The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-09-23
MINERS PLEDGE
HERIgIN Defense EIlII1
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Peoria. III. One percent u every
dollar earned by the 10000 members
of the Illinois coal miners union Va
pledged to defend the members Of she
indicted III connection
with the Herrin mine var By she $50
delegates il the convention Of the EIIi-
nois mine workers here. The action
came after the Herrin situation vas dis
|cussed by the delegates IN executive
session.
Hugh Willis, board member from Tie
Herrin field. wired the convention fhaE
many members Of the union had been
indicted and that many more might be
named before adjournment of the
grand jury in Marion. FIot resent
ment was expressed BY the delegates
against Attorney General Brundage fos
HIS Labor Day comment on the Herin
matter ID the effect that the rank ana
file Of the miners would not support
the indicted men.
The following resolution. stating lie
position Of the union. was unanimously
lpassed:
Whereas, On August at. 1922, Pies
Iident Harrington i'm further announcing
1.-THE policy Of the district organization,
gaye an interview 70 the press at Mar
lion, ILL.,. wherein he stated that:
The Illinois miners union has aI-
ready pledged every means 1T its COM
Imand 70 the defense Of any and all 81
Hts members that may be indicted III
Iconnection with the trouble III the strip
Emine, and also We have proper apprs-
lciation Of the magnitude of the forces
THAT have combined 10 convict cur
members. and We shall leave nothing
Iundone that will enable lis 10 combat
lthese forces. The very magnitude of
1.-THE agitation which IS nationwide fat
convictions ieopardizes the lives and
freedom of innocent men and makes
it necessary that The state organization
furnish every possible means of de-
Tense for our members. and
Whereas, in reply to this announced
policy Of District No. ", United Mine
Workers Of America. Attorney General
Brundage stated III newspaper inter-
view and also III Labor Day speech.
that if Mr.. Harrington would permit i
secret referendum IF the rank and tile
of the union he would find a vast ma
ljority of the men were not sympathetic
to his announcement and that they
would not favor the position taken 81
President Harrington in behalf Of the
district executive board and their dis
trict president; therefore be il
Resolved. that this convention un-
qualifiedly endorse the position as stat
ed BY President Harrington III behalf
of the district executive board; and BE
lit further
Resolved, that We here and now de-
clare. So that Attorney General Brun-
dage and the Illinois Chamber of Com
merce and all other labor fighting Of
ganizations that have given their pledge
to raise money in unlimited amounts
fon the use Of Attorney General Bnin-
dage, may know that the United Mine
Workers Of America. District No. IL.
are determined that the LIBERTY and the
freedom Of our members shall not Be
jeopardized BY the combination 81
wealth and powerful influences thas
are working hand in hand gith Aalog-
ney General Brundage; aud b. il fur
ther
Resolved, that We shall protest aid
denounce any or All attempts that may
be made BY Attorney General Brundage
Tor anyone else to convict our members
through the public press instead Of giv.
ling them fair and impartial trial ii
1.-THE courts Of justice for a private per
secution, rather than regular public
prosecution as provided for BY the law: