The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-18

absolute reputation of the demands
of the miners framed at the Tri-Dis-
trict convention in June, 1925 Others
maintained that in spite of state
ments by union leaders to the con
trary, the plan contains an arbitration
feature.
Anti-Foreien Born Propaganda.
"Other reports are current that the
leaders would have opposition from
the so-called foreign element, who it
is said, are opposed to the return to
work after six months idleness with
out an increase in pay. The expected
success Of the new contract depends
greatly on the persuasive efforts of
President John l.. Lewis"
Other yellow sheets go to worse ex-
tremes in attempting to apologize to
the "exuberant public" the cause Of
the opposition of the miners to the
Lewis betrayal, The rank and file
are categorically opposed to the con-
tract and make no bones about hav-
ing it known. Progressive miner
speakers have addressed thousands of
the miners in their local unions since
Black Friday, and always a unani-
nous vote of reputation is secured
with Instructions to the local dele
gates to the ratification convention to
vote against the contract.
Progressive Delegate DISTINGUISHED.
No excuses for the action of the
general grievance committee will
meet the issue. The bosses, thru
every conceivable agency of propagan-
da, praise the agreement" but sadly
enough for the bosses the workers do
not. The determination to block the
will of the membership is seen in
the move of the scale committee in
instructing the locals to elect dele
gates on the basis of one delegate to
every five hundred members, thereby
cutting down considerably the rank
and file opposition.
Lewis fears the progressive dele
gates who will be at that convention
and hopes to disfranchise them by
this trick of cutting down delegates
on representation to the convention.
The general grievance committee,
realizing the cleverness of the ma
chine in this trick, declares that I'VE
go on record as sending the same
number of delegates as attended the
former Tri-District convention that
formulated our demands" The previ-
GUS basis of representation was one
delegate for every one hundred mem
bers or major fraction thereof.
The contract as accepted by Lewis
is sell-out par excellence. 1t is the
expected result of the Lewis leader
ship Of the strike. For six long months
the workers have suffered hunger and
cold, loyalty sticking together for the
realization of their demands and yet
today they are betrayed by their con-
temptible leaders.
Turnout these six months the radi-
calls and progressives have predicted
the outcome of the strike in articles
and speeches without number. Our
Tri-District convention demands have
been repudiated. Not a single de-
mand of the miners has been granted
The bosses have won the strike. The
bosses have won everything they
asked for and then some.
MiIitants to Fight SelI-out.
The convention opens today. A body
of delegates under the leadership of
the progressive miners committee
will militantly oppose ratification of
this sell-out contract. They will fight
to the last ditch for its reputation.
Some very important developments
are expected in Scranton for Lewis
tactics at conventions are well-known.
1t will not be at all surprising if
Lewis pulls the red DOGGY man to
choke down the contract. All eyes to-
ward Scranton this week.