The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-26
RANK and FILE
CONFERENCE IN
HOT CONFLICT
Demands Special Con-
vention of Dist. 5

i've Miners Conference of District 5,
met here March Is with about 20
miners participating. 1t was very
successful and enthusiastic conference,
notwithstanding the fact that the
district officials had issued circular
to every local union, warning the in
dividuals that they would be expelled
from the union If they attended this
conference. And that, if necessary,
the charters of the locals would be
revoked.
Officials Bluff Called.
The officials also sent to the CON
ference a half a dozen so-called or
ganizers to intimate and threaten
those who had the courage to come.
They were invited to come in, and be
good or get out. They got out.
The following questions were dis
cussed and action taken upon them:
1. The Moundsville prisoners, and
the best ways and means of preparing
and circularizing petitions for their
/ release.
2. Relief for Moundsville class war
prisoners and families.
8. Elections of district and section
publicity committees for the Mounds
vile prisoners.
4. Resolution adopted calling upon
the government to compel the mine
owners to reopen the closed-down
mines, in the same manner as they
compelled the officials of the U. M.
w. of A., during the strike of 1919, to
force the men back to work.
5. Resolution passed calling for
a special district convention to i'm
peach the officials of District 5.
Following is a copy of the resolu-
ton calling for the impeachment Of
the district officials:
Resolution
WHEREAS, an investigation and
itemized account of the expenditure
of 100000 out of the District De-
Tense Fund and investigation of the
expenditure of $1,500,0OO by Feeney
and O'Leary reported to have been
spent in the coke region strike have
been demanded by several local unions
of District No U. M. w. of A. with
out any response from the district
officials.
WHEREAS, Local Union No. 4646
U. M. w. Of A. has publicly charged
the officials of District 5 with NAL
feasance of Office and misappropria-
ton of funds stating its readiness to
submit proof to substantiate this
charge, and
WHEREAS, very little effort has
been made by the officials of District
No. 5 to secure the release of our
brothers now incarcerated at the
Moundsville prison although the rank
and file membership of District has
repeatedly demanded that such action
be taken, and
WHEREAS, numerous grievances
of local unions of this district as well
as Of individual brothers working in
the mines against the unfair advan-
tage taken by the coal operators and
their violations of the working agree
ment, are pending without any efforts
made by the officers of District No.
to have such grievances properly
adjusted, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that this local union
go on record demanding that a called
special district convention of District
No. U. M. W. of A. be called on or
before July LIST for the purpose Of
taking up impeachment proceedings
against the district officers for neglect
of their duty to the organization, and
be it further
"RESOLVED that this resolution and
demand for such special district con-
vention be sent to all locals of Dis
trict No. U. M. w. OF A. in order
to secure the endorsement Of fifty
local unions as required by the con-
stitution, and be it still further
"RESOLVED, that copies of this re.
solution be sent to secretary-treasurer
Of District No. and to the secretary
of Local 1854"
The conference went on record for
a militant struggle upon a national
scale against wage cuts.