The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-28
'OUST LEWIS,
is NEW DEMAND
OF HARRINGTON
Bldn1es Miners Head
for Kansas Vio-
iafionS.

Springfield, Ill, Nov. 2S-(By the
Associated Press.)-Quoting the
bituminous coal commission award
upon which ell our wage agree
ments are based" President Frank
harrington of the Illinois mine
workers today made public a for
NAL demand that international
President John l.. Lewis be rernov-
ed from office for the same rea-
son the Kansas state president,
Alexander HOwdt, was deposed.
NO Excuse for Lewis.-
IF President Howar failed to DO
his duty by ordering the men en-
ployed at thu Dean and Relian -e
mines to return to work" the Hi
nois president writes, then Presi-
dent Lewis Likewise defaulted when
he failed TO order them TO return
to work, but instead ordered Presi-
dent Howat to do so. The fact that
President Howat may have failed
to do his duty, is no excuse for
President Lewis refusing to dis
charge the obligation imposed upon
HIM by the award of the bituminous
coal commission, and if President
HOwat's refusal to order the men
at these mines to return to work,
jLstifies his removal from office,
tEen President Lewis should also
be removed from office. And
il President Lewis is not removed
from office then President Howat
and his associates should be re-
stored to their official positions as
taey are no more guilty of violating
Al
IS President Lewis"
Quotes Commission Award.
The award of the bituminous
commission on which all wage
agreements are based, is quoted by
President Harrington as follows.
That the Iulfllment of the
agreement to be entered into, shall
be guaranteed by the international
union, and the fulffllment of joint
agreements entered into in any
alstrict shall also be guaranteed by
the officers of the international or
eanization, as we'll as by the off
GERS of the district, and it shall be
their duty to see that all su III
agreements are carried out both in
Tie letter and in the spirit"
High Officials Meet.
Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. IS.
Omitted Press.) International Of
ficers and executive board mem
bers of the United Mine Workers
were closeted today in efforts to
combat influences which threaten
the very life of their organization.
International dissensiOn, litiga-
CATION and contractural relations
with the mine owners came before
the highest body in the miners
meeting in years and was called to
consider the following subjects:
Subjects Considered.
l. The suit of the Borderland
and 62 other West Virginia coal
mining companies, seeking to in
validate wage and working con-
tracts by abolishment of the check
off system of collecting dues.
.. Rump union movements in
the Kansas fields. sponsored by Al
exander Howat. insurgent district
president. who was deposed in his
defiance by the international union
5. Threat of the Illinois miners
to join the rump movement. The
Illinois district union is the largest
in the organization.
4. Continuation of union activi-
ties in the West Virginia open shop
fields which the Borderland suit
seeks to prevent.
>. The Washington strike which
has been in effect since last April
because of wage cuts.
6. The threat of Colorado oper-
ators to reduce wages in that state
and precipitate a strike in the re-
gion which was torn. in a bloody
mine war some years ago.