The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-24
Miners Ask
Aid Against
Coal Bosses
(By a Worker Correspondent

interested in passing some kind OF an
ordinance to prevent workers TO or
ganize. They want something similar
to the Criminal Syndicalism act of
California. We are told by the blab-
boring mouthpieces of Big Business,
that all the patriotic societies are eX-
pected to back up this new move. 1t
has been said by DR.. Johnson that
Patriotism is the last refuge of a
scoundrel." This never was more
true than it is today. The Vested
interests" of this country are in
terested only in one thing, which is
the only kind of patriotism they care
anything about, namely profit. They
have always hidden their real base
less motives under the cloak of
patriotism and m e t m e, bias
phemIusly, religion. 1t was a pa
triotic thing to do, in their way Of
thinking, to shoot down miners at the
Columbine mine, or these defenseless
men and boys at Walsenburg. Also
the beating of men and their subse-
quent deportation outside of the state
line was another act of business pa
triotism. The wrecking of the hall
at Walsenburg at the outset OF the
strike with the other wanton destruc-
ton of properties and the robberies
at the Trinidad hall few days ago
is considered by the moneyed interests
a necessary expression of patriotism.
y Patriotism how many crimes they
commit in thy namel!
1t is to be hoped that all liberty
loving peoples, who have a real sense
of proportion, will oppose such a
fragrant expression of boss class
legislation. Newspapers that have to
print something besides devoting full
pages to crimes, divorces or the latest
scandal that will appeal to the
slanderous sheets with the latest re-
quests Of their masters to brighten
the workers. 1t seems that the in
dustrial magnates have not learned
yet that the workers in Colorado have
refused to let themselves be brow
beaten by these plunderers and when
men and women have gone through
the acid test imposed upon them in
this bloody state, it is self evident
that any other attempt will be treated
with the proper action it deserves.
The time has come when the work
ers are ready to use their economic
power to fight any further encroach-
ment.
Situation in the Strike Area
A careful survey of the present
strike situation shows that as a
whole the striking coal miners nave a
greater chance for victorious settle
ment than ever before. With few
exceptions the majority of the men
are solidly out, and the coal opera
tors are puzzled and worried as to
the next move to try to break the
solidarity of the strikers.
In a few days a convention repre-
senting the miners of all the various
sections of the state will be called by
the state executive committee, the en-
tire situation will be discussed in its
most minutinous details by the Exec
utive committee members and the
delegates of the rank and files repre-
scented at this convention.
An Appeal to Workers.
Again we are appealing to all class
conscious workers and organizations
to support this strike to the utmost
A victory in Rockefeller's stronghold
means a victory for organized labor
as a whole. These fighting men and
women and children must not be al
lowed to suffer untold privations
Money will win this strike. These
brave fighters undaunted and fear
less refuse to be frightened by the
terroristic methods of their vile enc
mics. 1t is up to you to see that soil.
darity among men of the same class
is something more than a slogan
Send all funds to The Colo. Miners
Relief and Defense Committee, Box
SO, Lafayette, Colo.
COLORADO MINERS