The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-18

mine refused to work.
Some of those who are willing to
work regardless of the conditions,
went to West Frankfort and got a let
ter from Sub-District President Lon
Fox. instructing the local union secre-
tary to call a meeting at $3.50 p. m.
Khan and Takers Combine.
About 7 p. m. or s p. m. carloads
of the ku klux khan drove out Of Zeig-
Ter toward West Frankfort. later
they returned to the meeting, bring
ing with them Sub-District President
Fox, and Vice-president Cobb, board
member, Hindman, who is also head
of the West Frankfort Trades and La
Dor Assembly, and another board
member named Darlington
Fox, at the meeting, suffered
around about the contract and the
100 per cent support the men always
get from the sub-district officials" but
he could not get single response
from the men, They knew him from
bitter experience. They gave him a
hearing, that was all. He proposed
that new officers be elected to take
the place of those deposed.
Then Cobb tried to say something.
But he made miserable mess out of
it. The men knew that what he said
was lie from start to finish Then
board member Darlington tried to
convince the men that the officers
were working their heads off for the
miners. He also failed to convince
anyone.
Alliance With Company Exposed.
Corbishley, the deposed local presi-
dent then took the floor and for 20
minutes told the miners of Zeigler
how things had been done, and pro-
duced hand full of letters and de-
cisions from which he proved his
points. He showed that the members
Of this local union have been handled
just as the coal company wanted them
to be handled, with the full knowledge
and support of the officials of the sub
district and the district.
After Fox had again failed to get
the men to elect new officers in place
of those whom he had deposed, he got
to the point of saying that he would
appoint officers of the local If the
men would not elect them.
Adjourn Meeting.
Then Stanley Pauray, assistant pit
committeeman, gave about 20 minutes
more real exposure Of the officials, and
told the men they must stnad by those
who had fought for them at every op-
portunity, that such a thing as elect
ing new officers was out of the ques-
ton and that the men should remain
out until the coal company recognized
the regularly elected union officials.
The miners seemed to be to a man
against electing officers, so the meet
ing was adjourned.
Official Takers BIaeklisted Union
Members.
But while the men were leaving the
hall, an ex-checkweighman named
Wilson hit an old man named Earth
ing, knocking him down. A general
rough and tumble fight ensued, Sub
District Vice-President Cobb using a
black jack until it was taken away
from him. This black jack is retained
by the miners as evidence Of Cobb's
kind intentions toward the member
ship of the U. NJ. w. of A. efar
Cobb lost his black jack but
he found a good round beating as did
President Fox, and Cobb will be get
ting his mail at the hospital for some
time fiA
KIansman Fires Revolver.
The brave and valorous X. X. *.
beat 1t hot foot for the most part, get
ting safely away and leaving Fox and
Cobb to battle by themselves tho the
fact that they had come there armed
to support these takers is clear.
But one OF the K X. X. fired shot
which went completely thru miner
named Mike Sarovich and lodged in
the Sub-District Board Member Hind
man. It must be said that Hindman
is reported TO be fairly decent man
and miners regret that he should suf-
fer along with their own valued union
brother. Saroyich.
Kluxer in Jail.
The kluxer who fired the shot has
been lodged In Jail Several miners
witnessed that he was the one, told
the officers and he was taken in Gus
tody. This is the same character who
refused to sign the local union cleo
ton returns last December when the
district executive board of Earring
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