The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-25
SUPPORT
LABOR PARTY IN
EASTERN Ohio
Watkins, Board Mem
Der, Urges Class Action
tspeeIaI to rhs OaIIy W0rksrl


YoRKVILLE, Ohio, Sept. 20. - A
conference held here at Miners Hall,
has launched the labor party of East
ern Ohio.
The call for the conference was is
sued by Local No. 971, Of the United
Mine Workers Of America, and was
sent to all the locals in Sub-District
No. 5 OF District s. Locals from vari-
GUS parts of the sub-district were rep
resented and participated in the con-
ference
Watkins Is First Speaker.
The conference was called to order
by Jack Bell, whep upon a resolution
was presented calling for the forma-
ton of statewide labor party to in
clude all trade unions, fraternal or
CARNATIONS and working class organ
izations, irrespective of their nature.
A general discussion ensued with
Andrew Watkins, member of the In
ternational executive board Of the
United Mine Workers, as the first
speaker. ]. Kunik, international organ
izer Of the United Mine Workers of
America and also delegate to the
conference. Robert Farmer, Joe Koby-
lax Jr., and others participated.
]. S. Griffin, the only colored dele
gate, made an eloquent plea for the
labor party to stand square-footedly
for equal rights for the Negroes, other
-. A. tohor nartvr oo,,ld pavay. o.ro,.r
into power. All the speeches were
enthusiastically applauded, thus evil
dencing that the workers are sick and
disgusted with the old parties and
are ready to take a new step.
Plan Second Conference.
The program and platform were
then read and it was finally decided to
send the platform with its nine points
to the locals Of the United Mine Work
ers in the sub-district together with
call for a second conference. which
will be held at the Miners Temple,
Bellaire, Sunday, Oct. IL, at p. m.
This conference will unquestionably
be well attended, for the workers have
begun to realize the necessity of indie
pendent political action.
An executive committee for prepar-
ing the second conference was elected
and consists Of Jack Bell, chairman,
John Bulksa, secretary, w. Cunning
ham, assistant secretary, Robert Far
mer, D. Spehar, c. Ryan, ]. S. Griffin,
P. l.. Nealy, Joe Koyblak Jr., Frank
Sepich.
The Nine Points
The nine points in the program
adopted at the conference are as fol
lows:
1. The legal right of all workers
to organize into trade unions and to
strike.
2. A law providing for the eight
hour day, fve-day week for the work
ers. In dangerous and harmful occu-
pations, the working day shall be fur
Their reduced.
3. A minimum wage law.
4. Prohibition OF child labor and
protection of women and young work.
ers in industry
5. Abolition OF all state constabul-
airy. since It is used not to protect the
rural communities, but to interfere In
labor disputes in industrial sections,
on the side of the capitalists.
6. Abolition Of injunctions and no
government interference in strikes.
Z. Stoppage to threatened persecu-
ton OF the foreign-born by registra-
tion photographing and fingerprlnting,
and equal rights for the Negroes.
s. Naturalization OF the mines and
workers participation in control.
3. Fight against militarism and the
menace OF war.
These are the main questions for all
the workers of this country.