The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-18

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declare as follows:
An Immediate Convention.
"First: That a convention of the
Illinois miners should be held at once
to devise ways and means to help the
suffering miners in the unemployed
sections of our district, as the follow
ing facts prove the necessity.
1.-THE miners from SCISSOR solicited
aid from the district office and were
denied, because of lack of constitu-
tional authority. The SCISSOR miners
had been out over year, and were
and are in hellish condition.
THE San Doval men applied for
loan, and gave all the security they
had, but 1t was likewise turned down,
because of insufficient security. The
men at San Doval are the victims of
a lockout because they refused to
take a reduction in wages and sur
render their contractual right to take
UP their case, /. e., reduction in
wages Of the shot firers and exams,
and the imposition Of new and unfair
conditions in violation of the contract.
"These men were locked out, and
have received no work or aid for over
year. Their homes are sold or mort
gagged and starvation and sickness is
prevalent thruout the town. Finally,
in desperation, they appealed for aid
to the district-and were denied.
"These two camps are sample of
scores turnout the state. There are
many members thruout the state
starving, who have been members of
the organization long before Earring
ton ever knew what a union was, and
have paid into it more than Earring
ton ever did or ever will and have
fought their union battles as MEN,
and now in the hour of their need,
they are denied any aid whatever, and
because of this position of EARRING
TON AND HIS BOARD, this branch
felt, and feels now, it was, and is,
necessary to call convention, even
if for no other purpose than, the
above.
Unemployment Councils Not Dual
Unions.
Second: We deny that unemploy-
ment councils are dual unions. Far
rington, for his own reasons, may so
declare them, but he doesn't con-
vince anyone outside his official oil
ers; and he can keep on so declaring
If he derives any pleasure from the
declaration.
I'VE do not feel starving miners
are much worried about empty declar-
atoms, and as that seems to be all
the starving miners are to get from
the district office, they have not much
to be thankful for.
what are these unemployment
councils? What are they organized
for? Who composes them! The an
swer to these questions determines
their lack of dualism. The unem-
ployment councils are voluntary
meeting Of unemployed miners and
members of the u. M. w. of A. in and
around the mines. There is no char
ter to this organization of disguised,
discouraged, and outraged, unem-
ployed workers.
"These unemployed workers meet
at intervals in divers places to dis
cuss the economic situation from
every angle, particularly as it effects
the miner, and they have proposed the
following policy to be used IN cam
paign to educate the public to the
justice of our demands:
We Fight for this Policy.
"(a) Naturalization Of mines. (b)
Until the public is ready for same, or
we are ready to force its acceptance,
the six-hour day, and flve-day week,
to equalize employment, and give to
each person his share. (c) A guar
antee of a minimum weekly wage
corresponding to an American stand
ard Of living.
"These are our immediate demands
and when an economic condition
arises that prevents the contract from
being carried out, It becomes null and