The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-27
BONITA HELD FOR
GRAND JURY AS
FRAME-UP SPEEDS
Blame Cappelini for the
Reign of Terror
confirmed from Pare onel

ana nails tne FORMATION or Save Che
Union Conferences by the organized
miners of the bituminous field.
The statement for the defense Of
Bonita, MENDOZA and Mclesli follows:
Defend the Victims of Cappelini's
Reign of Terror.
"The coal companies and the cor
rupt Cappelini machine in District I
are about to claim three more VIC
Tins They have arrested and will
attemut to railroad to the electric
chair Sam Bonita, Steve MENDOZA and
Adam Moleski.
To Prevent Murder.
"This conference of rank and file
miners from all sections of the an
thraeite tri-districts, held at Wilkes
Barre. declares our emphatic deter
nnination to prevent by every pos
aible mears the legslized murder of
Bonita, MENDOZA and Noleski.
''The facts show clearly that Frank
Agati with whose murder they are
CHARGED died while he was making
an unprovoked attack upon these
three dulv elected representatives of
the members of Local 1903 (Pittston)
who called on him to urge action in
support of the just demands of mem
hers victimized by the schemes intro
duced by the Pennsylvania Coal Co.
Responsibility Shown.
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for the death of Agati rests upon the
shoulders of Cappelini and his
henchmen. who have instituted
system Of violence and unparalleled
terror which has resulted in the muir
der Of such honest rank and file lead
ers as Thomas Lillis, and more re-
Gently Of the near murder of Sam
Grecio, by hired gunner and assas-
sins, with the object of terrorizing
the rank and file of the union into
complete submission to the corrupt
rule Of the machine in the union
which serves the coal companies.
awe pledge our everv effort to
rally all workers for defense of the
latest victims of the alliance between
the bosses. the government authori-
ties and the corrupt officialdom Of.
the union which is betraying our
union.
"Save the Union Conference,
"STANLEY DZIENGELEWSKY,
chairman.
GEORGE PAPCUN, secretary"
Following is the conferences state
ment of solidarity with the striking
soft coal miners.
The Rank and File Speaks.
"To Our Brothers and Fellow Trade
Unionists Of the Bituminous Fields.
Greetings!
eve, the representatives of the
rank and file of all districts in the
anthracite coal fields, hail your cour-
acecus struggle for the preservation
of our union. We fully realize the
Importance of the battle you have
been, waging in the face of tremen-
dous odds and difficulties. You are
an attack by our common
enemy which is being directed against
the entire labor movement and more
particularly against the union which
we have Jointly built in the course of
many years of struggle and sacrifice.
Your courage and self sacrifice in the
face of every form of suffering and
privation has been an inspiration to
ms as well as to every worker who
realizes that the interests of the
working class can be preserved and
advanced only through militant re-
sistance TO every attack.
Crisis Defined.
"The crisis in which our union
finds itself, in consequence of the
vicious brutal attack of the rich and
powerful mine operators backed by
every agency Of the government
which they completely control, is fur
Their aggravated by the inconlpetency
and betrayals of those who have
usurped power in our union and are
only with the possibilities
for enriching. themselves at our eX-
pense. We are gratified therefore to
learn that you have recognized the
necessity of organizing your forces
through Save the Union Conferences
FOR struggle as we'll against the trail
tors within our own ranks, the
7 ,ewises. the Faeans, the Murrays, ct
al, and against our open enemies,
the coal operators, whom they serve.
This conference is evidence of the
fact that we have reached the same
conclusion.
Support Is Pledged.
eve are fully aware that your
STRUGGLE AGAINST the operators as
well as against the labor takers Of
the head Of our union is our strugplo
as well as yours. We are determined
to lend our every effort in support OF
this. your STRUGGLE and ours. W.
pledce ourselves to increase manifold
cur activities to raise relief funds, to
collect food and clothing to make pos
sible your continuing your just fight
till victory has been won. We shall