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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-23

nation was conveyed to responsible
officer of the United Mine Workers,
by one of the members of the COM
mittee, who no doubt thought that the
report being submitted by them would
be accepted.
Strike Called Off.
Such was not to be, for when the
board met in Indianapolis early in
January, 1923, at the end of the first
days session, Lewis called the com
mittee to his private chamber and
when the report was submitted to the
board it was to the effect that the
strike should be called off. On Janu-
airy 49, 1923, the coke region miners
were hurriedly called into convention
at New Salem, Pa, and by the use of
threats of cutting off relief, we'll
known machine tactics and innuendo,
the strike was brought to an end.
Then the storm broke loose, the
strikers, who, with their families, had
fought a valiant battle, were prac-
tically deserted and the best oppor-
tunity in thirty years to organize that
field had been lost.
When Miners Got Relief.
The Pittsburgh Miners Relief, re-
ferred to by Murray, was the only
medium thru which relief could be
secured during the strike, and was
distributing relief where it was need
ed most before either the coke region
relief committee, headed by Board
Member O'Leary, or the officials of
District No. made any effort to Sc
cure relief. If there were any dual
relief movements there in the coke
region, the two last named groups
were the ones. These two factions,
battling for official supremacy, staged
an open war on October 1, 1922, in the
city of Pittsburgh, over this matter,
but failed to reach satisfactory set
Element. Only the then approaching
1922 election brought peace between
them, and that after the writer re-
fused to enter into a political ar
rangement with Feeney, against the
Lewis-Murray-Fagan machine of Dis
trict 5.
Observation-Disclosures Later.
In this brief manner, believe l
have shown that the officials in charge
of the affairs there and the National
Executive Board are responsible for
the loss Of the strike in the coke
region. Thru these columns I will
give the details later, also the con-
tributing causes. l will also cover
the Westmoreland and Somerset
County fields in like manner.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-23
Secretary Of Whisky
In Coolidge Cabinet
Not To Quit Just Yet
alaX .Ihe Fsderated Pressl

WASHINGTON, May 22.-Passage
Of the soldier bonus bill by the SEN
ate, over the veto of the president,
will not lead to the resignation of
Secretary Mellon or any other mem
Der of the cabinet. Before the final
vote was taken it became evident that
the stock market and banking Hobbies
we're doing their utmost to secure
votes to sustain the veto, and Mellon
would be considered merely their
agent rather than the responsible
leader of the anti-bonus campaign.
Melons resignation will come later
and for quite another reason-after
Francis II. Heney and Senator Cou.
zens have started the official investi.
cation into his administration of the
Internal Revenue Bureau.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-23
Manufacturers Head
Attacks Child Labor
And Rail Bills

NEW YORK, May 22.-The closed
shop, and child labor legislation
aroused the ire Of John Edgerton.
president OF the National Manufac-
turer's Association. In a speech be-
fore that body, which is meeting here
in convention, he denounced every
sign OF progress as the work of reds"
The Howell-Barkley bill, which
would abolish the railroad labor board
was also denounced. Americanism of
the 100 per cent variety and the G..
O. P. we're the only things that didn't
get Edgerton's goat.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-23
MINERS FIGHT HARRINGTON POLICIES

poenaed to appear before the grand
Jury at Benton.
Corbishley called up the Judge and
told him that he had an important
union function to perform and wanted
to be excused. The judge told him
that if he did not come, the Judge
would send for him. When Corbish
ley went, he told the convention, he
found out that the grand jury was
not to meet and the judge laughed al
him, saying:
Tried to Steal Election.
"You must be against harrington
He wants you out of town"
Corbishley attributed this action to
appointees and charged them with be-
ing part of the Harrington political
machine.
Delegate Tony Schragel of Johnston
City, showed that appointees had
tried to steal the election for Far
rington. He said that he caught them
stealing SIS votes cast for Hindmarsh
out Of 100 votes and giving them to
harrington. These men were fined by
the local and not allowed to hold office
for three years. They appealed their
case to the district executive board
and one of its members heard the
evidence which plainly showed their
guilt but he found them mot guilty
and let them be restored to full mem
bership.
Vice-president Fishwick says that
this issue of the abolition of the ap
pointive power is the paramount issue
Of the convention.
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powerless to lead us in this difficulty.
Instead they dwell on past accom-
plshments, and tell us how much bet
ter off we are than we were years ago
when there was no union"
"Our international officers tell us
that the coal industry must be stabil-
lied. They tell us that there are 80
per cent too many mines and so per
cent too many miners. They tell us
that so per cent of us must find some
new occupation. We are told to go
to the farms, but we find the farmers
are bankrupt and they are being told
to go into the mines. Some OF the
miners are going to the farm, but the
only farm they go to is the poor farm.
Naturalization and Six Hours.
"The only immediate solution Of the
problems of the coal miner is the ma
tionalization Of the mines, the estab-
lishment of the six-hour day, and the
demand that the industry be compelled
to take care of its employees, and the
organization Of the non-union coal
fields"
In defending the report Of the COM
mittee on officers reports, President
Harrington pessimistically stated that
the six-hour day is not a solution of
the problems. Harrington said, ut
is popular to talk of shorter work
day. 1t tickles the ears but it is not
possible at this time"
Talks For Operators.
harrington showed his considera-
ton for the coal operators by saying
that ut would be impossible for the
Illinois mine operators to go on six
hour day and compete with the non
union coal fields. The non-union fields
are working ten hours day and for
lower wages and the central competi-
tive fields would have to close down
if they had to accept six-hour day.
The six-hour day is not solution to
our problem"
Some Of the delegates pointed out
to the DAILY WORKER reporter that
if the miners had taken Farrington's
view in the past, it would have been
impossible to secure the eight-hour
day, as they secured it under the
same circumstances as now prevail in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-23
Mellon Urges Cal
To Swing Veto AK
On Taxation Bill

WASHINGTON, May 22.-secretary
OF the Treasury Mellon will recon-
mend to President Coolidge that he
veto the tax bill, II was said on his
behalf at the treasury department to-
day.
The bill as II stands, is highly un.
satisfactory to Mellon, and his opinion
10 that Il will have depressing rather
than stimulating effect on business In
general, II was said.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-23
MYERSCOUCH
NAILS LIES OF
PHIL MURRAY
Denounces His SANDERS
Against Coke Strikers

vlce-President Phil Murray, Of the
United Mine Workers Of America,
used the platform at the Illinois
Miners District Convention, now in
session, to make false statements
against the gallant strikers in the
non-unlon coke fields Of Western
Pennsylvania who were so baseIy de-
serted by the international Union in
the 1922 strike. In the following ar
ticIe he is answered by Thomas
Myerscoueh, secretary Of the Pro-
gressive Miners Committee, and
one Of the leaders Of the rank and
file strike activities In 1922.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-23
East Side New York
Grows Hairy While
1000 BARRIERS Strike

NEW YORK, May 22.-Most OF the
barber shops on the East Side in New
York city are hit by the strike of 1000
BARRIERS. The men, who have been get
ting $40 a week or less, are demand.
ing $35 with 80 per cent OF receipts
over $45 week. They wish the OK.
ira hour on Saturdays a. m. to 9
p. m.--eliminated. The union, Jour
neyman BARRIERS International Union
Of America, local 752. represents the
men in the negotiations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-23
'EAN COMMUNISTS REJECT
DAWES REPORT in CONVENTION

May 22The sharp difference that the two
working class movement from each other finds ex-
. attitude toward the Dawes reparatons report.
convention Of delegates from France, Germany
Berlin at which II unanimously agreed that the
nd ts ndaons unacceptable from Communist
than the treaty Of Versailles The Communists
ptanee.
ties agitation for acceptance The Socialists state that
mindful OF the heavy loads the plan lays the German
welcome positive way Of the present mpasse.
that Is struggling against its accept
oeaIst comrsde, Ramsay Macdonald In England s In
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-23
MINERS HAIL 6-HOUR DAY

the fight for the six-hour day.
That "Non-Union" Excuse.
I'm order for a shorter work day
to succeed we would have to have all
or the major portion of the miners on
shorter work day basis, and the
non-unioR fields must be organized, I"
Farrigton said.
IAN aggressive bunch of mine Of
ficials! They tell the miners they
can't have a six-hour day until the
non.union fields are organized, and
then they say, as Lewis, Green and
Murray said, that it is impossible to
organize the non-union fields. Every
demand that means something to the
miners is, impossible at this time"
The report Of the committee on Of
ficers' report with regard to the wage
scale was adopted.
In the discussion of the section of
Farrington's report, devoted to the IL
linois Miners. Delegate Pritchard Of
Herrin accused the Illinois Miner of
doing Herrin and Williamson county
an injustice by accusing the Conser-
vative Party in that place Of being a
Ku Klux Khan Party. He, Pritchard,
practically admitted he is member
of the Khan. He stated the Ku Klux
khan has made Herrin the cleanest
town in the county and ''If / lived in
Peoria / would clean this town up
too"
DAILY WORKER DEFENDED.
Delegate Miller from Panama sug-
gested that now that the Illinois
Miner had been attacked, every paper
at the press table had been accused
of Icing and he suggested that the
DAILY WORKER reporter be brot
back and re-seated at the press table
Upon request of President
Fishwick, who took the chair during
the action on Farrington's report,
Pritchard withdrew his remarks from
the minutes Of the convention. Fish
wick gave as his reason that II do
not want to bring on the floor of this
convention such controversial matter
as that mentioned by Delegate Prit-
chard. We do not want to discuss
whether one faction in Herrin is right
and another wrong"
In plain words Fishwick's request
was an admission that the officers of
District IL are afraid of offending the
gu Klux Khan.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-23

CALGARY, Can, May 22.--Evictions
Of coal miners in the Edmonton field
where the union is fighting a wage
cut are setting public opinion against
the Western Canada Coal Operators
Assn. The co-operators claim that the
use OF fuel oil has injured the Can
adian coal market. The strike includes
camps in Alberta and eastern British
Columbia. organized as District IS, U.
M. W.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-23

WASHINGTON. May 22.--McAdoo
supporters have revived the discussion
OF Sen. Thomas J. Walsh OF Montana,
director Of the Teapot Dome inquiry,
as dark horse candidate for the
Democratic presidential nomination.
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the Kentucky fields unorganized.
Harrington stated that at present
there was no demand for coal either
from non-union or union fields and
when the demand came, those who
could sell cheapest would get the
market. He assured the delegates
, that they would fight against any re-
duction Of wages or lowering of the
standard of living. He stated that
West Virginia, zone of the fields we
have to compete WITH" had mined 80
million more tons of coal than Illinois
with approximately the same number
of miners.
Draws Dismal Picture.
harrington expressed the hope
that some day the workers would
wake up and close their ranks. He
repeated that the agreement was
there and had to be lived up to
and that his report only reiterated
that. He drew a dismal and hope
less picture.
Many delegates showed the inabil-
ity of the coal operators to. run the
mining industry, pointed out the ter
rife waste and said that the contract
forced the miners to work in unsafe
mines. Delegates seemed saturated
with the pessimism of Harrington and
could not see how class action would
materially help them now. The pic
ture drawn by Carry and others seem
far away to them.
Not one delegate supported this
part OF the report aitho they accepted
1t as the inevitable.
In the discussion on the appointive
power a hot fight began. The com
mittee on the officers report recon-
mended the retaining Of the ap-
pointive power of the president of the
district, altho over 20 resolutions had
been introduced for the doing away
with this tyrannical usage.
Committee Member Rebels.
The surprise of the convention
came when Matt Pickford, a member
of the committee on officers report
opposed the committees report. He
did not send in minority report but
spoke from the floor.
Men sell their souls to the an
pointive power" cried Pickford. cts
power is unlimited. Thru this ap
pointive power the International has
taken everything away from u.s."
Pickford claimed that he was one
OF the pioneers in the building of the
organization and that for the interests
of the union organization the ap
pointive power should be abolished
Delegate Corbishley, OF Zeigler
stated that Harrington had no right
to ask delegates to disregard their
instructions. He said that he came
there instructed to oppose the ap
pointive power and that his local OF
LOO members had discussed the
matter thoroly, as had every
other local in the district. He main
tanned that his local OF LOO mem
bers had right to tell him how &c
vote on this or any other question.
Corbishley pointed out cases OF
grievances which the Tit committee
and sub-district officials had taken
and said they we're lost because OF
some appointee. He showed that a,
the last election for the district presi
dent and the executive board, he had
been elected along with two Other
members at Teller. He said that or
the day OF the election he was sub
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-23
Magazine for Blind Children.

LONDON, May ga Braille maya.
zine for blind children has just been
started here. II is called the School
Magazine" and reports itself as the
first magazine with Braille raised let.
ters for the blind little readers. Els,
says, poetry humor and competition
page are included in the new publica.
ton
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-23
Russian cIerIcs Tour Europe,

MOSCOW, May PA delegation Of
the Synod Central organ of the Rus.
sian Orthodox church, is leaving for
Germany, England and France. with
a view to acquaint the foreign clerical
circles with the church life in the
Union Of Soviet Republics.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-23

w. of A. sign contracts with any com
pany, unless that contract covers all
the mines owned by the company in
question"
This answer was so definite that it
was believed by every ore who heard
| it, but a few days were suffice to in
form the miners who had made our
victory possible, that the promises of
organizers were like the proverbiaI
pie-crust, easily broken.
Signing HiIIman Contract.
The words of these organizers had
scarcely stopped ringing in the ears
of those who heard them, when infor-
nation reached them that the officials
of District No. had signed up with
the Hfllman Coal & Coke Company for
their mines in the union territory, but
that nothing had been done for their
mines in Fayette county cooke re-
gion). Fact is, the ink was scarcely
dry on the contract for the mines in
the union territory when this same
Hillman concern began throwing fur
niture and families out on the street
at its non-union holdings.
Thus began the misery of the men
| who had in no small way made posi-
I BILE the victory in our struggle of 1922
and had made the "No Backward
Step" slogan of Lewis, a seeming real
| ity. Immediately after the signing of
the Hillman contract, many other coal
companies signed up in like manner
much to the chagrin of the men who
had hoped to escape the miseries of
non-unionism.
Lewis Signed Despite Protest.
One notable case of this kind was
the signing of a contract in District
No. central Pennsylvania at Manly
Clio, where John l.. Lewis signed a
contract himself over the head of John
Brophy 1t appears that this com
pany had a .non-union mine in Somer-
set county, Pa, and they were desir-
GUS Of starting the mine at Nanta Clio,
but Brophy told the coal company that
the only way they could start this
mine was by signing for the other
one in Somerset county. This they re-
fused to do, saying that Lewis had
told them that it was unnecessary and
that Brophy would have to sign up.
To make It brief, I will merely say
that after Brophy, his executive board
and even the miners in local union
meeting, had decided that the compa-
ny must sign up for both mines be-
fore any could work, President Lewis
signed UP with the operator himself,
with the result that the mine in Som
erset county is still non-union mine.
Strike Refused to Collapse.
It is we'll known that the miners
had been working for some time be-
| fore the International Executive board
levied an assessment on the member
ship, and it's appears from things that
followed that Lewis thought that the
strike would come to an abrupt end
and that the blame would fall on the
men of the coke region themselves.
However, things did not turn out
that way. and in the month Of Deem
Der. 1922, Lewis sent a committee of
National Board members into the
coke region to conduct an investiga-
ton. This committee, accompanied
by the National Board member of Dis
ttict 5. and also by VIM. Feeney, the
organizer in charge of that field, made
an extensive survey OF the conditions
in that field and recommended that
the strike be continued. This infor-
New Britain herald., 1924-07-10
DUNDEE GETS ORDERS
 TO ARRANGE FOR FIGHT
N. Y. Commission Rules He Must Meet Kaplan by 10th Of
 August

New York, July 10.--The boxing commission has named August Is as the final day for the settlement of the featherweight row that Johnny Dun- dee, the champion, and Kid" Kip Ian of Connecticut seemed to have stirred up without blow being struck. They must announce match for the title by that day.
 The commission was to have made the match yesterday but after consid- ering the matter from every angle, August Is was named as the day on which he details of bout for the title is to be made public.
 With the present arrangement as laid down by the commission, Dun dee and Kaplan must make the match. Dundee must make it or else suffer suspension something that he has no intention of encountering.
 Dundee admits that he is not eager to meet Kaplan. Johnny points out that the featherweight title is val uabue possession and argues that he should be highly paid for risliing it.
 He contends that kaplan is not a drawing card in New York. that no promoter will touch the match and that even if it were staged it would not draw enough money to make it worth while.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-10
WASHINGTON WOW I9 POINTS
 TO GOOD M AMERICAN RACE
Yankees in Second Place and Lose to ChsoS While sena tors Break Even With Cobbmen-Browns Take Two From Boston-HalfNay Mark in Both Leagues Reached.

New York, July l0,-while fayorite
 sons and dark horses continue tO
 jockey for position n the hectic battle
 of hits and runs which has dead locked the American league since April lb, stanley Harris has tena, eionsly swung his Washington sena- tors into strong position in inc race off the championship nomination nn- tjl today he stands 70 votes in the percentage column ahead Of tho New York Yankees on tho 18th ballot,
 Although the Senators broke tho unit rule and split their votes with Ty cohb'z delegations Of Detroit Ty. gers, yesterday tho washingtons pick. cd up few scattering votes when the Yankees. adhering to the unit rule swung to Johnny Eyers and east their entire vote 10 Chicago. On the first ballot Detroit got live to Washington's two, hut Harris, mingling among his delegation Of pitchers swung Russell and Ogden into line and on the sec- ond ballot gained n 10 majority.
 New York's vote was challenged and on tho recount swung solidly 10 Chicago to C. Mostils work with his delegation of blndgeons was large ly responsible for the plurality
 Lee Fohrs Boston delegates who had shown unexpected strength on the earlier ballots. but who later slnmpad when the fising tide had swung sharply 10 Washington came back strong when George sisler released bis supporters and made clean sweep on two executive ballots, . to ( end 5 to c.
 Iris Speaker. who has been lying back waiting for the leaders to spend their fury, suddenly opened up a con ference with Connie Mack, leader of the Philadelphia delegation and lined tp his Athletics on two straight bal lots. to 1 and to 3.
 In the National leagueS New York and St. Louis and Brooklyn and Chi | cAso passed, rain keeping their dele gates from attending. Pittsburgh, however yielded to Boston and the | Braves chalhed up an impressive vic tory, to ,. The Cincinnati Reds, leaders Of the minority half, sue ceeded in lining up the Phillies by the same count.
 The half way mark in the leagues has virtually been reached, 7G ballots having been taken and 154 necessary before choice can be made.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-10

This is n photographic thrill from the Stockholm olympies of 1919. II shows America making n clean sweep in tho s0-motre run. with the noted Ted Meredith winning in world record time. and two compatriots, W. M. sheppard and l. N. Davenport, finishing in n tie for second.
 This is one Of the fow times in tho history of the games that any nation ever monopolized flrat three honors
 Meredith, incidentally wns only IS years old at the time and had not yet been graduated from Mercersburg Academy when he made the team. No one expectrh he would do more than run a cred. able race. Sheppard and Davenport ranked high above him, as did Braun, the German star.
 But Meredith ran corking race all the way and set new world record of 1851 9:10 for the event. collapsing in dead faint the moment he hit the tape.