The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
HOWAT SPURNS
$4,000 Offer OF
COAL OPERATOR
Militant Kansas Leader
Stays With His Class
By w. MARSHALL.

PITTSBURGH, Kans., May 6.-That
the coal operators Go not consider
that Alexander Howat is dead and
that he has lost his influence among
the coal miners, as John Lewis and
his machine would have the people
believe. is evidenced by the coal OPP
orators latest move in District IA.
The Sheridan Coal Company, which
is one of the largest independent coal
companies, operating number of
mines in District IA, few days ago
made an offer, thru the president of
the Sheridan Coal Company, Mr.
Wynn McGeath, to Howat of a posi-
ton as superintendent of all the Sher-
idan mines in District IA, at a salary
Of $4,000 per year and minimum con-
tract for five years. On three occa-
sions in the last two weeks the high
officials of the Sheridan Coal Com
pany have personally visited Howat
and urged him to accept the position.
Howat Rejects $4,000 Offer.
Howat had been kicked out of the
union by John Lewis and his syco-
plants. at the behest of the coal OPP
orators and Ex-Governor Henry AL
len, father of the industrial court
law. Howat has been expelled from
the United Mine Workers of America
without any trial, while in Jail, fight
ing for the miners rights and against
the industrial court slave law, and
which by his courageous stand and
fight he has thoroly discredited and
beaten. Howat has been knitted by
the traitors in his own organization,
after spending sixteen months in jail
fighting for the miners rights, and is
not even allowed to be a member of
the United Mine Workers of America
at this time. Yet this class conscious
least in staying true to his class and
to the confidence which the workers
all over the world have in him, but
turned down the Sheridan mines of
fer without hesitation, stating in his
rejection of the coal company's offer
that the miners of District IA for
twenty-five years had stood by him in
his fights for industrial Justice and
for the workers rights and liberties,
and had stood by him in his own ef-
forts to vindicate himself against the
vicious official machine in the United
Mine Workers of America, and that
it was his duty, and that he would at
all times be found standing, fighting
only on the miners side.
The miners in District IA are again
confirmed in their confidence in their
loyal and beloved leader, Alexander
Howat
Lewisites Do Differently.
How different reads the record of
the Lewis stool pigeons, lieutenants
and supporters, who as soon as they
are forced out of Office. use the knowl-
edge gained in the paid service of the
mine workers against the workers at
every turn, and for the coal operators,
the miners traditional and natural en-
envy. as commissioners, superinten-
dents and representatives, in any
form or manner in which they may
gain employment with the coal oper-
ators.
The few Lewis toads and followers
that exist in this district, who are
against Howat, and who are so Pc
culiarly friendly with the coal oper-
ators, are unable to understand how
any man would not sell out at so fair
a price, as it has always been their
custom to take any job offered by the
coal operators at any price offered
them.