The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-30
Embree and Sablich Aid
N. Y. Mine Relief Plans

Frayne, A. f. of L. organizer, can.
serve no other purpose than to ham
per the collection OF money, food and
clothing for the 100000 men, women
and children who are fighting for
unionism and against the open shop
IN the coal fields.
The Pennsylvania Ohio Colorado
committee in New York City sends all
contributions thru the office of the
Pennsylvania Ohio Miners Relief
Committee with headquarters in
Pittsburgh, Gil Penn Ave, Room 307,
Lyceum Building. 1t is the only ma
tional relief organization functioning
in the collection of relief for ALL
striking coal miners and their fam
lilies.
Relief Work Going On.
The local committee has already
sent $1,000 to Pennsylvania and $500
to Colorado in addition to 21s tons Of
clothing. Another ton is being pre-
pared for shipment in day or two.
1--WE are in the midst of plans for
a fund drive of our own," Mr.. Frayne
is quoted as saying. 1t is evident
from this that Mr.. Frayne is not at
present conducting any campaign for
relief of the strikers and their fam
lilies altho the present combination
lockout and strike began on April l.
"In some of the Pennsylvania fields
hn hoE Oh e.,
three years.
Endorsed by Unions.
"Our committee is endorsed by
many local unions of miners in the
Pennsylvania and Ohio fields and by
the Colorado strikers. The relief
furnished by the United Mine Work
ers is so inadequate that the miners
and their families cannot exist on it.
"Aid from all possible sources is
absolutely necessary as previous
news stories published by the Daily
News and other papers show.
"The critical situation in the coal
fields where the life of the union is
at stake and the acute suffering
among thousands Of men, women and
children make it imperative that
there be no interference with or.
slackening of the relief drive.
"The officials of the United Mine
Workers Of America themselves re-
port that the funds collected by the
American Federation of Labor are
altogether insufficient to prevent
hunger and distress among the min
ers' families. Mr.. Murray, vice
president of the U. M. w. A. has
issued statement to the effect that
many mining camps could not be sup
piled with any funds for relief, and
where funds were being supplied, the
average was about So per family. In
view of this, Mr.. Frayne and other
A. F. of L. officials should rather
feel pleased when relief committees
organize to collect and distribute
funds in the coal camps.
Concern for the union and the
welfare of the miners and their fam
lilies should dictate that there be en-
given to rather than
cold water thrown upon any relief
organization aiding the liners.
eve are by no means the only
committee that is carrying on this
work but we believe that we have
reached far more people with the
appeal of the miners than any other
committee in the city.
"This is one case where organiza-
tional rivalry is bound to be fatal to
the miners and their families and we
cannot understand why the made
quate official relief of the American
Federation of Labor, which Mr..
Frayne admits is now contemplated
only after nine months delay, should
be made the basis for an attack on
our committee"