The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21
What the Party Has Done
in the Anthracite
Statement by the Central Executive Committee of
Workers (Communist) Party.

TN order that the party members
L may be fully informed in regard
to the policies of the party and the
work which has been carried on dur
ing the anthracite strike thus far,
the Central Executive Committee sub
mits the following statement: o0s
The situation in the anthracite coal
fields was first considered by the Cen
trail Executive Committee early in the
month of August, prior to the open
ing of the fourth national convention.
1t being certain at that time that the
strike would be called, the Central
Executive Committee outlined it's
policy and determined upon certain
concrete actions to be taken i'm
mediately in order to prepare the
ground for active participation by the
party in the strike and to extend its
Influence among the miners and aid
them in their struggle. 1t was decided
to issue a pamphlet on the experiences
Of the miners in their past strikes
and to Immediately publish a mani
festo on the impending strike. I'm
fortunately, the work of preparing
for the party convention interfered
with these preliminary efforts to pre-
pare the ground for the establishment
of the party influence among the
miners.
AT the first meeting of the political
committee of the Central Executive
COMMITTEE after the national conven-
ton, the anthracite strike was taken
up and considered fundamentally. The
political committee adopted measures
to at once mobilize the party forces
for active participation in the strike
and also to arouse the interest of
the masses of workers outside of the
strike region in the struggle in the
anthracite. 1t was the view of the
political committee that the demand
for wage increase by $4,000 miners
was the beginning of a stiffened re-
sistance by the workers against the
attack of the capitalists on the work
ers' standard of life. It had resoIu-
tons expressing it's viewpoint pre-
pared for introduction into the labor
unions thruout the country and in
structed the party organization to ar
range mass meetings Ito carry on
agitation along the same line. The
manifesto of the party was issued
which was circulated by the hundreds
OF thousands thruout the country.
In the anthracite region itself. the
G. E. G. called a meeting for the
mobilization of the party members,
sending a member of the c. E. C.
to take charge of this meeting, to-
gether with other responsible party
workers. After the meeting the party
manifesto was distributed broadcast
among the miners of the anthracite
region and work was begun in the
local unions in support of policies
which meant a real fight for the in
terests of the coal miners.
Criticism has been made of the
fact that a series of public demonstra-
lions were arranged in the anthracite
under party auspices. The C. E. C.
declares that it was a correct policy
at that time for the party to appear
publicly before the miners as the ex-
ponent of their demands, as the de-
fender of their interests. in the
series of public meetings which were
arranged. 1t is a correct policy for
the party to raise its own banner in
q inc r.f
the possibilities for thus raising its
banner exists.
The public appearance of the party
in the anthracite strike thru mass
meetings and leaflets aroused the rage
OF the coal operators and the public
officials who eat out of their hands
as well as the reactionary officials
OF the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea. All the forces at the command of