The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-09

destruction This in the repair work saving of
$4,000 to the company
do not here go into the details Of how the
accomplished. 1t sufhces to say that the
tomber 131 hours The nerves of many Of them were
broken. The agony great not to speak of being
without food five days and nights.
Robbed Of Compensation.
According to those who know about mining laws the
identity of which cannot for the present reveal the
are, each OF them entitled to a compensation
from $4,000 to $4,000. But there in Ironwood Mich
no organization of the workers to for this The
coroner who held the post mortem of the killed
freed the Oliver Mining company practically from the
responsibility And what else could be expected from
the brothernaw of the superintendent the company
in surrounding which is practically run by the dicta-
torship of the steel trust.
This does not however, remove the responsibility The
company knows it, but tried to work each entombed
miner individually to sign quitclam deed 1t proposed to
each one who was 1S1 hours entombed, eight hours
straight time for each twentyour hours spent behind
the eaVen and twelve hours the Sunday This means
in cash about $50 to each concerned.
Some Of the miners have been stupid enough to accent
this offer" after being given promises steady
easy jobs Every knows that this does not any,
thing Twenty-seven of those who were entombed have
decided to fight for their rights.
Local People Help.
The editor of the Ashland Daily Press federal meat
inspector one senator OF the state of Michigan
other local people have promised assistance to these
workers in pressing fora federal grand jury investga
tion The adavits are sworn but that is not enough
10 the investigation, force the
hcas to enforce the law More pressure brought
to play in circumstances where the almighty steel trust
controls the grand jury the of the county
and to a large extent the government of the state
TO force justice for these workers voice of the or
ganzed workers is necessary and a lot of publicity
And for creating this the should be taken I'D in
central labor assemblies declarations Of labor and
so on Resolutions should be passed condemnng the in
justice practced upon these workers. and the matter
should be drawn to the attention the executive council
OF the American Federation of Labor the request of
moral support to this demand of investigation and Justice
and publicity in the of these miners of Ironwood
Mich. who living under the ruthless heel of the
steel trust.
Need Organization.
All this is so much more important due to the fact
this disaster and its aftermath driven home In the
iron miners of the state of Michigan the lesson Of the
necessity of organizing There evergrowing sen-
ment for it. but the ruthlessness the Oliver Mining
company prevents it from coming out in the open
sympathy Of organized workers from outside woud
encourage this sentiment into materiazng In actual or
ganzaon work and should the American Federation of
Labor extend its hand for giving moral support
that would help the awakening these workers to the
idea and necessity of organization That would he of
great value to the A F. of L. in creating friendly rela
IONS with these elements and strengthening the in.
huence of the A. F. of L.