The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-31

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airy of $4,000 year, in his pool
This, the most sensational
many years came to light whel
Lewis. head of the information
al union and Harrington, his old
enemy flared up anew.
Largest Coal Mining Company.
The Peabody Coal company is the
largest coal mining corporation In I'LL
nois. There 'eason to believe that
Harrington las been on the payroll Of
this company for the lost ten years.
He admitted that he was offered a
$25 900 a year job with the company
ten years ago. The charges Of the
radicals in the union that Harrington
was in the employ of the coal owners
are now verified with vengeance.
Secured the Evidence.
John L. Lewis. thru his inside con-
nections in the coal operators organ
cation in Illinois, secured copy of
the contract between harrington and
the Peabody company, also a copy Of
cablegram and letter from Earring.
ton to Peabody. AS Lewis is trying
to have his man Sneed elected presi-
dent of District II, in the hope that
he may be able to carry the district
in the next election for international
president, he decided this was the OPP
portunity of lifetime to get rid of
Harrington.
Lewis Exhumes the Axe.
Lewis invited Walter Nesbit. secre-
tary treasurer of the Illinois Miners
Union to indianapolis and showed him
the evidence against Harrington. The
international president urged Nesbit
to take immediate action.
Harrington was in Paris seeing the
sights preparatory to leaving for Eng
land to attend the trade union con
gress on Sept 6. With William
Hutchinson, president of the corpen-
ters' brotherhood. Harrington had Wis
tied Geneva where they had made ar
rangements to furnish room in the
headquarters of the labor annex TO the
league of nations in honor of Sam
Gompers.
A Cable to Paris.
On instructions from Lewis Nesbit
sent Harrington the following tele-
gram: The contract signed by Jack
Peabody and yourself and a cable
gram and letter from you to Mr.. Pea
body are in the hands of John l..
Lewis, International president. The
same will be brought to the attention
IF the district board I am instructed
to ask you to come home Immediately
to defend yourself or to tender your
resignation as president. Cable me
your intentions to Springfield"
Get II Coming and Going.
In the meantime things we're moving
in Springfield, Illinois, where the head
quarters of District IL are located |
Harrington lives in Indianapolis tho
his Office is in Springfield. Lewis
lives in Springfield tho his office is
in Indianapolis Both charge the
union for the expense of travelling to |
and from their homes to their offices |
which they do quite frequently. Far
rington has now built splendid man
sion in Springfield, TO which he viii |
undoubtedly move since he has openly T,
decided to work for Peabody.
Coal Company DenlaIs.
While the officials of District IL. |
acting on instructions from Lewis |
We're communicating with Harrington, |
the officials OF the Peabody Coal COM
pany were busy denying that Earring |
ton was in their employ. They did |
not deny that he had signed a contract /
with them. They stated emphatically |
that the labor leader was not now and |
never was in their employ. II Is re
ported that Jack Peabody who nego-
tiated the contract with Harrington. |
cabled TO Parts for permission to make |
the matter public.
The Jig Was Up.
When both realized that the deal |
could no longer be kept secret Far
rington and the coal company admit
ted the facts Harrington and the |
Peabodys expected to keep the con-
tract secret so that Harrington with
the aid Of the Len Small machine, the /
assistance of John II. Walker, presi-
dent OF the Illinois Federation OF La.
Dor and his own corps of paid disor.
ganizers in the district office. could
succeed himself as district president. /
He would then be In position to turn
the Illinois organization into a gigan.
tic company union. chiefly In the In
terest Of the Peabodys
A Brazen Labor Faker.
When harrington received Nesbit's
cablegram he sent the following reply:
Il have a profound regard for the
members OF the district board but
deny them the right 20 command me
TO return to defend myself or TO de-
mand my resignation have done
nothing TO warrant either and cor