The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-26

Bailey had spoken for the Colorado
miners. 1t is true he had not been
enthusiastic about the strike. He adj
m tied at this meeting that he could
not be very enthusiastic about any
strikes.
Notwithstanding the cold-blanket
speech | went to his office and
preached the conference and the mass
meeting. | asked him if he would
send representative so that the
American Civil Liberties Union would
be represented. He declined to speak
al the mass meeting, but gave me
permission to use his name and said
that he would take up at meeting
of the Civil Liberties Union the adj
visibility of sending a delegate to the
conference. The next day | received
the following letter:
Dear Mr.. Myers:
when | agreed yesterday to al
low you 10 use my name on the new
! joint committee in the interest of
/ the Colorado strikers, l supposed
! that this committee was a united
j front of various labor groups :.
! not an agency for collecting funds.
/ Since | am already treasurer of a
committee . L must therefore
/ ask you to leave my name off your
! list.
! (Signed) Forrest Bailey"
Why the sudden change?
The fine hand OF the Rev. Thomas
reveals itself. Mr.. Bailey in his letter
says II have since learned" How has
he learned it? Few people knew of
the formation of the committee,
among them the Rev. Thomas. While
no tangible proof exists it is easy to
deduce the source OF Mr.. Bailey's in
formation.
! But Nir. Bailey also wrote letter
+ 70 the preacher who was sending out
/ the call and in this letter MIR. Bailey
writes that the Civil Liberties Union
will be unable to participate because
the new committee would duplicate
and overlap the committee on Fifth
Ave. Almost the same language that
! the Reverend used in the letter above
quo ed.
Chaffee is Out, Too.
Friday arrived and the conference
was on. During the conference the
Rev. Chaffee who had helped us
greatly by contributing his audi
forum gratis called me out. He told
me that ne would be unable to serve
as treasurer and showed me a copy
of the letter he had sent me. There
fore, he was compelled to decline The
sanctimonious hand of Rev. Thomas
showed itself again.
A committee was selected at the
conference and we proceeded to work
We had hired the Community Church
for Dec. 4th. Dr.. Holmes had given
Us the church for 500. But, 10 ano
behold, a letter arrived in which we
are told by he Rev. Holmes that he
! regrets he canpot let us have the
Church. Once more a liberal had
been terrified ~ Rev. Thomas.
/ So the white hand of the Rev.
Thomas kept on showing itself. We
got a c~ngenial woman to act as
treasurer and behold, she resigned
suddenly.
| wish>to emphasize the fact that no
organization is responsible for this
| statement. In view of the serious
ress of the situation in Colorado | be.
lieve that now is the time to expose
the weakened policy of some of our
liberal and socialist tin-gods. Realiz-
ing that committee would find it
announcement to do this, now that | am
no longer connected in any capacity
with the Colorado Miners Relief Com
mittee of New York, take this OPP
portunity to do this on my own
initiative. Notwiths anding that
am with no committee shall con-
tinue to support the work of the
committee with which was con-
nected and help in any way the
miners Of Colorado, Pennsylvania and
Ohio.
| HARRY MEYERS