The daily worker., 1925-12-01
harrington, Illinois
Head of Miners, Aids
the Capitalist Courts
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shooting of a progressive Zeigler
miner by known klansman who is
being shielded by the Farrington-Fox
machine, and the illegal and provocat-
ing actions of Fox and Cobb, are
also permitted to go by the board in
the anxiety of Harrington to rid him
self of his union opponents.
Quite a Difference.
Local attorneys and union men are
indicating a significant comparison
between the Herrin cases and the
Zeigler cases. In the Herrin trial all
of the legal talent and financial re-
sources of the union were thrown in
the balance on the side of the union
defense. harrington made constant
assessments on the membership for
the Herrin defense because the ma
tionwide publicity given the case
drove him into it, because the Herrin
unionists were not in opposition to
him, and also because, as the miners
explain, he was building up a good
reputation for himself in order to be
able to carry on. his current feud
with John L. Lewis.
1t also developed that harrington
has to this day refused to make ac-
counting for the hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars collected from the
miners for the Herrin men.
Miners Own Money Pays Bill.
In this case, however, the entire
machinery of the union, the operators
and the khan has been brot to bear
against the defendants because the
latter's policies hayes been in opposi-
tion to those of the oficialdom. 1t is
common talk in the county that the
district and sub-district treasures are
at the command of the prosecution
and that miners money will be used
! to pay attorneys to assist the state
prosecuting attorney, Roy Martin, to
send the Zeigler men to Jail or gall
lows.
Besides Martin, the prosecution is
said to have assisting it in the court
Mr.. w. P. Seeber, a former United
Mine Workers attorney, A. C. Lewis,
a U. M. w. attorney, Rufus Nealy,
hired by the U. NJ. w. and it is de-
clared that added to these will be
George r. Stone, another U. M. w.
attorney, with the likelihood that An
gus Kerr, chief counsel for the dis
trict executive board, who defended
the Herrin miners, will be brot here
to prosecute the miners Of Zeigler.
Every one of these lawyers, as we'll
as Farrington'J whole machine, are
republicans and supporters of Gov
ernor Small.
Farirngton Knifes Defense.
Harrington, who has made arrange
ments for this imposing legal array
to put thru the frame-sp, has also
taken precautions to prevent the de-
PENDANTS from raising funds for their
defense. He is interpreting the con-
Istitutional clause which declares that
locals may expend their funds only
for the benefit tf the union to mean
that they cannot give penny for the
Zeigner defense, since the men in
yolved are "disrupters and red-necks." ("
Dozens Of sympathetic locals know
that the minute they vote donation
to the defense will mean the begin
ming Of similar campaign against
them as has been waged against
every one that has dared to stand for
progressive policies in the union.
The defense is finding 1t difficult to
raise the necessary fund among the
miners who have not worked for
months and sometimes couple Of
years at time. They are depending
upon the workers thruout the country
to come to their aid in this case thru
contributions to the International
Labor Defense which is helping them
in their trial. Generous aid is immed-
lately needed by these courageous
men who are fighting their honest bat
tie against such desperate odds.
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