The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-11


Paul meeting. Duncan McDon
candidate for governor, was en-
Enthusiastically applauded when
he declared, in a convention
speech, that he intended to cam
paign the state for the Labor
Party.
In the report Of William Daech,
president OF this sub-district, an ex-
cellent description of the bankrupt
coal industry was presented. "An in
dustry that can only afford a part Of
life-and miserable part at that-to
those who do its work is bound to-
ward failure" the report says, and
points out that the miners are feel
ing that failure now"
Workers of World Awakening.
The report then summarizes a
worldwide breaking down Of the pres
ent order and cites Russia, England,
France and Australia as countries
where the workers are being called
upon to assume responsibilities in the
affairs Of the world. Daech predicts
that change is bound to take place
in the United States and recommends
the opening Of a department of educa-
ton in this sub-district for the stated
purpose of preparing union members
for the coming responsibilities in the
Leadership Of the union land the body
polite Of the state as we'll"
mi
cepted this recommendation, selected
a committee to direct the education
department, which Immediately drew
up plans for the employment of full
time director to organize the depart
ment. Actual educational work will
be begun July 1, this year.
For Howat and AmaIaamation.
The Kansas question, a union in
ternal problem, was handled by a
declaration for the reinstatement of
Alexander Howat and his associate
Eexpelled officers and telegraphic in
structions sent from the convention
to the International union to that ef-
feet. Amalgamation Of the present
craft unions into industrial organiza-
tions was declared for and pledge
of the locals here to work for such a
measure at the coming convention Of
the Illinois State Federation Of La
Dor.
An appeal was made to the FEEDER
ated Press news agency and other
labor, liberal and radical presses to
initiate campaign of publicity ex-
posing the gunner system of West
Virginia and other nonunion coal
fields, ito bring about a public opin-
ion that will remove the organizing
obstacles there"
Kate Richards O'Hare startled the
delegates when she told them that
Taylorville merchants were selling
prison made products and then de-
scribed the hideous conditions under
which these articles are made. Mrs.
O'Hare is having merchants sign a
contract not to handle such merchan-
disc. A local merchant who refused
to come to Mrs. O'Hare's terms soop
changed his mind when the conven-
tion marched with her in body to
supplement her demand.
For New Social Order.
The full significance of this con-
vention cannot be appreciated unless
the discouraging conditions prevalent
in this field are takeA into consider
alton. Out of the 10000 coal diggers
that make up the membership only
very few are employed. There are 23
mines in this territory and all but
seven of them are shut down. The
men at work are on less than one
third time. With that condition
ahead, the SO delegates that made up
the convention went along with plans
that they believe will run into a new
social order which will eliminate the
conditions from which they are now
suffering. AS one OF the delegates
put it, they want ito bring back a
soul to the labor movement"