The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-29
LEWIS PICARD
ARTISTS HOOKED
ONTO LAFOLLETTE
Pittsburgh Gang Swing
to c. p. p. A.
By PAT. 4. TooHEY.

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tionary and corrupted oficialdom of
District No. S, u. M. w. OF A. after
squandering thousands Of dollars of
the miners money, finally depicting
the treasury to such a degree that
they now have to send Organizers"
around to the more prosperous locals
cumming enuf to pay the salaries Of
the corps Of pie-card artists, in order
that they may continue their life of
luxury and extravaganza and hold onto
union at the cost of the long betrayed
miners, have again betrayed the rank
and file, this time politically, by their
endorsement Of the Wisconsin faker
and definitely aligning with the c. P.
P. A. at the Southwestern Penna, Con-
ference held here recently.
Rank and File Absent.
The Conference" was dominated by
the representatives Of the transporta-
ton brotherhoods, bureaucratic labor
leaders and the gone and forgotten
socialist party. The entire District
Executive Board of the miners was
present as delegates" (they of
course representing no one but them
selves) The rank and file were con-
spicuous by their absence.
The district gang" as they are az
fectionately ~ known to the member
ship, entering politics, is new one to
everybody.
1t is clearly remembered, that when
the F. F. L. P. of Washington County
began their first drive to affiliate the
organized workers into the county or
ganization, shortly after the formation
of the f. FL. P. and when many 10.
cal unions of U. M. w. A. applied for
affiliation, the entire machinery of the
district organization sought by threats
of revocation Of charters, intimidation,
ETC., that the locals withdraw, giving
as their reason that units of the U.
NJ W. A. were forbidden to pay per
capita tax to any or all dual organiza-
tions.
Pagan Was at Democratic Meet.
P. T. Pagan, District President,
Lewis tool par excellence, was also a
delegate to the conference. 1t is the
same Pagan who was a delegate to
the Democratic prize fight in New
York recently, who consistently voted
for AL Smith. l asked Pagan what
was he doing there among that bunch
of crooks in New York and why did he
vote for Smith. His answer was that
was there protecting the interests of
labor, and that Smith is one of the
greatest friends of labor living" Nat
urally we all must agree. Incidentally
l might mention that Pagan is rabid
Catholic, probably that is where he
gets his conception that AL is for the
workers.
1t can be said that when the district
gang O.K'd the trust buster, they
drove away more votes than they will
be able to corral in the next century,
for thru experience the miners Of the
Pittsburgh district shun all move
ments in which the officials partici-
pate, for the prevailing opinion is that
their presence is akin to contamina-
ton.
Miners for Foster.
Appearances indicate that generally
the membership will support Foster
and Gitlow, for they can distinguish
the difference of the platform of the
trust buster and the Workers Party.
They know further that LaFollette
will perpetuate the capitalist system,
and that the Communists stand for
its abolition, and for the establish
ment OF Workers and Farmers Gov
eminent.