The daily worker., 1924-05-22
A Great Victory!

he ILLINOIS coal miners have spoken They have de-
cared for Alexander Howat and against the John l.
Frank harrington reactionary regime in the United Mine
Workers of America.
1t was an historic moment in the Peoria Convention
when the resolution went thru practically unanimously de-
mandng "a fair and impartial trial for Howat special
convention.
That is all that Howat demanded at indianapolis at the
international convention in February
But when Alex Howat tried to the stage at Tom
nson Hail. to tell his story the delegates pushed
off the platform by the and thugs of the Lewis die
tatorshp in the union.
Lewis apOwerfu at Indianapolis, behind the guns
OF his own thugs Just as ne was at the Scranton convention
in the anthracite fields and at the Pittsburgh
western Pennsylvania miners.
But the district conventions of Kansas and Michigan,
and now Illinois, the largest in the miners jurisdiction
taken its stand with Howa in the fight for the special
venton see that justice done the bravest fighters
the organization
Howat was in jail in Kansas when he was expelled by
Lewis without trial. Howat in Jail in his fight the
yrannica Kansas industrial fostered by Governor
Allen.
Since Howat jail and came out again. Governor
Allen has been defeated for reelection in Kansas
trial weapon of the open shop against
unions has been put the Shelf and Lewis with
rngton before the bar of the unon answer for
their crimes the biggest crime being the building of
elements in the miners union.
At first Frank Farrington president of the illinois coal
miners, stood with Howat against Lewis But Lewis took
Harrington up the mountain showed him the cross of
god secured his pledge forget their differences
then Lewis and harrington have been brothers
against all progress in the fight of the miners against
mine owners.
harrington said he had to quit Howat because Howat
met with the Progressive Miners in Pittsburgh almost
a year ago. This was crime in Farringtons eyes,
Farrington in order to bolster his totterng position
has used all the arguments against Howat and Progress
sve Miners that Compers against the mtants the
American Federation OF Labor, that Sigman
national Ladies' Garment Workers Union and Kaufman
the Furres Union against the vanguard these two
organizations that reaction in all labor make
war upon all progress.
Howat is for the class farmer-abor party
Pfv of Wall
and for the reelection of the republican governor illinois,
Len Small
Howat for the Harrington is for the political
agents OF the bosses and the big capitalists.
The coal miners delegates at Peoria knew all these
things All the soft and hard words of international
dent Lewis in two hour Speech couldn't against
the facts they knew All caong of Farrington and his
their lesson we'll the lesson that the strength
built upon the intelligence and the will of broad
masses OF the membership and upon the hesitang
standpa policies of vasclatng leadership, that
curry favor with the employers expense of the inter-
ests of the rank and file.
1t great day when the United Mine Workers of
Illinois, district with 100000 pembers with Howat
and progress, and against Lewis Harrington
1t was great day not only for Illinois, the coal
miners thruout the whole nation The fight for ay
Will now be carried forward everywhere that coal
with greater enthusiasm than before Howat is up
coors of workngcass emancipation the right direction
Lewis and harrington being pushed and into
the discard.
Thus does organized labor make progress Thus does
the Miners Union march to greater Victories to more
magnificent trumphs both against the enemies without
and against the enemies within
RR0THERH00D M