The daily worker., 1925-05-02
THE T.U.E.L.

statements soliciting support for Mr..
Robinson on the back of his official
stationery Of the U. M. w. of A.,
coupled with the Freeman local Incl.
dent and the Middlefork local situa-
tion, with the miners total disgust, of
the Harrington, Fox, Cobb, Lowden
machine he will readily understand the
cause Of his defeat by the overwhelm.
Ing vote of the supervisors which was
IA votes for Mr.. James and 4 votes
for Mr.. Robinson. On the strength
Of that vote one would be safe in say
ing that his friends, the machine, beat
him.
Four Defeats.
This is the fourth defeat of the ma
chine in the last few weeks. First,
the local election held in Ziegler with
the international officers; In this prior
election justice could not be had, as
the Farrlngton-Fox machine, with
Madden and Wright ably assisting
them. destroyed the miners franchise,
but was later repudiated in this last
election, by RELOCATING them to the
scrap heap.
Second, the Ziegler city election
which was won by the opponents of
the harrington machine that had been
used to defeat the miners In their
elections. s1.N
Third, the West Frankfort city cleo
tion which resulted in the complete
defeat Of the Harrington machine, and
fourth, the victory of Mr.. John James
for mine inspector of Franklin county.
Various local unions are preparing
resolutions to be sent to. the board
of supervisors commencing, them for
their absolute fairness and justice in
helping by their decisions to safe
guard the miners franchise against
the corruption of their union official
dom.
Lewis Letter on Transfer.
A copy of letter of ]. L. Lewis,
president of the U. M. w. of
A., to the Local Union No. 1859 is
given below. This is the letter and
decision made in compliance with the
miners constitution that Harrington
and his gang in Sub-District 9 hold in
contempt and which has caused the
miners to again get the locals togeth-
er to have a delegation go to Indiana
polls to see Lewis and plead for
special commission to come here and
clean out the rottenness, as no effort
can result in any relief from within
the district.
indianapolis, April Fl, 1925, To Mr..
c. r. Price, so2 Falkland ST., Benton,
Illinois.
Dear Sir and Brother: Replying
to your inquiry of recent date, permit
me to advise that if the officers of
Local Union 1859 have taken their
cards from that local union and de-
posted them in some other local un-
ion they would not be eligible to serve
as officers of Local Union 1859. They
were without authority to issue trans
fer cards. When the officers of Local
Union 1859, to whom you refer drew
their transfer cards from Local Union
1859 and went elsewhere to work,
the local union should have elected
officers to serve in their place. Trust
ing this will give you the desired
information.
"Yours truly, J. L. Lewis"
This letter supplemented kilograms
from Lewis prior to Dec. 8, which held
those officers could not legally hold
the elections, but which was, and is,
held in contempt and scorn by Far
rington and his henchmen, and which
now seems to be means of declaring
about 300 transfer cards invalid.
The miners of the whole sub-district
are up in arms against the Earring
ton, Fox, Madden, Cobb, Lowden ma
chine and are preparing to remove
them from office.