The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-20
The Coal. Miners Must
Fight the Government
in Spite of John Lewis
BY }. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TODAY nation large has already forgotten the 12
coal miner dead, workers blown to bits in blasts last
week in non-unon mines in Oklahoma and West Virginia.
The nation quickly foge what is not continually bazoned
before in the daily which in this not interested
in spreading the horror story of these industrial murders
Labor whole must make the fight. 1t only do
this effectively by making upon the employers social
system that is directly responsible for these often recurring
disasters.
It is interesting note that the coal min
being slaughtered Wholesale John L. Lewis presi-
dent of the Mine Workers Unon issuing plea to the
judiciary committee Of the house of representatives WASH
ngon D. c. endorsing the pending bill for raising salaries
OF federal Judges because
az federal they likely
to maintain an absolutely independent attitude"
The United States practically the only country in the
world where responsible labor official could make such
silly declaration and not be hooed of the realms of
gained labor Federal judges much the agents of
the employing class as the cheapest stool pigeon thug spy
or gangster The only difference is that the judge has the
robe of responsibility thrown about him. Otherwise there is
difference.
The thug who fails dispatch deliver his victim loses
his job The is true of the black robed Judge The
highest paid judges those who sit in emned spendo upon
the United States supreme court bench Washington
the most subservient this is possible to the American
ruling class.
When Lewis joins the campaign better paid Judges
he again reveals his belief that there is no capitalist class
expressing the workers. He made this belief notorious when
ne declared that the miners cannot fight the government
Yet the miners must fight the government the government
o. the mine owners the government of the private
OF industry.
The New York representative of the Federated Press
uhoer Gate OF Jan. 49, wrote as follows:
Following the Of them Neuroes-r IN.
terrible DUST explosion Of the Desnancconne Oklahoma the
American Engineering Standards the public that
tthrds Of the fatal accidents industry are
preVenable we'll established safety methods Employed
There only why these safety methods are
nor employed That s-PROFlTS In the drive for
greater profits the mine an open shop war
against the miners union annhIate union conditions +r
breaking up the mine workers organization The two dis
asters last week occurred in non-unon mines
he employers fight the experienced union mine work.
e win inexperienced men urged by the absolute neces
sity to get job starve.
Oklahoma union miners wired President Lewis at Hazel
Ton, ra that the use OF green inexperienced men, was
responsible for last weeks disaster.
Al THIS very moment the Pennsylvania anthracite coal
Darons are making efforts in the special session of the state
legislature called by Governor Pnchot to break down LEGAL
restrictions torbddng the licensing any anthracite miner
VINO has not already served twoear in the
same field" ~rr '"'P :" INC
hus the mine barons thru their own government hona
pave the way toward breaking present anhraoite min
ers strike, resulting an increase Of course in the ",
rare OF workers IN the anthracite field helping TO main
tain increasing profits. re ~ '
Ihese facts should prove the mine workers thar
as class the working class fight the political nstr
hent OF tner enemies the coal mine owners class That
instrument IS the United States government as exists At
me present time The coal miners must fight the
ment in spite of John L. Lewis. s'"