The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-27
ARLINGTON IN
VIOLATION OF
The AGREEMENT
With Lewis Puts Him
self Out of Court
BY ALEX. REID

rank ana ME reruSe to be Silenced or
cowed by the unconstitutional and
desperate methods of threats and ex-
pulsions of themselves by the takers.
After a campaign of rule or ruin,
Harrington, in abject fear of the rising
tide of revolt against his treason to
the mine workers, appeals to the
king" of labor takers, Lewis, to come
to his aid and the aid Of the bosses
generally and the Illinois mine own
ers in particular.
True to his contemplate reputation
the king" faker grants to his brother
louise, harrington, the right and pow
erer to expel the membership by a
local at a time or sub-district, if ne
cessary, to carry his policy into effect
Demand Farrinaton's impeachment
I The expulsion of Thompson and
Watt, the duly elected president and
| ecretary-treasurer of Sub-District 4,
Springfield, and the appointment of
tool who is not even a member of
the U. M. w. Of A. has created feel
ing of disgust thruout the state, and
the membership are demanding the
impeachment Of Harrington, as a re-
suit.
The constitution of the U. M. w. of
A. is being torn a sunder by Earring
ton in his mad effort to place the
militant miners on the defensive and
at the same time draw the attention
Of the miners from his own actions,
and to establish his class collabora-
ton policy thruout the district.
r. R. clearks Kissed harrington
harrington has no time to go into
the miners locals to discuss the UNI
employment question, or any Of the
miners affairs, but does have the time
to go to Kansas City to the clerks con-
vention. But, be it said to the credit
of the clerks, that they Kissed and
booed him and brought it plainly home
that even a clerks convention is no
place for such labor takers as he.
The miners are demanding of you.
Harrington, to tell them what propo-
sition you made to the Johnston City
miners about the IL cents per ton
reduction. What kind of a proposition
did you received from the Old Ben?
And why did you advise the accept
ance of the reduction when you knew
it was plainly violation of the dis
trict agreement?
How About II?
Harrington, the contract specifically
provides that existing conditions can
not be changed during the life Of the
agreement, that would add to the cost
of production to the operators or de-
crease the earning power Of the
miners.
In the face OF this fact, in your
reasonable class collaboration policy
you ask the men to accept what
amounts to a large reduction in
wages. The men in the mines now
are not receiving a half turn, due to
overcrowding the mine, and they are
averaging about two days work per
week.
The pittance they get for laying in
a wet, damp, gas-ridden, foul atmo-
sphere for eight hours, subject to all
the dangers of gas and dust explo-
sions, black damp, roof dangers, and
occupational diseases, which are
many to coal miner, seems to be too
much in view Of your advice to accept
II cents per ton reduction on the
drilling question.
Tried to Break the Wage Front
Don't you know, Harrington, that il
the men in Johnston City agreed to
accept this reduction the miners over
the state would be asked to do like
wise wherever conditions would per-
NIT? And IL this class collaboration
policy would succeed, 1t would be
followed by other measures that would
soon have the miners OF Illinois down
to the 1917 scale and standard, or be-
low II.
Not only does this attempted reduc-
ton affect the men in Johnston City,
but It affects the men In the less eco
nomical mines, the miners that are
unable to compete now due to physi-
cal conditions within the mine, would
be further handicapped, and thous-
ands more OF our brothers would be
thrown out OF employment.
However, all this is nothing to the
fat salaried and heavy expense ac-
counted gentleman. And II Is nothing
to him, either, that the constitution
provides a penalty for the creation Of
condition that makes impossible
the carrying out OF the terms OF the
agreement. ITO hell with the consti-
tutionl" What does II amount to II
It stands in the way OF Harrington and
the coal operators?
The Fight Of the Miners
The militant miners OF Illinois have
refused TO accept the class collabora-
ton policy of Harrington. and, led
by Brother Thompson, Watt and Par.
ry, have kept up a continuous agita-
ton for justice for the Illinois miners
and against the reasonable class col
Elaboration OF the takers, with the 70.