The daily worker., 1924-12-09
LEWIS AGENTS
WORK HARD TO
BREAK STRIKE
CappeIlini Reported to
Be Still Hiding
BY THOMAS MYERscoUGH.
Especial 70 The Daily Worker)

Especial 70 The Daily Worker)
PITTSTON, Pa, Dec. e.-AI-
tho 121 men were laid off and
have long been kept out of
work, for the "crime" of resist
ing wage cuts, the same being
the basic reason for the strike
at the ten mines Of the Penn
sylvania Coal Co., the officials
Of the United Mine Workers of
America are still concerned on
ly with the operators viewpoint
which is that the miners have
no right to strike.
Vice-President Isaacs of Dis
trict No. 1, is a notable excep-
tion to the rule in this belief,
altho he seems to be afraid to
definitely take a position with
the men. The order revoking
the charters of the striking
locals did not bear his signature
altho it is said that there was
a place provided for it.
D. w. Davis of Illinois, chief repre-
sentative of Lewis and who was
placed in charge here when Isaacs
failed to carry out the Lewis orders,
and Enoch Williams, secretary Of
district one, signed the revocation
order Cappellinrs name did not ap-
pear on the order and many reasons
are advanced for this fact. Rumor
has 1t that Cappellini has returned
from El Paso and is in the region here
in hiding, being afraid to come out in
the open to take a position either for
Lewis or against the men.
The men who are now on strike are
responsible for his fame, if such it
can be called, so another story has
started the rounds, that he has been
delegated to represent the U. M. w. A.
at a Mexican labor meet. This how
ever, is not believed generally but in
stead is regarded as "baloney."
Commission Arrives.
The commission of international
board members, the same one that
appeared here a few months ago to
serve notice on the general grievance
committees in this region, that they
could not call am more. strikes has
again arrived here. This Commission,
consisting Of N6al ]. Ferry of district
7 (anthracite), John O'Leary of dis
trict 5, Ed. Dobbins Of district II, John
j. Mates Of district and John Chiz-
zoni of district 2, are instructed by
Lewis to investigate every phase of
the situation here and report back to
him with recommendations. Already
the local press has predicted the
curtailment Of the powers of the gen
eral grievance committees OF the alb
solute disbandonment of them, the
tone indicating that they know where
of they speak.
Reason for cappeIlIni's Absence.
This prediction was made in a pre-
vious article by me about six weeks
ago, wherein / stated that Cappellini
Wdc the OiASAudbOI VI lAC SCucA dl
grievance committee idea and the
organizer Of the first committee, the
one that is now the storm center of
the present controversy. Now l say
that l am of the opinion that he has
returned to this region and believe the
story that he is hiding to escape per-
sonal responsibility for what is go
ing to happen here. At that time, in
the columns of the DAILY WORK
Err, we advised the miners not only
to resist the effort to destroy the
power they had won thru the in
Strumentality of such committees, but
to also begin the formation of an all
inclusive general body reresenting the
whole district. This l have been do
ing. again during the past two days
while visiting in the sections affected
by the strike.
\ Many of the strikers with whom l
have talked seem to take the whole