their blood as crusaders of old on the battle front may lack tor for nothing the unanimity with which the mining men of the country and their co laborers are standing together in this important matter is challenging the admiration ot of the world the despicable slacker under these circumstances the man who hinders by striking for higher pay or the mine owner who closes down his mine because the net profits do not meet his selfish expectation ia 18 fast becoming a thing of the past in the great west |