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


per to a friend in the United States who was kind
pugh let have it for publication in this magazine
hough dealing with the first weeks of the great
ike the letter represents document of tremendous
Dortance for the understanding of the historic
t taking place In England).
Abersychan, So. Wales
May 8, 1926.
i ar Friend:
The impossible seems to have happened. We all
strike over here. have plenty Of time to write
4 W, being locked out
We are all out, besides sanitary workers and gas
prkers. Safety are allowed to work far; but
icy abusing that concession things not
q aged square very soon, about same;
4d every jack of them will have to stop
I'VE called sporting nation but when workers
AID their children the quarry, you won't ind much
short about them In favor.
The "higherups" the most unsporting crowd that
efer drew breath They fine sports with rights.
Give them all and they pleased Give them little
FIX to eat up pheasant or deer to shoot down,
Why IL y are the finest sports
They believe in giving about square deal
tie poor things they shoot down They haven't as much
rial sport in them garden slug.
Did they do their bit in the late war; No. they were
Oh soft jobs in safety, and having the best wine,
woman and song, and the first pick of everything.
There is another and again they will try
70 dodge by using brothers shoot down
But things like that apt to reco against them and
wouldn't be in their shoes just now, for all their dirty
bloodstained dough.
The they hit u.s. the more sulen and ready to
hit back feel prepared to work hard, but
intend to have the chance In life those who
batten my work.
We all solid. We had a meeting this week. and
the platform workers of all the trades around
here Railway men were there transport and in fact
an the jolly lot In the fight Geo. felt proud and
reverent when that Nothing been known like
1t in all the world before.
things don't settle soon everyone else that left
IN work must out and that will about put the tin
on We get its etc
out They will have to clean up their dirty
and battle their children and kiss them goodnight
IA thing seldom done by them-the nurse does it for
them), and cook their meals. bet it will be
cooking too The servants have already left the house
Of commons.
So you we are out for a square deal this time
IF their pits don't pay why in all sense don't
ey give them up3 No, it is only gag to get more
had shop, or anything else and it didn't pay
do you think would hang on? No. would cut my
losses possible and clear-and so with
big like pit No, that is all moonshine, but
they not putting their moonmadness
this time of day.
Bust 'em-Tm not standing for it!
Here have what you haven't got out there,
y: dukes, lords sirs etc. independent of the people
who industry.
These lords were looked up to as such once upon
time. Now look upon them with scorn lord to
is nothing but scab upon the country Well these
people are trying 10 put us BACK INTO the old days
put us in place, if small fry" So the
people who industry would like to please them, be-
would hit in with things for them also, but it
is not coming off. Our eyes opened too wide for
that The the bosses quit this country the
better II will be for all concerned lot Of what Is
going on is making people very bitter.
Even the waking up here, and in-
teresting themselves in public affairs. Our meetings
now mostly half women, and they damned full
rule. We never smoke In public meetings out
respect to them, but they must get right in and not
will have much better conditions.
! hal be pleased with the box Of chocolates you
mentioned, If it lands here but outward bound parcel
| post is stopped.
Well, we have just finished bonny dinner and Mamie
| Ia asking whether shall be able to get ike
| II next week.
Supplies are bound to be short and many places have
started to ration out We have the dough to get some
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