The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-15
CAPPELLM'S
PLAN FAILS TO
FOOL STRIKERS
Renegade Radical NOw
on Defensive
BY THOMAS MYERscouGH.
Especial to The Daily orker)

iOt a biSfl OH hiAS ptO FOotliOtl
of RinaIdo Cappellini, whereby
he would allow the committee
of striking miners to select one
OF their number to be put on
the payroll as organizer, was
sufficient for the committee to
regain its equilibrium, for at the
meeting today they decided al
most unanimously to continue
the strike.
Yesterday, Cappelliri was
able to muster thirteen votes in
support Of his proposition, with
&c against, but at today's meet
ing only three were found who
were still ready to support it.
AS soon as the meeting was opened
today, the discussion was turned
away from the Cappellini proposition
it being attacked as a ruse to get the
men back in the mines. into question.
ing the motives Of the men who voted
in favor of the proposition.
John Martini of Hilldale, fellow
townsman Of Cappellini, quoted in yes
terday's report as questioning the dis
trict president about his pretended
radicalism of 1920 and his present-day
attitude, attacked those who lacked
the courage to talk while Cappellini
was in the meeting.
On the Defensive.
lie said IF some of you who had so
much to say while he was away, had
talked to his face as / did, things
might have been different" Martins
remarks had the effect of putting
those who voted yesterday to return
to work without settlement on the
defensive. One Of them, Tony Brud-
igo of Old Forge, in defense of him
SELF stated that it was unwise to at.
tack Cappellini like that, as he believ.
ed the district president was doing the
best he could, and voted accordingly
being one Of the three to do so at the
session today.
The other ten who voted to accept
at yesterdays meeting, evidently saw
the 'pig-in-the-poke" and changed to
their original position, voting to stay
out at today's session Media
tor Davis, of the department of labor
who has been present at most Of the
sessions, was rebuked at the meeting
yesterday when he pleaded with the
men to accept the proposition of their
president. When he said Il am tell,
ing you the "Honest-to-God' truth
when say that the proposition made
by your president is a good one," the
delegates in chorus yelled GO sir
down some place"
Admitted Men Were Right.
Today he was back again, and, afte,
admitting that the men were right and
justified in their stand, he requested
that they refrain from getting angry
when he informed them that they arc
making mistake in refusing to &C.
cept Cappellini's offer, and that if the
strike hangs on they win realize it
more fully"
However, he aroused the ire of one
OF the delegates, who stated that the
newspaper men present, would prob
ably report that Davis had said the
men were making a mistake, but
would fail to report what he said about
the strike being justifable one. He
also took issue with a statement made
by Davis about abiding by contract
saying, Il am willing and want to be
a United Mine Worker, but if the con.
tract we work under gets us nothing
what the he'll is the use Of belonging
to it?"
cappellini Old Not Answer.
Delegate Rossetti from the Under.
wood colliery, the place where mos
Of the grievances are still awaiting ad
1ustment. drew the attention Of tn,
delegates today, to the fact. that wher
he enumerated the many grievances al
his mine yesterday for the benefit o
Cappellini, that Cappellini had refused
to answer to most of his claims. while
others were admitted and some were
denied. He surprised the committee
with a statement that, after the SEES.
sion adjourned yesterday, he ap.
preached Cappellini and in discussion
with him, made the statement that
The Pennsylvania Coal company
promises many things. but fails to
give anything" to which Cappellini re.
piled, in effect, that when the strik,
ended he (Rossetti) would not be
given membership in the u. M. w. o
A. A note was made Of this charge
and a subcommittee. chosen to meet
with the district officials and the in.
ternational commission to attempt
settlement Of the grievances, was in.
structed to take up the matter along
with other things.
The committee Is determined that
no discrimination will be tolerated.
Five hundred miners, employed at the
Maltby mine Of the Lehigh Valley Coal
company, went on strike yesterday
when they learned that the umpire OF
the concfffaffatt ho,s.J hoI .....4.