The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-31
Coal Miners! Do You KnouO
James j. Davis Foe of
Unions and Alien Workers
By WILLIAM f. DUNE

JAMES DAVIS, Secretary of Labor, appointed BY Pres
- Harding, Of many bills calling registration
foreignborn supporter of otha
has been invited by President John the
in indianapolis.
The United Workers of America probably has the
highest percentage of foreUnborn worker. Of union IN The
United States These foregnborn coal miners are the back
bone of the organization its best fighting material
wanting struggle against the tyannies Of the coal
sOrs Dozens of foresnbOrn worker have been E;I h ar
of the coal association Colorado Pennsylvania and
other states in the struggle for the union.
1t is exaggeraton say that the foregn-bos-. coal
miners the foundation which the structure of the United
the convention Of the organization these for.ign-bo.
miners have suffered for fought for and built James
laws open and svowed enemy Of the foregnbon working
class population and of the entire organized labor move
men ~
An enemy of the organized labor movement?
Yes! And John L Lewis, who brings him to the miners.
convention his guest knows that Davis enemy of the
United Mine Workers and the labor of which
So dangerous the labor unions printing and
police of alien workers. for the benefit
poraons advocated by James Davis Portland com
vention of the Labor denounced t
plan unequvocay and instructed the executive council
to Immediately begin fight with every resource the labor
could muster against their incorporation the laws
Is "eneny of the labor movement" too strong
term to characterize secretary of labor ho dozens Of
made before chambers of associations
police Chiefs rotary clubs and other skebreang organiza
TONS advocates laws that will compel every foregn-born
worker to have his picture taken, passport
pasted have his ngerprints taken
at stated times?
the most cunning agent of the employers devise
ment itself?
Could any corporation invent better method Of
blackistng all active union prosecuting Them
strikes impossible and breaking up unions?
Yet this is exactly what James j. Davis, Of
Lewis proposes As secretary of labor he schemes break
up unions instead of protecting them
He wants reduce the foregnborn workers to the statue
OF criminals living in fear of the police afraid to call
their o.ls their This hangeron corrupt and
reactonary this nation has had himself an
Immigrant carrying out the orders of the House Morgan and
the Steel Trust declares that the foregnborn workers. who
have produced the bulk of this nations wealth. should
branded tagged and segregated black slaves
FOR whose freedom the Civil War fought
When John l. Lewis behalf of his administration in
Workers. he gives tact approval the Sterling other
now before congress containing hngeprnng police
registration and deportation provisions.
When John l. Lewis invites James j. the convef-
ton he takes position directly contrary convention Of
and endorses the anlabor and uerances this enemy
vention forced to take action.
If the hngerprnting and police laws aoa;n
toregn-born workers favored by Davis passed John
at the mercy OF the employers their spies police
The rank and file delegates also know this The Daily
Worker hopes that they will make known manner that
L. Lewis his friend and host fail understand their
suspicion Of dislike for and opposition against the
ing laws proposed by James Davis hs capacity as mouth
OF the coal operators the Steel Trust and all %
tho American capitalist clasx