The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-24

TAYLoRViLLE, ILL, June 22.-
The attempted postponement OF the
international convention Of the min
ers by the Lewis machine because
of fear Of losing their positions thru
such convention, is seen in the latest
instructions sent out to bar the mill
tant membership from the cenVen-
ton.
The militant opposition to Lewis in
the 1924 convention in Indianapolis
must not be allowed to recur again,
and the memory of that militant, de-
fiant group Of 1000 left wingers which
defeated him, standing shouting in
! the Tomlinson Hall, accusing him of
treason to the coal diggers, must be
destroyed at all cost So thinks
Lewis.
One Crook Writes to Another.
Dominick Teneski, an erstwhile
friend and confident of Harrington,
who today is making little rocks out
of big ones for robbing dead miners
of death insurance paid by the IT,. NJ.
w. of A., received the following state
ment from Lewis in reference to a
convention report made by one left
wing miner who very severely criti-
cised Lewis treachery to Howat,
Myerscough, and McLachlan, an the
future such men must not be permit
ted to attend our conventions. We
must have harmony. Their opposition
is a disgrace to our union. | cannot
expel him without proper charges be.
ing preferred against him, etc, etc. "
Haunting fear from this memory of
that outraged delegation shaking their
fists and threatening him with bodily
injury, coupled with the fragrant trea.
son he has committed since and the
knowledge that the miners are await.
ing the convention to deal judgment
to him in a manner fitting to all trait.
ors of the working class, is respon.
sible to large extent for the attempt
to postpone the convention.
Harmony on the Basis Of a Fighting
Union.
We must have harmony. But har.
mony can never be achieved In the
y. M. W. of A., as long as Lewis re.
mains its president. AS long as the
| militant miners are denied expression
in the union. AS long as progress.
sives are expelled for resisting the
takers class collaboration policies,
their desertion of the class struggle,
and their complete surrender to the
coal barons.
1t is noticeable that our Uncle
Samuels guest received yelled in
vitation to prefer charges against the
militant left winger, and no doubt,
if Dominick had done so, Lewis would
have found ample precedence TO cruel.
| fy the militant as in the Howat, Me
Lachlan. and other cases, and only
Dominicks unwilling absence prevent
ed another expulsion.
The statement from Lewis to Ten.
eski was in reply to Teneski's inform
alton to Lewis, and the local union
demanded a copy of the Teneski let.
ter from Lewis, who replied that the
matter was closed and no copy would
be sent.
Fight Against Explosions.
The Progressive Miners will be on
their guard turnout the union. A
desperate effort is being made to de
stroy them, in the name OF thar
mony." The harmony resulting from
the meeting between a hungry lion
with a lamb. Harmony in the ranks
of the miners is necessary and the
Progressive Miners will accomplish
it. Their fighting union will be re
built in spite Of Lewis, and with
militant leadership thruout the coun
try the Progressive Miners will lead
to harmony and victory with the eli
mination of the Lewis gang.