The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-26

hut many of the organized have
been lost to the union as a re-
suit ofEUwardly and ineffective
leadership.
The readers of the DAILY WORK
ER VIII remember that we pointed out
Aume time ago when we found that
Van BitfnHT YVES to handle the or
Kanfkfng campaign under the dirsc-
ton of Lewis, that 1t would be fail
ure, as Bittner WIS absolutely incom-
petent, and had been a failure in
everything that he had attempted on
behalf of the miners In fact the
only thing that he has been success
mi in has been sticking close to the
miners treasury, and draining the
same. (.
A sample of his 'usefulness" to the
miners in this country was demon
strated by him in the last internation-
al convention, when he fought bitter
~ to permit the ku klnx khan to be
permitted to Join the United Nine
Workers of America The miners at
the convention, swept him into OBJ
fivion at the convention with his K K
K. friends, and NOW we find him in
West Virginia standing stripped as a
complete failure again. and the min
ers there in worse condition than
when he went into the district
Sum Would Pay Them All Salary.
According to the latest report from
Kennedy, we find that the Infernation-
al aid TO District II, for the year end
ing june ], 1925, was S1,006, $1,000.
From the same report we find that
we have only 14DO dues paying mem
bers IN that district So these 1,400
miners-doubtlessl a fine lot OF men
cost just S71s each to keep in the
union one year. Bnt they didn't get
this money. The miners VIII pay
strict attention to this part of the re-
port, and compare it with the report
given to the last international con-
vention.
At the convention we found that
we had twenty three thousand paid
up members in West Virginia, and
now, after an expenditure of over one
million dollars of the starving min
ers' money, we find 1,400 organized.
A few more weeks OF this kind OF
organizing and we viii have no more
men left in the union In that field.
We have repeatedly pointed out that
Lewis did not intend to organize
them, and pointed out the tactics
adopted by the Lewis gang to prove
our assertions.
Lewis and his takers went into
West Virginia with set Of lawyers
10 argue that the mine workers had
The right TO organize, and told the
mine owners that It would be more
profitable TO deal with the union than
With the miners who were not in the
nnion. However, the coal owners
did not see II that way, and warned
John L. Lewis TO that effect.
SO Lewis, with HIS lieutenant. Bit
tner, advised peaceful picketing,"
with the result that they all got ar.
rested; and since that time they have
been arguing their case in the courts,
while the few that were organized
have fallen away as a protest against
the traitorous tactics that are being
employed to organize.
Another sample of their incompe-
tency is seen In the kentucky cam
paign OF (disorganization) AT the
last International convention Of the
miners In Indianapolis, It was report
cd we had ten thousand paid up mem
bers, and now after eighteen months
organizing In that district we have the
large amount paid up in membership
according to Kennedy's report (7s)
members.
In Kentucky according to the re.
port we spent s559,5oo In the cam.