The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-25
By GEORGE PAPCUN.


WILKES BARRE, Pa. Feb. a.
One of the biggest things in the an
thracite tri-district at the present
time is the question of the unem-
ployment and the miners employed
by the Lehigh Valley Coal Co., of
four local unions have protested with
the following resolution to the Coal
operators on the question of work.
Cond emn Union Officials and
Operators
Whereas, we, the representatives,
of Local Unions, Nos. 778, 1141,
1866, 1888, of the United Mine Work
ers of America in joint meeting as
sembled in the town hail OF Duryea,
Pa, condemn the ignorant policy in
augurated by the officials of the Lee
high Valley Coal Co. as one Of the
most fragrant, contemplate discrim-
mating policies, of injustice ever con-
templated by the officials of the Lee
high Valley Co. during slack time
periods, and
Whereas, the Lehigh Valley Co.
deceitfully notified it's employees
that there would be no work on q
certain date and then shut down in
definitely, giving the employees nc
chance to secure coal, that is so es-
sential in winter for the health and
happiness of the employees, their
families, wives and children, and
Whereas, all high officials of the
Lehigh Valley Co reside in the area
that is so favored in the new work
ing schedule, we contend the new
policy adopted is for no other reason
than for political business and
Whereas, all the people in the
towns affected are involved, if not
directly, indirectly, because when
part of their people are idle, it at
fects the business, professional peo-
pie, clergy and the public at large.
we therefore call upon all organi-
cations in the towns affected to work
to the end that an equalization of the
working schedule will be brought
about and that our towns will secure
the same degree of prosperity and
work that is allotted the other towns
in the area Of the Lehigh valley Goa
Company workings.
And whereas we commend the
stand taken by the Tri-district Exec
utive Board before the Board of Con-
Citation and the stand taken by our
mine workers representatives before
the anthracite cooperative assocla-
ton.
Therefore, be it resolved; that a
copy be sent to the press, our dis
trict officials and if necessary the
Board of Directors of the Lehigh
Valley Coal Co.
Signed by Committee
John r. Jones
William j. Ostrowski
Joseph Rolen
Thomas Hoban
William Moran
Similar Resolutions adopted.
Similar resolutions are being
adopted turnout the anthracite Local
unions protesting against this policy
1t must be pointed out that the mem
bership cannot expect any hing from
the officialdom on the question Of
unemployment, and every progress
sive miner must point out to the
membership that this policy of the
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. and of Other
Coal Companies is a means which
they expect to break down the
Miners Union with.
Officials Aid Operators.
We must fight against the reac.
tionary officialdom and force them tx
take energetic action to force the
companies to do something about Tho
unemployment which is raging thru
out the anthracite.
4 For example, the officials have &C
tually encouraged the Pennsylvania
Coal Co. at it's number colliery o.
local Union 1903 to deliberately keel
the 100 miners unemployed. On tol
Of that they have actually murdered
rank and file members who tough
against these conditions. The onl,
way that the miners will get an!
immediate substantial relief is b,
fighting for the save the Union pro
gram and by cleaning out corruption
in the miners union.
Charge Terror
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 24.-Charge
that reign Of terror, instigated b.
coal and iron police, existed in thu
Moon Run Camp of the Pittsburgh
Coal Company were made before thu