The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-01
LABOR FAKERS
give PINCHOT
ELECTION AID
Support GOUerncY Who
Suppressed Strikes
BY GEORGE PAPcuN.

PITTSBURGH, March 30--It is re-
ported today that four officials Of the
United Mine Workers of America, two
representing the organization as 2
whole and two representing District 5
and District 2, insist that Governor
Pinchot does not withdraw from the
race for the republican nomination for
the United States senate. The COM
mittee consisted of the following:
Thomas Kennedy, secretary and treas
urer, and Philip Murray, International
vice-president of the United Mine
Workers Of America; John Brophy,
president Of District No. 2; P. T. Fa-
gan, president of District No. 8. These
four officials of the miners united in
statement protesting any suggestion
that Governor Pinchot withdraw from
the race.
The statement is based on reports
that the Methodist clergymen Of Phila-
adelphia had called upon either Gov
ernor Pinchot or Senator George
Wharton Pepper to withdraw in order
to center the opposition against viii
liam S. Ware, the third candidate.
Now, it is not that William S. Ware
should be supported or any of the
lackeys OF the capitalists that the
fact that these miners officials so
brazenly sell out the votes Of the min
ers. Let us look over the record Of
Governor Pinchot.
Pinchot's Black Record.
In the strike in District No. 2 the
state police, who are under the direct
supervision of the governor, were
used in the strike in District No. 2
against the coal miners. In the an
thracite strike they were also used
to break or to try to break the morale
of the coal miners. In District No. 5
the state police are being used today
60 break the strike against the 1917
scale. In November, 1925, when the
miners Of the coke region could not
stand any more of the miserable con-
ditions and wages and went out on
strike the state police were used to
club them and many of the coal min
ers still remember the black and blue
spots on their shoulders, arms and
legs and many of the coal miners all
over Pennsylvania remember the rides
that they got to the county jails in
different parts of Pennsylvania.
It seems that these so-called labor
leaders have the nerve to practically
endorse Pinchot for United States SEN
ator. The miners must wake up in
their local unions and make demand
on the officials that instead Of selling
out their votes to the republican party
that a campaign should be started for
the organization of real labor party
in Pennsylvania which will fight
against the state police, the sedition
laws, and which will fight for the
right of the workers to organize not
only in the coal mines but in the steel
mills of Pennsylvania.
While the so-called labor leaders
of the U. M. w. are selling out the
vote of the workers all over Penn
sylvania the movement for a labor
party is being consciously sabotaged
by the leaders of the State Fedora
ton Of Labor, who hold officially the
name of the labor party in their hands.
In spite of the fact that there is only
few days left before the last day
\ for filing nomination papers for the
primary elections, the executive COM
mittee of the labor party has not been
heard from whether it has made any
decisions or not. It is evident that
the rank and file must awaken and
take things into their hands.