The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-01
INTENSITY FIGHT
FOR JOHN BR0PHY
IN DISTRICT One
Isaacs and Brennan Rap
Lewis Machine

PrTTsToN. Pa, NOV. 20. The
"Brophy-for- President" committee of
the Pittston United Mine Workers
Union held another large and spirited
mass meeting in the Pittston district
in st. Augustus Hail. At least 400
mlness attended.
Assalls Lewis.
George Isaacs, for many years vice
president Of District No. 1, spoke in
English and Lithuanian. He reviewed
the gradual worsening Of the working
conditions of the anthracite miners
since the termination of the strike
and predicted more drastic losses in
the present wage scale. He urged the
miners present to preserve their or
ganization, save 1t and build it to its
former place of power and influence.
This, Isaacs explained, could only be
achieved by driving J. L. Lewis and
his Official retfnue from once and
slecting the "Save the Union" slate
headed by Brophy.
VIM ]. Brennan, ex-president of the
district, spoke quite at length on the
significance Of the present boom in the
whining industry, carefully analysed
and interpreted the anthracite agree
znent. and said this agreement was
the frst defeat ever suffered by the
anthracite mine workers. He particu-
larry attacked Sections Nos. 2, and
OF the 1926 agreement and character
lied Il as seIl-out by the officials.
A. Argoni spoke in the Italian Ian
guage.
Toohey Speaks.
Pat Toohey, recently reinstated into
the organization by a decision of the
International executive board, after
being expelled for more than Is
months, spoke quite in detail relative
to the significance Of the many out
law strikes and the cut in wages suf-
fered by the miners of the Hudson
Coal company which may result in a
general strike of the $4,000 miners of
this company.
Five Miners Struck.
Yesterday five large collieries went
on strike. He stated that in the course
Of a very few weeks scores of other
local unions would declare strikes as
this, apparently, is the only method in
compelling the coal companies to REQ
ognize the grievance committees Of
the miners. He called attention to the
exceptionally serious situation prevail
ing in the soft coal territory, where
the union is practically extinct, and
predicted when the time for adjust
ments" in the anthracite contract
comes which is once yearly, the bosses
would insist upon a big cut in the
wages and worsened working condi-
tions of the miners, using as basis
for their argument the soft coal situa-
ton.
Several hundred copies Of the Goal
Miner" were sold. Two hundred copies
Of the pamphlet recently written by
John Brophy, entitled, "a Larger Pro-
gram For the Miners Union" were
sold also.
6rophy to Speak Dec. 5.
It was announced that John Brophy
would speak in the Pittston Armory
on Sunday evening, Dec. 5, at p. m,
his first appearance in the hard coal
fields
Alexander Campbell, ex-internation-
al board member, acted as chairman
Of the meeting. Hirelings Of Capped
lini made three attempts to break up
the meeting by starting a fight in
which chairs, tables, umbrellas, etc,
were freely used. The reactionaries
found to their sorrow that the friends
Of Brophy could swing chairs just as
we'll as they. The meeting went thru
despite these attempts.