The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-03
ANTHRACITE
REGION IN
BIG REVOLT
Grievance Committees
Back Local 699
BY PAT ooHEY.

Especial to The Daily Worker.)
WlLKESRARRE, (5y MalD- The
miners assembly, composed Of all gen.
eraI grievance committees Of the an.
thracite coal companies, meeting In
WlIkesbarre last Saturday night made
arrangements to wage an intensive
fight in the interests of the LOO ex-
PEELED miners Of the Woodward col
IIery, and In doing so challenged the
renegade cappeIIIni to do his worst.
Arrangements for mass protest
demonstration to be held in the Savoy
Theater, largest of local theaters,
were completed for May 81. The dele
gates present were instructed to re-
turn to their locals and get their mem
bership to turn out in body at the
meeting, to raise finances to assist the
Edmunds faction of the woodward
colliery to take the case to tile civil
courts.
Edmunds Going to Court
Edmunds and his lawyers are pre-
pairing petition for an injunction to
be issued against John L. Lewis, In
ternational president, restraining
Lewis from DISTINGUISHING the men,
bership of Local 500 from all the priv
ileges acco.de Under the uniJls con-
stituti n. Money is being collected
by the anti CaDpellini faction for this
purpose
Lewis revoked the charter of 500
on the eve of the tri-district conven-
ton, thereby eliminating the rebellious
Edmunds group from participating in
the convention. 1t is understood Ed
munds will send delegates to the con-
vention and the fight Of the conven-
ton will be over their being seated.
Cappellini, fearing the wrath Of the
miners who will gather at the Savoy
theater has issued an order prohibit
ing any member of the U. M. w. A.
from attending the meeting, stating
expulsion will follow Local unions
are instructed by circular letter that
dire results will befall any local col
lecting money for Edmunds' proposed
action. Cappellini is using every
ounce of power at his command in or
der to solidify his ever crumbling
regime.
The assembly adopted resolution
scoring Cappellini and Lewis for their
disruptive tactics. Cappellini has or
dered the dissolution of the assembly
on the grounds it is dual" The as
sembly refuses to disband, maintaining
that this is the only means of rank
and file expression, the only means
whereby the conditions Of the miners
will be bettered.
No Dual NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Altho classifying the general COM
mitees as dual organizations Capped
lini very beautifully accepted the en-
dorsement of the general committee
of the Penna Coal Co., for district
president, after Cappellini's support
ers had packed the meeting. This
was pointed out and emphasized in
the resolution adopted by the assem-
bly,.
The general grievance committees
are being used extensively as politi-
cal machines by the various candi-
dates. The committees are In dire
need of the presence OF several mill
tants who would fight to bring them
back to what they were organized for.
Instead Of endorsing this and that
faker adopting this and that factional
resolution. Iigenting TO orations Eek
posing" this and that faker they should
have their heads together formulat-
ing a set OF demands TO be presented
at the coming tri-district convention,
something which would benefit the
miners.