The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-05

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the youth in order that their standar
intolerable conditions be bettered,
and, as another, to organize the forces
of the youth to fight for the demands
of the conference and the demands of
the Progressive International Com
mittee of the U. NJ w. of A. &
The Red Bugaboo--
OF course we can expect the labor
skates to raise the Red Bugaboo again
and do everything in their power tof
harm the gathering, but that is to be
expected, anything is to be expected
of these leeches and parasites. We
can expect the ancient cry of dual
lists" and other pet phrases but the
youth elements who are behind these
young worker conferences are deter
mined to go thru with them and make
them a success despite the official op-
position and sabotage from these
leaders"
To one acquainted with the condi-
tions under which the bituminous and
anthracite young miners, and workers
n other industries, work and live un-
Ter, their unanimous opinion will be
hat such a step on the part of the
'outh is most necessary. They must
o this on their own hook and not de-
I, pend on the good es Of the labor
bureaucracy or of United Chart
les, in order that their conditions be
Oettered but assume the initiative and
organize themselves. This will be
done.
Fighting Demands.
After a careful and detailed study
of the conditions of the young work
ers in the eastern Ohio field a defin-
lite and practical program has been
drafted. The demands and issues
contained therein cover the many
evils existing in this particular sec
ton relative to the situation and con-
ditions of the youthful workers, con-
ditions which must be bettered.
AS to these demands, a separate and
lengthy article on each of the de-
mands could be written. They are
demands and issues which the eastern
Ohio youth have raised in order that
their intolerable working and living
conditions be bettered.
Union Smashing Campaign.
We observe the rapid sweep of the
non-union operators into hitherto or
ganized territory. We observe daily
that mine after mine which previous
ly worked on a union basis, go on a
scab basis. We observe mine after
mine have their union smashed by the
importation of scabs, guards patrol
ing the highways, state cossacks pro-
tecting the scabs, wholesale evictions
persecution and suffering of the work
ers. ss
We observe thousands of union
workers walking the street looking
here and there and everywhere for
I employment and finding none. We
witness many thousand youthful work.
srs. at the point of starvation, clothed
n rags, Disseminated when 1t comes
70 working conditions when job is
finally found We witness the spine
less apathy of the union officialdom
standing idly by permitting the union
to be smashed and doing nothing to
prevent II.
Lowered Living Standard.
We see the wages, conditions and
standard of life of these youthful, as
well as adult workers being constant
ly lowered. They are deprived of ed
ucational facilities, recreation in
every form, are forced to inhabit des
olated and depopulated mining camps
seeing nothing but coal tipples and
coal cars and mountains, doing moth
ing but living wretched lives.
Some will ask, rs your youth con
ference necessary" To that we
might say, go to eastern Ohio or Il
western Pennsylvania and see fol
yourself. We might suggest they
visit the little mining town of Mid
land and Westland. The guards, tn,
scabs, the state cossacks, the search
lights, the evictions are in evidence a
all times during the day and night.
Worker Murdered.
Not only this but the bosses, evel
so anxious and ready to fill their peck
cts at the expense and happiness O
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