The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-29
ZEICLER MINERS
TRIAL OPENS AT
BENTON MONDAY
F arlington Machine
Frames Militants
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hoodwink the miners, the company re-
fused to permit the assistant to enter
the mine, with the result that the reg
ular weighman declined to stay on
the job because he was unable to
weigh the coal correctly.
Miners Walk Out.
Thirteen hundred miners then walk
ed out Of the Bell and Zoller mine.
That same evening, at a mass meeting
in the park, Corbishly induced the
resentful miners to return to work
next morning and permit the sub-dis-
trict officials to handle the case in ac-
cordance with the contract The men
returned pending this settlement.
Four days later the dispute was
settled! Settled by d. B. Cobb, vice
president of the sub-district, in accor-
dance with every detail Of the de-
mands of the company These de-
mands were simply that the local pres
ident, Corbishly, the vice-president,
Oscar Farthing, the pit committeeman,
Steve Meanoyich, and the check
weighman, Pete Blazin, be removed
from office. Mr.. Cobb complied.
Immediately, the mines were once
more emptied. Not all the urgings of
the deposed officials could induce the
men to return. The miners demanded
that their officials be replaced in Of
fee. On the second night of the wild
cat" strike, Lon Fox, president of the
sub-district, came to a special meeting
which he had ordered called for the
purpose of electing new officers and
calling off the strike. Almost 500 min.
ers packed the hall, listened to Fox,
Cobb and Darlington, district board
member, and firmly refused to elect
new officers or to return to work.
KIansmen Shoot Miners.
The meeting was adjourned. In one
section of the hall, as the miners were
leaving, fight started supposedly
over a remark made by old Bert
Farthing, who had supported the Khan
up until two or three months prior tc
| the strike. Two Wilson brothers, both
/ known to be klansmen, struck him tc
the floor. Young Farthing, who was
at the door, hurried to the aid of his
father. A general scrap followed dur
ing which Cobb pulled a blackjack
and attempted to use it. He was knock
ed down and the weapon taken from
him.
After most Of the men had left the
hall, Alec Hargis an another we'll
known klansman and a thoroly dis
credited member of the local, appear
ed in the doorway with a .3S auto
matte in his hand. Looking straight
at one of the progressive and best
liked miners, Mike Sarovich, he fired
shot which went thru Mikes abdom
en- and lodged in the hip of Hezza
Hindman, a sub-district board mem
Der who was behind Sarovich.
Whitewash Murderer.
To whitewash Hargis and to frame
up the local miners officials is the
purpose of the combined forces of re
action. Hargis who was found by
the coroner's jury to have fired the
shot that killed Mike Sarovich was
completely freed by an obliging grand
jury. The charge was instead fasten.
ed on Frank Corbishly who was not
even in the hall when the shot was
fired. The two Wilson's who started
the fight and Cobb who tried to use
a blackjack are scot free. But 20
miners are being held for trial on the
charges, made by Cobb, of assault
with intent to murder, and conspiracy
to murder.
To stifle Opposition.
The aim of the Farrington-Fox ma
chine in this frame-up is to kill off
all opposition in the miners union to
the traitorous policies pursued by the
machine. Thompson, Watt, Tom Par
ry Joe Angelo and others are already
expelled; more are slated for the same
fate. The machine wants no opposi-
ton to it in the unions and at the next
convention. harrington uses cum
ming judgement. An honest and milit-
ant miner expelled here, another one
somewhere else, and so on, with the
hope that soon no one will be left to
open his mouth against this infamous
scoundrel and his clique.
The Zeigler frame-up is case of
honest working class fighters who are
struggling against a solid bloc and
under great handicaps. Turnout the
county the rank and file miners have
organized the Franklin County De,
Tense Committee. with Victor Cernict
of Christopher, ILL.,, as treasurer. They
are appealing for immediate aid in the
form of donations The International
Labor Defense and every progressive
labor organization is cooperating with
the defendants.
To abolish" Submarines.
BERLIN, Nov. 27.--Abolition OF sub