The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-31

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Says Lewis Is Coward.
In his statement issued in Parts,
Harrington declares that Lewis HIS
not the courage to tell the miners til at
their wages are too high. But Lewis
with harrington declares that ahe
mines are overdeveloped, that there
are two miners in the industry to
every one needed.
If Harrington sold out to the Pea
body Coal Company, Lewis has allow
ed former union mines in West YVirgi-
MIA to run open shop without oipposi-
ton. Lewis wrecked the Wes4. Vir-
ginia district and forced the FORMER
leadership Of that district out. Van
Bittner, one Of Lewis most willing
tools is now in charge Of that district
under a provisional administration.
Getting Out From Under.
Acting1president Fishwick OF the H.
linois Miners Union, who was implicat-
ed with Harrington in the lati er's war
on the progressives during. recent
years stated that he would bring Far
ringtons cable message before the
district board today. Fishwich issued
Statement deploring facticnal strife
and urging unity. All the labor
crooks that Harrington was surround
ed by are now trying to gel out from
under. They hope by separating
themselves from harrington to escape
the wrath Of the betrayed miners.
Peabody Confirms Story.
Stuyvesant Peabody, yesterday con-
'frmed that Harrington was under con-
tract with the company ait $4,000
a year salary. Peabody issued a fiat
denial of the story on the previous
day.
When Harrington learned that
copy of his contract with Peabody
was made public he cabledI to William
Green, president of the A.. F. of L.
offering his resignation as fraternal
delegate to the British Trade Union
congress. Hutcheson, the other dele
gate, lis Just as crooked as Harrington.
wanted 10 ScCSues
During the 1921 bitumdnbus strike
harrington attempted to make a Sc
parate agreement with the Illinois
operators and secede from the inter
national union. This attempt was
frustn ated by the Communists and the
radicals. Later on Lewis, who then
denounced Harrington, lined up with
the latter in expelling the leaders
who he lped save the union from dis
integral ion.
Term Expires In April.
Fsvsin gtons term Of office expires
next April The district elections
which are held biennally will take
place in December of this year.
According to ]. w. James, member
tdof the miners legislative committee
at Washington, Harrington had asked
the Peabody Coal Company to keep
the contract a secret and that he felt
he could best serve the miners inter
ssts if he continued as president Of
the state union.
When Farringtonl married John l..
Lewis stenographer, the Peabody
Coal company gave the couple valu-
able wedding gifts.
Framed Zeigler Miners.
Early in the year Harrington plac-
ed the finances and legal staff of the
district Office at the disposal of the
prosecuting attorney of Franklin
county, Illinois, when the coal opera
tors of Zeigler, the Ku Klux Khan and
the sub-district officials decided to get
rid of Henry Corbishly, progressive
mine leader and president Of local
500, which was a thornsin Farrington's
side.
When a X. X. X. gunman killed a
progressive miner and a sub-district
official was hurt in the subsequent
rioting, the prosecutors charged the
progressive miners with the trouble
and succeeded in convicting Corbish'
ly and several others.