The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-19
MIMrn WlIn Tnlrn
VIIVEn WHU IhIEU
TO EXPOSE CRAFT
OF BOSSES FIRED
Harrington and Owners
in Cahoots
BY E. q. HEWLETT.


17-Because the Harrington machine
is in alliance with the coal companies
against the miners, William Schroeder
has been discharged from the Orient
mine No. under a faxed up charge
of abusing the boss one Luther
Jones, brother-in-law of Rodenbush,
mine company official
The connection between Rodenbush
and Schroeder's discharge can be
traced as follows;
Gyped Out Of Pay.
The West mine at West Frankfort,
Illinois shut down the first of jan
uary 1924. failing to pay their miners
for the last two pay days Schroeder
was among tho members Of the West
Mine Local, but lacking work. went
to Chicago and was employed there
until October 1924.
Receiveing a letter from friend
saying that the bosses OF Orien mine
No. we're selling jobs at prices
of from $50 to 500, he at first couldn't
believe it. But he went to West
rIduhAOIl anu AOunu II MAS u uO.
To Expose Job Selling.
Deciding that he should expose the
job selling, but knowing he would
never get the money back, he went
to the Sub-District officials, Fox and
Cobb, and asked them If they knew
that Mine Manager Pollock and Mine
Superintendent Rodenbush we're sell
ing jobs.
Eyes," said Fox and Cobb, but we
have no proof"
Schroeder told them that he would
get the proof if the Sub-District would
furnish the money to buy the jobs,
Being badly in need of a showing to
make for the approaching election,
Fox and Cobb agreed and with the
money furnished, Schroeder and his
buddy bought jobs and went to work
the same day.
Takers Thirst For Bosses Gore
Before Eelection
But the bosses, Pollock and Roden-
bush, we're too slick to let themselves
be caught handling the money. They
had agents. One of these agents was
arrested and fined 5000 for having
an employment Office without license
Schroeder was the complainant.
The ditrict election, too. was ap-
preaching, and Farrignton took the
case out of the hands Of the Sub
District to make propaganda for him
self Witnesses were called. Schroe-
der getting eleven miners who bought
their jobs to testify at the hearing.
before the Sub-District officers, that
they had bought their jobs.
l brought up the last witness, and
after he made his confession, Schroe-
der and | went our separate ways
home. But Fox at once went to
Schroeder's house and quizzed him.
He wanted to know If Schroeder is
member Of the red party" or a
subscriber to the DAILY WORKER,
and what did Hewlett know of the
job selling case, did Schroeder know
Hewlett was leader of the red party
in West Frankfort" etc.
Schroeder who merely wanted to see
the injustice righted, disclaimed all
knowledge Of red" parties and stated
that he was plain miner wishing to
see fair dealing.
o, But After The Election!
The election came and passed. Far
rington lost all his burning passion
for investigation and prosecution of
the job selling mine manager and SUI
perintendent.- In fact he held a confer
ence with Ricemiller, President of the
Operators Association, and both
agreed that even if few foolish min
ers paid for their jobs, that did not
prove that Manager Pollock and Super
intendent Rodenbush had sold them
harrington and the operators let the
case be lost.
But every miner knows that Pol
lock and Rodenbush we're guilty, and
after harrington was safely elected,
the mine owners were waiting a
chance to get even with Schroeder.
That Luther Jones, brother-in-law
of Rodenbush, whom Schroeder ac-
cused, is the one caused Schroeders
dicharge is evidence that Earring
ton, the bosses, and Lon Fox and
Cobb, are all involved in the job sell
ing and all deserve everything the
miners can give them-of unpleasant
ness.