The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-25
Lewis ORDERS
RETURN OF NOVA
SCOTIA CHARTER
international Bully Has
Enough of Fight
BY JOHN A. McRURY.
Especial to The Daily Worker)


Sept. PA month ago, Hous-
ton, provisional president of
District 20, United Mine Work
ers of America, held a confer
ence with Vice-president Nc
Lurg of the British Empire
Steel Corporation.
At this meeting it is known
that Houston was informed, the
company was preparing to hand
the miners another wage slash
next January, and Houston was
instructed to go out and get
the miners ready for a cut, as
the company wanted no
damned nonsense this year"
Instead of informing the miners of
the situation, Houston sped away to
indianapolis and was closeted with
John L. Lewis and the administration
officials for days.
Lewis Tool Acts Quickly.
Four hours after his return to Nova
Scotia, a circular was issued to all
local unions informing them that their
charters and complete autonomy
would be restored in weeks time,
and also announcing that a conven-
ton would be called for Sept 20.
The Maritime Labor Herald report
er secured the private letter of in
structions sent by John L. Lewis to
Houston. 1t reads in part as follows:
international Executive Board, in
struct officers to restore charter and
autonomy of District 26 at earliest
possible date That said officers is
sue call for a district convention at
earliest possible date, wherein dis
trict officers pro tempore may be Sc
lected. The said district convention
may then make arrangements for lat
er election of permanent officers.
1.-THE International Executive Board
declares ineligible for Office, temper
airy or permanent, all individuals
whose offices were vacated by the ex-
ecutive order of July, 1928. That in
ternational president be empowered
to execute details of policy. In con-
formity with foregoing you are in
structed to issue call for delegate con
vention to all locals in good standing
with provisional district and interna-
tional said convention to be held at
point designated by you at earliest
date.
call for convention shall specify,
precise subjects to be considered
which shall be restricted to subject
covered in foregoing action of the
executive board.
John Is Careful.
"You are directed to personally
preside over sessions Of convention
and your rulings on constitutional
questions and parliamentary proceed
ure shall not be subject to repeal by
convention within period of five days
following such convention. You will,
together with your associates, turn
over affairs of district to newly elect
ed officers pro tenn. All monies and
property now in possession of provis-
ional officers will be turned over to
successors, and receipts taken. FL
nancial records and correspondence
files made during administration of
provisional officers shall be retained
as property of the International and
shipped by you to Office Of the interna-
tional officers. Employees of district
will be paid up to date when success
sors take Office. Make necessary ar
rangements for final audit by inter.
national representative Of John L.
Lewis"
Miners JubiIant.
The turn Of events surprises min
ers who have only one week to get
themselves into shape for the conven.
ton. Lewis is whipped to a stand
still and is simply fleeing from the i'm.
pending fight over the wage question.
He is now getting out from under so
the full weight of the fight viii fall on
others.
In spite Of the impending struggle,
the miners are jubilant. While few
reactionaries favored Lewis in July
action, today he has no following.
Pope Perturbed.