The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-24

Workers of America. The statement
made by the former president Of the
district, Dan Livingstone, summed Ut
the matter.
Stay and Fight Machine.
ST am not in favor Of breaking
away from the United Mine Workers
but am in favor of breaking the
damned administration which at pres
ent controls it," The following reso
luton was carried unanimously:
Whereas, the miners Of District
26, United Mine Workers, have been
without duly elected officers since
last year, when the then officers
were deposed, and
Whereas, the present appointees
Of John L. Lewis are men whom
the rank and file have absolutely
no confidence in whatever, and were
put into the chief district offices at
the suggestion of the officials of the
British Empire Steel Corporation,
and with the aid Of the Provincial
Police, and whereas the Lewis ap-
pointees went into the court, and
were told by Mr.. Justice chrishoIm
that John l. Lewis had no right to
make these appointments, and these
appointees cling to office in con-
tradictlon to the Judgment Of the
Supreme Court Of Nova Scotia, and
Whereas, the old officers were
deposed for their own sins and
have made no attempt to get back
into office and II John L. Lewis
desires to be fair to the miners of
Nova Scotia, he will no longer deny
those miners the right to elect men
to fill district offices Of their own
choice,
Therefore, be Il Resolved, that
this convention demand the restor-
alton of complete district autonomy,
so that they may carry thru dis
trict election at once, otherwise this
convention must conclude that John
L. Lewis is staying in Nova Scotia
for the special benefit of the foes
of District &c, United Mine Work
ers Of America.
False Financial Statement.
A discussion which consumed a lot
of time of the convention took place
on the question of the payment Of the
debts contracted during the strike las
January by the provisional officers
Some delegates we're opposed to the
miners having to pay the debts
claiming that the International Unior
alone was responsible for them
Others advocated that the miners
should pay but objected to the method
of collecting it. But all of the dele
gates agreed that the store keepers
who had extended the relief should
not suffer, particularly the cooperative
stores.
Finally resolution was carried
unanimously pointing out that the
provisional officers had issued false
financial statement, and that an item
lied statement of the debts contracted
be secured before the levy be deduct
ed from the wages Of the miners.
The contract signed between
the British Empire Steel Corporation
and the Lewis appointees last Febru
airy was condemned by the convention
and resolution passed placing ths
miners of Nova Scotia on record
against the contract being enforced
since it had been rejected by the
miners in a referendum vote. The
1921 rates Of wages were demanded
as being the objective Of the miners
on the wage question.
Unity Of Purpose Established.
Before adjourning, the convention
appointed Committee Of Action, com
posed of two delegates from each sub
district, which is empowered to call
another convention if it appears
necessary. The convention has es
tablished unity of purpose among the
miners Of the district, and welded the
rank and file closer together in their
fight against the Lewis machine ther
ever before. That the miners Of Nova
Scotia are avoiding the mistakes Of
the past is shown in their determine
ton not to break away from the Unit
ed Mine Workers, but to remain in
side and conduct the fight against
Lewis and his reactionary clique. The
Nova Scotia miners have given the
workers of the rest Of the country
another object lesson on how to con
duct the fight Of the rank and file
against the dictatorship Of reaction
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