The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-16
Pennsylvania Governor,
Terrorist, Coal Owner

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that, if adopted by the conference of
labor leaders meeting here, will gov
ern the future policy of organized la
Dor in the bituminous coal strike.
Meets Behind Closed Doors.
With Philip Murray, international
vice president of the United Mine
Workers of America, acting as ad-
visor the committee went into session
behind closed doors. It's resolutions
will be submitted to the conference
this afternoon, and they are expected
to be ratified with opposition.
Second Emergency Conference.
1t has been necessary only twice
in twenty years for the American
Federation of Labor to call an emer-
gency conference, like this, to throw
support behind union engaged IN an
industrial controversy. This confer
ence was called by William Green,
president of the A. F. of L.
Goal and Iron Police Issue.
Murray and other national union
leaders make no secret of the fact
that they intend to make their pro-
test against strike conditions in west
ern Pennsylvania felt in political cir
cles. They are especially opposed to
the practice of the states deputizing
coal and iron" or company police,
whom they accuse Of perpetrating
outrages against striking miners.
This protest was expected to be en-
bodied in resolutions presented to the
general conference this afternoon.
Especial to The Daily WOrker.)
No Local Union Delegates Are Seated.
PITTSBURGH, Nov. Is. - Wide
publicity has been given by the local
press to the resolution adopted by
United Mine Workers local unions in
this district and addressed to the con-
ference of union heads in session here
but no delegates elected by local I'M
ions were seated.
Bar Rank and File.
Delegations from local unions in
Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West
Virginia were barred from the Roose-
welt hotel hall by an absolute refusal
to recognize their credentials.
The resolution of the striking local
unions, published in the Tuesday edi-
ton of The DAILY WORKER) called
for organization campaigns in the non
union coal fields, the launching of a
nationwide relief drive, the levying
of an assessment on the membership
of the A. F. of L., the formation of
labor party for the 1928 elections
and mass violations of injunctions
backed by the whole labor movement.
No POlicy-Just Speeches.
In order to avoid the situation de-
veloping as a result of the anger of
the miners delegates at refusal to
seat them, the secret business session
planned for yesterday was changed to
public meeting in Moose Hall where
the rank and file delegates were adj
mitted to hear speeches but at which
no policy was discussed.
The business sessions of the confer
ence are being held in executive ses-
sion which excludes the local union
delegations.
Speakers at the opening session in
Moose Hall were Ex-Governor Pin
chot, Philip Murray, vice president of
the United Mine Workers, John L.
Lewis, president, and President Will
lam Green of the A. F. of L., who
presided.
The atrocities perpetrated by the
coal and iron police upon the miners
and their families were pictured and
the charge made that there is I'M
existence a conspiracy among a num-
Der OF large corporations to smash
the United Mine Workers.
Relative to the role of the state
government, President Green made
a vague threat that the labor move
ment would enter into political af-
fairs in Pennsylvania in accordance
with its non-partisan policy" Steps
were to be taken, other speakers de-
clared, to arouse public opinion
against the war being waged by the
coal barons upon the miners union.