Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-11-05
Some Companies Suffer Greatly from the
Kind They Receive When They
Should Get Something Better
Much OF the Ill Will Shown Against Companies
Said to Be Caused by Swell-headed
Employees

of the miners are collected 10y the COM
panies.
Plan Appeal of Decision.
Outstanding points in the strike de-
yelopment are:
1. Preparation of an appeal BY the
defendant miners and operators to
the United States Court of Appeals
at Chicago.
,. Telegraphic instructions by John
l.. Lewis, union chief, to subOrdinates,
that abrogatiOn of any section of the
existing Operators-miners' agreement
should be treated as violation of the
agreement
3. Interpretation of these instruc-
tiOnS by many miners as a direct or
der to quit.
4. Possibility of further federal ac-
ton to deal with failure of the min
ers to abide by the courts decree.
Locally, the leading development
was the sending of a telegram to all
local presidents in this district by
President Frank Harrington of the
Illinois Mine Workers, advising them
TO remain at work until it has been
formally decided by the miners that
the "check-Off'' system should be re-
tanned in the agreement.
Farrington's Message.
The text of President Farrington's
telegram was:
Concerning the instructions recent
ly issued by Judge Anderson. you are
herewith advised that~the Illinois Op-
orators have not refused to collect
dues and assessments as required by
our state agreement. therefore for our
members to at this time suspend
work i'm protest over the injunction
issued by Judge Anderson would be
premature and ill advised.
1.-The life of our organization is now
in a critical stage and hasty action
on part of our membership might re-
suit in its dissolution and death.
"In event the Illinois operators do
later and finally decide to refuse to
collect dues and assessments. the mat
ter will be acted on by the officers of
your organization and a uniform pol
icy, applicable to all members in the
district will be adopted and you will
be duly advised as TO the nature of
this policy.
consequently 1 must earnestly re-
quest that, pending uniform and def
mite instructions from the district of
flee, our own members continue at
work, where work is to be had. WITH
out any interruption whatever. For
local unions to act independently and
on their own responsibility and in the
absence Of uniform instructions on
this very important matter it will. to
say the least, work great injury to the
Illinois mine workers without accom-
plishing any material benefit for
them.
Pledges Full Protection.
"YOu may be sure that this matter
will be given the very closest atten-
ton by your officers. and a policy will
be adopted that will give the great
est possible measure of protection to
our membership. / trust our men,
bers will appreciate the value Of this
advice and that they will cooperate
with us in meeting this very critical
problem, and the strongest co-Opera-
tion the membership can render is
to continue at work until they are ad-
vised of a uniform policy.
FRANK FARRINGTON.'
The number of counterfeits that
are drifting around Chicago and pos
ing as political leaders would fill a
column of print
Now that Kjellander has resigned as
u. S. booze investigator he is eligible
for nomination for another county
office.
Governor Small will come safely
and triumphantly out of his difficult
ties.