The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-17
MINERS ASK.
FOR SPECIAL
convention
Demand Square Deal
For Alexander HowGt

TO IIIlIIlCuidLC Soiitt6
Special international Conven-
ton to give Alexander Howat
and the other expelled Kansas
miners a fair trial which so far
has been refused to them by
President John L. Lewis is de-
manded in a resolution from the
CentraIia local of the United
Mine Workers of America and
presented to the District IL con-
vention now in session.
Following is the resolution
with its signatories:
Resolution No. 3.
To the officers and Delegates as
sembled at the Thirtieth Consecu-
tive and Fifth Biennial Convention
of District No. IL, U. NJ. w. OF A.;
Whereas, Alex Howat has been
refused the floor of our last lnterna-
tional Convention, and by such re-
fusal the demands Of the many local
unions that the Kansas issue be
brouuht out on the floor on the In
ternationai Convention and settled
once and for all time have also been
refused, and
Whereas, Repeated demands have
been made upon the international
Executive Board the last two years
mast. that the Kansas Issue be set
tied and this has not been granted
I the rank and file, therefore we be
Iieve that the .onIy way this ISSUE
can be riqhtfuIIy settled is by thu
eaIIinc of a Special Internationa
Convention to give Alex Howat ant
all other Kansas Mine Workers VIII
have been expelled from our union
fair and impartial tSiaI and dec
sion rendered that shall be final an
binding by the delegates present
therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the member
Of Local Union No. So, located
Centralia, Illinois, do hereby d.
mand that the District Conventio
Of District No. IL, instruct its on
GERS to Immediately demand Sp
eial international Convention f
the above specific purpose.
Endorsed l.
Local Union No. So, Centralia, II
dirk Laughlin, pres; Hugh Kenne
secretary.
Local Union No. 2619, Becxemey
Illinois, Harry Gibson, ST., preside
Zen Hauling, secretary; H. B. Lam
Fred w. Beckemeyer, Walter Bee
meyer.
Local Union No. 1921, Buckner,
nois. VIM. X. Cox, president; VIM.
Welshhaus, secretary; Chas. ~
financial secretary.
Local Union No. 1475, Panama,
nois, Andy Wostatek, president;
Vigliocco, secretary.
Local Union No. 1852, Cutler,
nois. John McCaffry, president; ]
Cooper, secretary.
Local Union No. 3l9z, John
= City, Harry Morgan, president;
n r. Wood, secretary.
IA Local Union No. 5522, Pickney'
Y Christ Presswood, president; |
Reidelberger, secretary.
Local Union No. S47S, Ian
Ewald Sandner, J. o. Trap, j.
Hargigs, John Richards, presto
Joe Price, recording secretary.
Local Union No. 1858, Marissa,
Laumbatters, president; Elmer T
secretary.
Local Union No. 492, Spring
Jos. Demoncourt, president; John
michael. secretary.
Local Union No. 1875, Mt. DIV
Aimone, president; Edward Lei
sing, secretary.
Local Union No. 621, Sandoval
Snodgrass. president; M. G. !
secretary.
Local Union No. 4O49, Sta
city, Joseph Gaddo, president;
Gaddo, secretary.
Local Union No. 2706, South
mington, Arthur II. Purdy, pres
Albert Daglio, secretary.
Local Union No. 1908, Dowell
Dilibert, president; Mike skarup
rotary.
Local Union No. 4, Carson {
O. Travelstad, president; Jess
lone, secretary.
Local Union No. 949, West
fort. M. d. Allen, president, job
ply, secretary.
Local Union No. 1907, Kincaid
Fennell, Chester Daugherty, Jol
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