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total membership participated in the
voting or that so big a total vote
was cast is obviously impossible. 1t
is just as obviously impossible and a
fake that Lewis got as many votes
as he claims. 1t is, of course, OBJ
viously impossible that Lewis has
magnified Brophy's vote. Every min
en- knows that Lewis generosity stops
at John L. Lewis himself and goes no
further. The fraud perpetrated Z by
Lewis & Co. in re-electing themselves
to office is plain and clear gen to
the alindest.
l(3). An unrestrained Sc of
force. violence and terrOrist meth
(ud, against the prOgressiveN
$ nc repeaeed SersagdIs Assaults
against Powers Hapgood, one Of the
..uicst and outstanding leaders of the
l.rogressives at the convention, is
.yp4cal OF the Lewis machine thug
gers
Cd. Widespread, wholesale dis
reimbursement Of progressive dele
gates. Here the cases Of Alexan-
der Howat, Powers Hapgood and Pat
Toohey stand out clearest rs mos,
fragrant types of such wanton reck-
lessness by the reactionary machine
against the most constructive ele-
ments in the union. In the cases OF
Howat and Hapgood the Lewis ma
chine did not even amass enough CUTS
10 report their Acknowledgement to
the convention. That Lewis wouldn't
take a chance even with his padded
delegations in these instances is the
best proof of the raw deal he IS
handing out.
(5). fragrant Misrepresentation.
lying and bogey-raising in order to
becIoud the real, pressing issues be-
fore the union.
As usual, the threadbare DOGGY OF
Communism is being continuously
dragged before the convention. Red
.,eares galore are being manufactured
by those labor lieutenants Of Amer
lean imperialism now infesting the
u. Nj. w. OF A. The sole purpose OF
this red-baiting is to misinform, mis-
lead, caiole and terrorize the dele
gates so that they will not get wise
to the black crimes committed by
Lewis and Co., to the serious hard
ships to which this union-wreckine
crew has forced the United Mine
Workers Of America.
But when Lewis raises the red
scares he lies, and he knows he lies.
Here are some facts which we chal.
lenge Lewis and Co. to disprove:
Cd. IN the late summer months OF
1923 the Lewis machine published a
series Of articles supposed to be an
exposure of "nefarious Communist
activities"
(2). Ellis Searles, editor Of the U.
NJ. w. Of A. Journal, bought these
articles from a discrcdited represen-
tatiye Of a notorious open-shop lobby
ing agency in Washington, d. G.
go Ellis Searles contracted to pay
tor this open shop BUNK SzO,OOO IN
good, cold cash coming out Of the
treasury of the United Mine Workers
of America, coming out Of the pockets
of tho hard pressed, underpaid
miners.
~. When Lewis heard Of Searles
agreement to buy this bunk at the
fancy price Of $4,000 he was as sore
as boiled pup. He knew that tho
whole exposure" was a fraud from
A to z. Lewis, then, did not think
that that stuff was worth so mucl
cash.
(5). Lewis then rushed Van Bit
ner, one Of his most trusted lackeys
to Washington with orders TO have
Searles cal loft the whole deal, witt
instructions not to invest such bic
pile Of money in such evident lies, i
such outright nonsense.