The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-05

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A'A Day" Not the International La
Dor Day, May LIST, of the militant
world toll. 1t is the sterile Labor
Day" of the "class peace" between
the reactionary labor officialdom and
the capitalist exploiters who, to-
gether, seek to straightjacket the
whole working class into conformity
with the prof1t-taking social system.
Two developments are worth care.
full study on this years Labor Day
Of the "class peace" They are:
First. In the trade union move
ment, the ousting of Frank Earring
ton as president of the Illinois Min
ers Union.
Second. In the parliamentary
arena, the exposure of wholesale
corruption and the expenditure of
huge sums of money in the primary
elections, especially in Pennsylvania
and Illinois.
These two developments cannot
be taken separately. In fact, they
must be studied together, If labor is
to understand the crying necessity
for the acceptance of class struggle
principles in carrying on its war
against it's enemies.
1t was harrington, now an out
cast from the labor movement, who
energetically supported Frank L.
Smith, the candidate of Sam insult,
the multi-millionaire light, heat,
power and traction magnate, for the
United States senate.
1t is reflection, of course, upon
the class consciousness of the Illi-
nois coal miners, that they did not
GUST Harrington Immediately he re.
vealed his alliance, in politics, with
labor's worst enemies, which has
continued for long period Of years.
The DAILY WORKER ceaselessly
pointed out the treason to the
working class committed by Far
rington in supporting Smith, Gov
ernor Len Small and their whole
tribe of political agents of the great
capitalists. 1t pointed out the ne
cessity for a complete break with
the capitalist parties and the devel-
opment by the workers of their own
Independent political action thru a
labor party. But the coal miners
would not listen. Harrington was
allowed to continue in this open
treason.
Neither was the miners district
executive board stirred as the start
ling revelations were made showing
that insult donated" 100000 to
the Smith campaign fund, with
Studebaker and Copley, two other
traction magnates, donating $4,000
each. This is the Studebaker of the
open shop" automobile concern
that bears his name. The union was
blinded to this treacherous alliance
OF Harrington with the Smith-Insull-
Studebaker-Copley interests.
Evidently harrington felt the next
step was perfectly safe. He thought
that he could sign a contract for
$4,000 per year as labor counsel"
for the Peabody Coal Co. while he
was still president of the Illinois
Mine Workers Union. That is ex-
actly what he did. He brazeniy con-
fesses to it, declaring to the coal
miner, you can't dictate to me
where l will take my employment"
He claimed that the $4,000 per year
that he received from the coal min
ers was not sufficient to provide for
his old age and for the bringing up
of his family. What, then, becomes
Of the families, the women and chill
dren Of the coal miners, who must
get along on one-fifth or one.tenth
Of that sum per year?
Yet this treason the coal miners
could understand. Harrington has
therefore been booted out Of the
organization. Even "Laber," the Of
fetal organ of the railroad Official
dom, refers to the charges as sen
sational."
Efforts will be made in some quar-
tiers to show that the case of Far
rington is an isolated one. The
pious supporters of things as they
are will thank god that there are
SO few Farringtons."
But the coal miners must know
better. They have too often been
betrayed by their officials going over