The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-05
FARRINGTONS
DECISION HITS
THE UNEMPLOYED
Local AS appeals to
International
tspeeIaI to The DalIy wOrkerl

Especial to The Daily Workerl
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 4.-Lo.
cal Union 44s, known as the "Klon-
dixie Local Union" has taken the lnl-
tIatlve In protesting against the decl-
sion handed down BY Harrington and
his district executive board, which In
clude the renegade. radical Gus Fritz,
branding the organization Of unem-
ployed councils among the voorhees,
miners are "dual organizations"
The following resolution was pass
ed by Local 44S and forwarded to
President John L. Lewis Of the inter
national union for consideration:
Springfield, ILL.,, March 8, 1925.
Mr.. John L. Lewis, President,
United Mine Workers Of America,
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Dear Sir and Brother
l was instructed by Local Union
No. 44S, u. M. w. Of A., located in
Springfield, Illinois, to inform you
that Local Union No. 44S, United Mine
Workers of America, takes an ap-
peal from the ruling handed down by
the executive board of District No. IL,
in a meeting held by that body some-
time during the week ending Febru-
airy 81, 1925. The ruling in question
was printed in letter form on FeDru-
airy 2S, 1925, and sent to the local
unions by Secretary Walter Nesbit
and reads as follows:
To-
ed a motion instructing the district
secretary-treasurer to notify the au-
thors of the resolution that a state
convention of miners cannot modify
the joint contract any more than can
state convention Of coal operators
modify it. II was also decided that
the formation of any organization Of
unemployed would be considered as
dual organization and the advocates
Of same must abandon their attempts
to form such organizations within
the United Mine Workers of America.
This is the action Of the district exc
cutive board and | am hereby notl.
flying all members accordingly"
We are of the opinion that a state
convention of mine workers could not
modify the agreement, but do believe
that a state convention could demand
and insist that the operators live up
to an agreement already made, and
to condemn their officers In any iaxity
If that has not been done. We fur
Their contend that 1t is not within the
power of a district union, to rule what
movements are dual or not, that we
maintain is a function of the inter
national union. Kindly give our ap-
peal your most earnest consideration.
am, very truly yours,
VIM. MeAuIey,
Rec.-Secy., L. U. 44S, U. M. w. of A.,
1887 S. 18th St., Springfield, III.
This local is the one to which Dun
can Macdonald belonged, before he
was expelled by order Of Frank Far
rington on pain of lifting the charter.
There are 700 members Of this local
now out Of work.
Living Up to Agreement.
The circular against which Earring
ton made the decision did not declare
that a state Convention could modify
the agreement with the operators but
it insisted on the operators living up
to the terms of that agreement as per
section IL, of the Joint Contract,
which reads as follows:
Division of Work.
after mine has been idle except
thru strike, for a period OF thirty
days, the miners employed at mines
in the same locality may at their OPP
ton share work with those thrown
idle, either by doubling up in work