The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-13
A New Conspiracy Against the National
By Fred Ellis

Louis Carboni, who cold-bloodedly
killed George Moran, of Bentley
vile, Pa, who was local organizer
of the N. M. U. when Moran made
attempts to arrest Carboni, who
was running amuck with gun. The
inquest" was turned into an Gin
QUESTION" Carboni was Landed as a
hero and protector of American
democracy and government for kill
ing one of the hated "reds" and
wounding two others, while on the
other hand the N. M. U. was de-
nounced by this district attorney in
vicious terms.
Support COssacks.
The throwing out of the case of
assault brought by D. w. Lane,
member of the National Miners
Union, against two state cossacks
for their clubbing and rioting in the
town of Avella. Not only did the
capitalist court throw out Lanes
charges, but they jailed Lane for
the SIS costs in the case, later paid
by the American Civil Liberties
Union.
A Reactionary Drive.
So many legal developments in a
very short period of time, all aris-
ing simultaneously, have all the
characteristics of a well conceived
plan to harass and hinder the Ma
tional Miners Union; to Jail its
leadership and supporters and ac-
tive members now under indict-
ment. The worker will commit a
grave error who may consider these
facts as accidental--it is predeter-
mined and well planned by the re-
dictionary forces.
Why? Because the National
Miners Union is fulfilling its his
toric mission. 1t is organizing the
unorganized miners. 1t is penetrat.
ing hitherto unorganized territory
1t is leading the struggles of the
oppressed mine workers. 1t has the
confidence of the miners and is or.
ganizing them steadily into class
conscious, militant, fighting organ
ization. 1t is stopping wage cuts
1t is winning local strikes. 1t is
the sole resistance to the wage cut
ting campaign of the employers anc
company union U. M. w. A. 1t is
steadily extending its organization
to every coal district. 1t is prepar.
ing the miners for a final challenge
and struggle against the powerful
mine owners.
This explains the attack. But the
reactionaries, the government, tht
coal operators do not know the vi
tally, the determination and energy
of the forces they are attempting
to squelch. The miners will moi
stop, the fight will go on, even il
some fighters are taken from the
ranks.
Miners Organize.
The miners are today battling
against extreme odds. The miners
are not pessimistic. They know that
behind them and supporting then
are thousands of militant workers
in every industry, who nave helped
the miners time and again in theil
many struggles. In this difficult
period the miners need support
again, material support, for lega
defense, for relief of hundreds Of
blacklisted and victimized families
for further organization work, t.
spread the union everywhere.
Moral support is appreciated
Support in concrete form is much
more desirable. The miners have
faith in the workers, that the work.
ers everywhere will once more rally
to their support, to assist them II
defeating the enemies of the work.
ing class, to keep their fighters or
*he firing line and out of prison, tc
hlp the fighters who. have beer
vic.imized and to spread the union
The new miners union is not solely
a weapon for the coal miners, but
for the working class as a whole
Let the workers again do theii
share--we assure them we will de
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