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until he finds a local that Will give
him a credential with the understand
ing that it is not to cost the local
union anything for wages or ex
penses. Of course, the wages and ex-
penses of such delegates are paid from
the national treasury.
This is done because the admins
tration, which has resolved itself into
a gang for the past few years, need
such delegates to assist them to put
thru their program and to prevent
the delegates from the miners from
getting control of the conventions and
looking into their expense accounts
and other things they do not want
the rank and file to know anything
about. If a real delegate from the
mines tries to get the floor at one of
these packed conventions it will be
noticed that Board Member So-and-so
has the floor; then President Some
body has the floor and should the
delegate persist in being heard, the
administration gang will begin to
scofF and ridicule him and even carry
the matter back to the delegates own
district and local union by circulating
statement as to how Delegate So
and-so made d-n fool of himself
at the convention. This is done for
the purpose, as the sportsman would
say, ito kill i'm a-settin" so that he
will never again interfere with their
business. The rank and file know
these things and this is only written
to remind them of it and the neces-
sity of eliminating the entire auto
cratic and parasitic gang and taking
charge of the organization and plac-
ing il back on real democratic prln-
ciples The life of the organization
depends on the miners doing this very
thing.
The Miners Journal
The United Mine Workers have
journal which is published every week
at least the officials have journal;
and up to a few years ago, when EN-
peror John and Autocratic Frank got
charge Of the organization, any miner
could express his ideas in the journal.
II he thought something should be
done different than the way 1t is or
that something should be done that is
not being done he was at liberty TO
express his opinion in the columns Of
the Journal But now there is not a
paper published in Berlin with
greater censor than the United Mine
Workers Journal and the same reasons
are given in regard 10 the Journal as
was given by the Hohenzollerns and
RomanofTs Of Germany and Russia for
the suppression Of public expression.
Usurpation and Graft
There is a part of the National Con-
stitution which reads as follows:
Section l. The salary of the pres
ident shall be $4,000 per annum: vice
president. So 300 per annum; secre-
tary-treasurer, 50 300 per annum; in
ternational executive board members,
SIPS per month when employed; tell
AL 20 s
+. of l.. conventions, s. per day when
employed Each of the above men
toned officers and editor shall re-
ceive in addition to their salaries, all
legitimate expenses while employed by
the organization away from their place
of residence"
Whitewash John and Bull-con Frank
has interpreted the constitution to
mean that the organizers, editors of
the Journal and themselves are away
from their place of residence 365 days
in the year and accordingly turn IN
their hotel bills, while many of them
live at home at least two-thirds of the
time and three or four editors of the
Journal doing one mans work and
who reside permanently in Indian
apolis turn in their hotel bill 365 days
in the year.
When the miners received an ad-
vance in wages in November. 1917.
the advance was made on account of
the increase cost of living and it was
so decided that the miners living had
increased about $3.50 year; provid-
ing the miners would get to work
every day in the year, which is not
possible. because the miners are com
PEELED to lose several days during the
wear thru various difficulties that hap
pen about the coal mines.
Let us note that the administration
gang got busy and set aside the Ma
tional Constitution and raised their
own salaries to suit themselves. Let
us note again that they calculated that
Frank Hayes cost of living had in
creased 81 900 year and John Whites
cost of living had increased $1,000
year, while the organizers cost of
living had increased 5000 a year, and
the cost of living of the editors of the
Journal had increased $500 n year.
Notwithstanding that by fragrant
violation of the constitution, the cost
of living of this whole gang was and
is included in their expense account.
Not Enough Money.
There was not enough money going
into the national treasurer to meet this
expense, including n few score of loaf
ers, called organizers, stationed in va
rious parts of the United States to be
modified to make drive to compel
the miners to elect district officials
suitable to the administration gang,
like the Hun, rushing his troops from
the east to the west front, the per
capita tax had to be doubled in order
to maintain this gang of loafers and
friends and keep the rank and file in
subjugation.