The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17

funds to help the miners win out ag;
by the owners and the government, anC
unity is needed by the miners.
Told Same Story to Germans.
"Therell never be any settling of
coal until labor co-operates interna-
tionally.
Here's why. We've big York
shire owner, who also has shares in
German mines. He told us why we'd
have to take reductions and longer
hours-'because the Germans would
get our markets.
II said, That's what you said in
Berlin last January. Here's the
speech had it unsatisfactory you
said, German miners must take re-
auctions and longer hours or the Brit
ish would get the Market He adj
mitted he'd made the speech. He said
he was a business man-it was all
simply business.
Race with Starvation.
1T is race with starvation on our
side and race with financial crash
on the mine owners" he continued.
I'VE are yielding nothing. Our peo-
pie will not have it. There is nothing
to yield When you can get nothing
out of pocket because the pocket is
empty, you have to take it out of
the stomach, and that they are trying
to do.
NOW, some are going to give parish
money only on doctors orders. There
will be more starvation, but we wiz
go on for many weeks yet"
"The kilograms from my men are,
Don't shift bawbee.'
Betrayed BY General Council.
I'VE are where we were. We came
out May /. On May we had great
help (the general strike). On May IS
they left us. We've gone on alone,
IA weeks more, and much more to
come.
They complain we're adamant,
won't concede anything. Baldwin told
me, Smith, the whole trouble is you
will not consider either frightening
hours or reducing wages
Flfty-Flfty.
Il said, viii you consider increased
wages or shorter hours? No? Well,
then we're even. Shake hands. And
now let us get to tin tacks.' But we
never have. To this day we have moth
ing to negotiate on.
For the first time since the Poor
Law was passed in 1745, the govern
ment is requiring doctors certificates
before giving the smallest relief to the
starving. In addition, credit is shut
of to add to the pressure to break
the strike.
Can Get No Credit.
I'm 1921 strike borrowed for York
shire miners 100000 pounds ($1,S00,-
O00) from banks on honesty, our prom
ises to pay, and we'd paid in a year.
Now can borrow only $4,000 pounds,
and that only on security. No, Smith,
we've nothing for YOU they say.
offered Bride.
"They said | could have any gov
eminent appointment wanted Bald
win said again, Can't We troost me?'
told him why not. was always
union. My father was killed in the
mine before I was born. my mother
died In childbed, was brought up in
the union. They day I was 10 went
TO work down the pit. My first earned
shilling was fee for Joining the York
shire Miners Union. Now going on
65, want only to live and die with
my people.
"'You, Baldwin, told him, what
are you? Iron and coal. You were
born to inherit iron and coal, and tho
you are a premier, you are capitalist.
Miners do not troost you
just Take a Walk to Work.
II told Chamberlain-he owns col.
ieries--if he'd only take q walk, in
ais mines. same as his cosifeus, hus1
10, four miles a day underground.
two picks, and his bottle and
God and tools-he wouldn't have 10
work any--just that walk, say twice
week. then he'd understand why min