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COAL MINERS! Talk To Your
Convention Thru Daily Worker

Coal Miners Your convention indianapolis Ind.
1t will be responsive your needs you will talk TO it, talk
to it in loud and emphatic tones
You can do this thru paper, THE DAILY WORKER.
You can do it day You make yourself heard
Every day THE DAILY WORKER goes to the convention
at Iomnson Hail. indianapolis The delegates are
reading it, from first first column page last
column
needs, the delegates will read your letter.
One of the big things interested unemploy-
ment you don't work there is envelope If you
work, there is nothing with which pay landlord the
with which to buy the things your family How
do you demand?
Tell to the delegates at indianapolis Tell your
highly paid officials, whose salaries the whole year
around.
Write about all the other problems confronting the
coal miners of this country Your published in
The DAILY WORKER and read by the delegates your con
venon at Indianapolis Write the Editor Daily Worker
1910 N. Halsted ST., Chicago, ILL.,
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to prevent us raising our wages to the
level of those prevailing in other dis
tricts of our union. In 1909 troops
were used to prevent the miners join
ing the U. M. W., and in 1922 during
the strike in August against the 81
per cent reduction in wages which the
corporation tried to force us to ac-
cept troops were sent to the District.
The corporation has used these
troops against us without provocation
since there has never been any dis
order during our strikes which would
make the use of troops necessary.
The Town Council of Glace Bay in
our District has always protested
against the use of these troops by
the corporation to intimidate the min
! ers.
Therefore the strike in July last
year had no connection With wages,
conditions of labor, or the contract
with the corporation. 1t was a pro-
test against the use of troops by the
corporation in industrial disputes.
! Last May the provincial police actu-
ally raided our district Office in the
absence of our officers, and pried into
the documents of our union there.
The homes of our district officers
were also raided during this time.
The corporation has used this arm
ed force in its attempts to smash our
union and throw us back into the dis
organized state we were in before we
organized District 26, U. M. w. I'm
der these circumstances is was our
duty to make as effective a protest
as possible against the troops which
the corporation is constantly using
against organized labor in the prov.
ince of Nova Scotia.
Lewis Revokes Charter.
On July 18th, the international
President revoked our District Char.
ter, and deposed our regularly elect
ed District officers without an inves.
tigation into the situation. Our of.
fcers have not been given triaI
which they are entitled to as mem.
bers of our union. The international
President proceeded to set up a pro
,visional district, and appointed a:
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Continued from page y

President are such that we are of the
opinion that the delegates to our
convention should be informed of
them. With this object in view our
Local Union No. 4529, New Aber-
deem, N. S., has drawn up the fol-
lowing statement.
No Contract Violation.
In July, 1923, our District officers
were accused by the International
President of calling a strike in viola
ton of a contract with the British
Empire Steel Corporation. The
strike last July was not called in vio-
lation of the contract because there
was no clause in the contract prohib-
iting the miners from quitting work
during the period of the contract. In
previous contracts with the corpora
ton there was a clause prohibiting
the stoppage of work during the
period of the contract, but in the last
contract signed in August 1922 this
clause was opposed by the represent
atives of the miners, and was en-
dorsed by referendum vote of the
district. Therefore we do not fear
contradiction when we assert that the
contract was not violated when the
strike was called on July Srd, 1928.
The strike of July, 1923, was called
as a protest against the use of arm
ed forces in industrial disputes, and
was provoked by the attack of the
provincial police sent by the provin-
cial government of Nova Scotia to
COMPEL the steel workers Of Sydney
to return to work without gaining the
demands for which they struck
on June 2Sth, on July 1st this police
force charged the pickets of the
steel workers and in the attack rode
down many people not connected
with the strike in any way with the
result that many of them were in
jured including women and children
Evil of Long Standing.
For many years the miners of Dis
trict 26 have suffered by the use Of
armed troops by the coal operators
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Facts About the Nova Scotia Situation

provisional officers men who had been
overwhelmingly defeated when they
stood for election in the district cleo
tions in August 1922.
Provisional Officials Use Police.
These provisional officers COM
menced injunction proceedings in the
courts against the deposed officers in
the same manner as the open-shop
operators have used injunctions
against our union. They drove the
district officers from the district Of
flee by threats of using the town
police, the armed provincial police,
and the Militia. We wish to point
out to you that it is in violation of
all the principles Of our organization
that application should be made to
the courts for action against mem.
bers of our union until the matter
has been disposed of by the institu-
tions Of our union. Despite this
these provisional officers did this, ia
the detriment of our union in Nova
Scotia.
AT Inc same JlLl6 l0JcIndJlOndl
President ordered the locals to re.
turn to work under threat of losing
their charters. Had the miners OF
this District remained on strike the
district would have been destroyed
and a split caused in our organiza.
ton. Rather than risk this the min.
ers returned to work and preserved
the unity of our organization. Never,
theless the miners of this district un,
derstand thoroly that they could have
forced the withdrawal Of the troop;
from the province in spite of the
corporation, the provincial and fed
eral governments, and the troops anC
armed police, if the Internationa
President had not aided these force.
by revoking our charter, deposing oul
officers, and threatening to cancel the
charters of our locals if the miner.
did not return to work
Betray Indicted Men.
At the time our district officer
were deposed the corporation haC
been able to get them arrested OF
charges of "seditious libel" The fac
! that they had been deposed and de
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-25
NelU Farn-Labor
Paper Is Due For
Wide Circulation,

The FARMER-LABOR VOICE.
published twice month by the Fed
Grated Farmer-Labor Party, and
successor to the VOICE OF LABOR
will have wide audience, If its sue
ceeding isues continue to be as good
"a the first one.
On the first page is an article by
Joseph Manley exposing the Senator
Norbeck proposal to loan $50 ,OOO.-
900 to worthy" farmers and thus
forestall the Federated Farmer-Labor
Party's demand for five year mo-
ratorium for all working farmers on
their farm mortgage debts.
Harold M. Ware, agricultural ex-
pert, is beginning a series Of articles
on the Farm Crisis. Valuable news
reports Of the farmers political
movements in the Dakotas, Okla
homa, Ohio and Washington are
found in other columns of this eight
page paper. 7. J. O'Flaherty ana
Uses the Lake County milk strike
The subscription price is one dol.
lar year, or fifty cents for six
months. Address is 500 N. Clark
street, Chicago, Ill.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-25
KENTUCKY MINERS
CALL FOR HELP IN
ORGANIZING FIELD
Tell DAILY WORKER
Convention Must Act

The United Mine Workers Con-
vention, sitting in indianapolis,
MUST find plan for the unioniza-
ton of the non-union fields in Ken
lucky, says a group of rank and
file miners, writing to The DAILY
WORKER.
The communication, which is
drawn up by w. X. Ambrozio, Of
the Cromona local union, which has
foothold in the unorganized fields
of Lesher county, tells Of disastrous
conditions. Thousands Of men are
out of work and others are working
two and three days a week. Con-
ditions are made worse by the COM
pany's policy of employing 15-year-
old boys and thereby crowding out
men With families.
The local company gunman is a
one-time preacher. This gun-toting
by the clergy leads Ambrozio to the
ironical conclusion that the workers
won't be safe, even in heaven.
Miners Of the Cromona local wrote
last December to Ionic Jackson, Dis
trict President of the miners union
in Kentucky, explaining their needs
and urging aid In organizing Lesher
county. Jackson wrote back that he
had referred their letter TO William
Turnblazer, president Of District No
10, Knoxville, Tenn. No reply has
come from Turnblazer up to date.
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MINER RANK
AND FILE in
new REVOLT
Stage Com 0baCk and Upset
Lewis Machine
Continued from Page 1lN

Continued from Page u X
cause brotherhood officials were
against the proposal.
Kennedy, chairman of the resolu-
tions committee, replying to a ques-
ton from Freeman Thompson, de-
clared that in his opinion the rank
and file of the railwaymen were for
a working agreement with the miners,
but the officials were against it.
He stated further that the COM
pany owned by the Locomotive Engi-
neers is running a scab mine and re-
lated the incident of the scrike in a
West Virginia mine owned by the Lo-
connective Engineers.
Mooney of West Virginia, declared
that amalgamation Of the railwaymen
and he miners would never come
thru the brotherhoods but thru the
rank and file. He spoke of the slave
conditions prevailing in West Vir-
ginia and urged that a resolution be
passed against injunction proceed
ings that have tied the hands of min
ers in that state.
For Alliance With Railroads.
Delegates to the International Con-
'vention of the United Mine Workers
of America today instructed their
national officers to hasten efforts to
bring about a working affiliation be-
tween miners and railroad unions.
The utilization is sought to
strengthen the hands of both organ
izations in the event of strikes.
The miners complained that the
success Of previous strikes had been
endangered by union railroad work
ers hauling coal dug by men sent in
the mines TO break the strike.
Constant heckling of speakers and
charges of "railroading" resolutions
marked the sessions today.
Mrs. Mooney at Convention.
Rena Mooney, wife Of Tom Mooney,
is here and attending all sessions of
the convention. She has requested
permission of President Lewis to ad-
dress the convention on MONEYS be-
half; his response was to advise her
to appear before the resolutions COM
mittee and secure the introduction
Of a resolution on the Mooney case.
Howat and MysrscouRh.
The appeals of Alexander Howat
and Thomas Myerscough, similar In
many respects and having the solid
backing of the Miners Progressive In.
ternational Committee have not We,
been disposed Of and they will come
up during the report Of the commit.
tee on appeals and grievances.
There Are $50 Resolutions.
Seven hundred and fifty resolu.
tons were introduced by the dele.
gates in spite of the union rule that
all resolutions must be sent in al
least ten days before the convention
There are seven resolutions demand
ing that international organizers be
elected instead of being appointed By
the president; fifteen demanding the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-25
Lewis Action Aida Bosses.

In view Of the above facts which
cannot be contradicted, we appeal to
the delegates to the convention of
our union to see that these things are
corrected. Our district has been dis
organized because of the loss of our
charter and the fact that our officers
have been deposed Men have been
blacklisted by the corporation since
last July, and the provisional officers
have not worked to get them rein
stated. Our conditions of labor have
been destroyed. The corporation is
doubling up the jobs and firing many
miners, checkweighmen are driven
from the tipples by the company po-
lice and not allowed to function for
the miners who elected them because
the corporation has them on the
blacklist. The corporation is taking
advantage of the fact that we have no
District Charter and have therefore
no control over the affairs of our
union. If this state of affairs con-
tinues much longer it will result in
the destruction Of our union.
Therefore we appeal to the dele
gates to our International Convention
to see to it that the following meas
ures are carried out to the end that
we might get justice from our own or
ganization:
l. That our District Charter be
Immediately restored to US so that
we will be able to conduct the affairs
of our union.
2. That our deposed District Of
ficers be reinstated in Office and car
ny out the work of the District as
they were elected to do until Dis
trict election is held.
! We beliefe that if the delegates
will examine the facts of our situa-
ton that they will extend to us a
helping hand and correct the terrible
blunders of the International Pres
ident in this District. The miners
of this District fought for years to
become a District of the United
Mine Workers. Now that we have at
tanned that we appeal to the delegates
to see to it that our rights and privi-
leges as members of the United Mine
Workers are protected.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-25
LEWIS RAVES
ExCITEDLY ON
RED MENACE"
Tries to Confuse the Real Issue
Before Delegates
Rx JOHN FITZGERALD
lstan Correspondent of The Daily wOrker)

AoAAh Correspondent Of Ano Dauy MOrkerl
TOMLINSON HALL, Indian
apolis, Ind.-WiId scenes were
enacted late yesterday in the
miners convention here when
the administration machine
closed debate on the resolu-
tons condemning John L.
Lewis, president, for revoking
the charter of District 26, Nova
Scotia, while that district was
on strike against the use of
troops by the Canadian gov
eminent.
Lewis, in a speech that was
obviously composed to confuse
the real issue (the lining up of
the international union officials
with the British Empire Steel
Company and the Canadian
gOvernment) covered the distance be-
tween Nova Scotia and Moscow. In
the best style of rotary club oratory
he raved about the red menace and
denounced the opponents Of his ad-
ministration as enemies Of society in
general and the United Mine Workers
IN particular.
Lewis Recognizes Himself.
The resolutions committee had Of
fered a substitute for the Nova SEQ
tia resolution clarifying Lewis and
the international officials. A Cana
dan delegate was on his feet imme-
diately. Lewis said, "The chair rec
ognizes himself" and then proceeded
to attack Jim McLachlan and the
officers Of District No. 26, claiming
that they thought more Of the in
structions Of the Red Labor Union
international than of the laws of
the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea.
He wound up by saying that Nc
Lacl1lan is In Jail now for violating
the laws Of Canada and the British
Empire and, so far as he (Lewis) is
concerned, he can stay there. INC
Lachlan has been sentenced to tW
years in the penitentiary for de-
nouncing the use Of troops by the
government and the Canadian steeI
trust to break a strike Of steel work.
ers.)
When Lewis finished his TRADE
Vice-President Murray took the chair
and declared the previous question
had been called for and carried the
the exact opposite appeared TO b,
the case. On a viva voce vote HI
declared the substitute resolution
carried.
Storm Breaks.
A demand was made for roll
call which was denied by Murray bu
such a storm Of protest broke loos'
that he finally asked il the neces
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-25

reinstatement Of Alex Howat; three
requiring that no miner be allowed
to switch cars; eleven demanding the
election instead of the appointment
of convention committees and one
condemning war. declaring that no
coal miner should belong to mill
tary organization and demanding
boycott on coal for war purposes.
Division on Scale Questions.
Proposal for the new working con-
tract for bituminous miners are un-
der consideration today by the scales
committee of the United Mine Work
ers' convention.
The committee last night went over
resolutions from local unions deal
ing with wage and working condi-
tions.
Some of the resolutions asked a
renewal of the wage contract on the
present basis, while others demand
increases ranging from 10 to rs per
cent.
The committee itself is divided into
two groups on the question of an
increase.
1t was said one group wants to
go to the Jacksonville wage confer
ence with demands for an increase
Of probably ten per cent to gain con-
cessions from the operators on other
points.
Other members of the committee.
1t is said, believe the miners will
strengthen their hand by the cutting
out the bargaining points and ask
for renewal of the present scale.
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noanced by the International Presi-
dent of our union is greatly respons-
ible for the fact that our deposed
Secretary Treasurer James B. Nc
Lachlan has been sent to the peni-
Tertiary for two years.
When the provisional officers
were unable to secure decision from
the courts to suit themselves they
gave up their injunction proceedings.
The miners of this district have re-
fused to take any action which would
split our union, and have stuck 10y
ally to the U. M. w. The provisional
officers who have been foisted upon
us against the will of the vast ma
jority of the rank and file have no
standing with the miners because of
their actions in the past in trying to
force the miners to accept wage re-
duction which would nave brought
the wages of the datal workers down
TO YZ.44 Jay. 4uG HlheIS nave Nv
confidence in these men, and they
could never have been elected to the
office in this district because of their
bad records.
Was Autonomous District.
When this District, which until
1910 was organized as the Amalga-
mated Mine Workers of Nova Scotia,
became a district of the U. M. w. ii
was done by means of tri-party
agreement between the operators, the
mine workers of Nova Scotia and the
United Mine Workers of America.
Before the operators would rec
ognize this District of the U. M. w. il
had to be agreed on the demand Of
the operators, that this District would
have complete autonomy, so that the
coal operators of Nova Scotia would
not have to face a strike Of the
mine workers Of Nova Scotia called
by the International President be-
cause of conditions existing in the
United States at that time
This is the understanding npor
which the international President al
that time sent us our charter.
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sary thirty per cent Of the delegates
present wanted the roll-call.
The machine tellers counted only
421 of the 1900 delegates present,
but the prevailing opinion is that
they were extremely short-sighted.
Tactics Astound Reporters.
Experienced convention reporters
for capitalist papers claim to have
never seen more brazen abuse of
power than the tactics employed by
Lewis in crushing a man who could
not be at the convention because he
is in Jail for his loyalty to his
union and his class while Lewis de-
tends the right of the British En-
pire Steel Company to put and keep
him there.
The convention went on record for
recognition Of Soviet Russia by the
adoption Of a resolution to which the
resolution committee had added a
few phrases cribbed from statements
of Secretary Of State Hughes.
A cautiously worded resolution on
affiliation with the Farmer-Labor
parry AAONCiuCib wac pdootu ny JuS
convention with which was incorpo-
rated a message Of greeting and con-
graduation to Ramsay Macdonald
and the British Labor Party.
Naturalization Emasculated.
For the various resolutions call
ing for naturalization Of mines was
substituted a feeble Recommendation
advising the continuation Of inves-
tigation and the collectien Of data.
While this massacre Of the major
program Of the miners was being
committed, neither Chris Golden OF
John Brophy--supposed TO be .ths
fathers Of the naturalization pro,
gram-attempted to utter a wore
Of protest.
With the exception of those deal
ing with the Howat case all impor'
tant resolutions have been disposed
Of.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-25
Too Cold 10 Escape.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo.--Rene Lin
deman, negro, obtained enough mo-
ney in collection from his fellow
prisoners in the county Jail here to
buy saw. Seventeen escaped dur
ing the night. Thirty-one others ode
clined" TO leave because il was "too
cold outside" None Of the fugitives
have been caught.
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The Comfortable Stand Aghast

NEW YORK-The Comfortable
Of banker inviting Roland Hayes
audience This
arrived Kahn himself looked
his social uperors received favorable criticisms
his concert tours tho capitals Of Central Europe
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Members Of the league and all others
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