South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-20
ILLINOIS MINERS
PLEDGE SUPPORT
TO HOWAT'S MEN
Harrington Group Condemns
Lewis and International
Union Officers.
STILL REMAIN IN UNION
Mother Jones, Veteran of a
Hundred Union Battles.
Prevents Disruption.

I@DIANAPoLIs. Feb 19.-Con-
tnued financial support at least
urtH Apr L. was pledged to Alex
auder Hcwat and other expelled
kansas miners OF the United Mine
Workers of America by the Illinois
district delegate 20 the special con-
,enti0n that iu IT'S final sessions
saturday refused 10 consider How
ats appeal for union reinstatement.
The pledge given unanimously.
came as a climax to a long meeting
that was marked by severa. speakers
severely condemning Pres't. John j..
Lewis and other International union
officers who expelled Howat and his
followers on the ground os refusing
90 obey conventions order direct
that strikers De ordered back TO
work 10 was explained that IL was
necessary 10 limit the pledge 10 Apr.
because OF the threatened miners
strike beginning ON tha- date if no
new wage agreements are made be-
fore then.
Aside from considering the Kansas
case. the Illinois delegates elected
eight members OF the International
unions wage scale committee for the
central competitive field. Tee COM
mittee. which viii also include mem
bcrs from the Indiana. ohio and
Western Peunsy Nania districts. viii
attempt to- negotiate am agreement
90 avert the strike. The Illinois
members were chosen as follows.
Pres't Frank FarriuE-Cu, Vice
Prest Harry Fishwick. Sec'y Walter
Nesblt. Michael Pietrzak of OElesby,
Hugh Willis Of Herrin, Charles Grace
of Harrisburg. r. NJ. McCallister OF
DuquoAn and Allen S. Haywood OF
TaylorviIle
Condemns Conventions stand
SIR Harrington In his speech on
the kansas case. declared that dele
gates 20 the international unions
convention were returning home
with tremendous disseusiOn Within
the unions ranks because Of the
failure 10 consider the Howat appeal.
Tie charged that "hieh handed tact
les" OF Pres't Lewis iu blocking con-
eideratiou Of the appeal had caused
the dissension.
Mr.. Howat also addressed the IlH-
~ois delegates declaring ne had car
r.ed out the conventions order for
strikers to return TO work. reiterated
that he and others were expelled
from the union without trial and
declared that PRIEST Lewis and other
union officials stabbed us In the
back when we were fighting the iu-
dustrlaI court" Mr.. Howat, who
eaiued his release from Jail under
bond to attend the convention. left
sunday night for Brgidwood. H.. to
visit relatives for ten days before
returning to serve out his sentence
which was imposed by the industrial
court law.
Mother Jones IutcrvcnCs
Sundays meeting of the Illinois
delegates followed the disorderly
closing OF the special convention
saturday amidst am auti-administra-
ton demonstration Wild disorders
characterized the morning session
preUminaries TO the official an
uouncement that Howat had been
rejected for reinstatement 10y "a vote
az 2.0T2 TO 1885. "a majority of lis
.bF llH AQlllNl~ll d.4Nl Ala IN tlltA
him.
lIovats supporters. led 7y Illinois
delegates under President Earring
tom. booted and jeered the conven-
ton officers. who were unable TO
proceed or restore order until
Mother Jones" took charge.
When the white haired veteran of
"a hundred union battles assembled
The platform quiet fell over the
crowd. she indorsed the f.Eht How
at had made on the outrageous In
dustrial court law OF Kansas and
IS shed that there were "a million
Howats in the miners union"
but she demanded respectful
hearing for the convention officers.
who were duly elected 10y the men
themselves
SColdS the Disorieriy
Don't YOU know the whole indus
--taI world is looking 10 YOU for a
fVOnrfuued on mage two