The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-10
John L. Lewis--- SmiRebreaReY

The statement of John L. the senate committee
Thursday miners in other coal fields eager
to go on strike in support the struggle their brothers in
Pennsylvania Ohio edand that he the president OF the
United Workers. actively preventing their going out
that he is engaged in srkebreang against
the United Mine Workers of America.
In strike Unon-a strike precpitated by
the Pennsylvania operators violation of their contract
Lewis advises that the mine workers under contract IN oe us
shall repudate agreement Aside from the con-
empb avshnes speaking of the sacredness of an agree
ment between slaves and Shareholders 1t clear that Lewis
questions of contracts but from the de-
keep the strike small possible Lewis srke-break
ing activities are not confined to cases where eng
This when Lewis and fshwlck pulled
the key district of Illinois of the strike when there
unexpred contract 1t is proven again today by the TACT ha
Lewis and shwck sweating blood the hope to prevent the
Illinois miners joining the strike April when the present
contract expires
Has Lewis called upon Illinois mine workers to fight
against the wagecut when the District II contract expires
Apr Has he advised them to come out with brother
Pennsylvania and Ohio? No Lewis motives in this
not based acredness of contracts His bunk about
the based his motive of preventing
wider strike which would make the mine workers practically in
vncb which would and enormously strengthen the u NJ
w of A. but which would weaken the hold of John L. Lewis
the Union.
prides the commission
the fact that he made the miners submit to the government btu
mnous coal commission in March, 1920 when commanded to
do by Woodrow WlsonLewis throws light on his policies
His policies break down the strength of the mine workers.
them poweres to act for themselves and to consolidate
the institution of presidents mandates the final law
the lives of the mine workers
Why inevitably driven open strkebreaking by
his own pocies His policy is class collaboration and the pro-
lection of capitalist exploitation by preventing mtancy and
struggle the side of the workers collaboration between
the slave and the saveownr and the preservation
traditions of the United Mine Workers Union and the
objective conditions the coal ndustya work against Lewis
policy In order his policy and to maintain his control
Union fight against the traditions of the
Union and against the immediate e-anddeath interests of the
workers Today big revival of the Union strengthened
with the influx Of hundreds of thousands of unorganZed
savestoday spreading of the strike turnout the Illinois, In
diana and the smaller districts and the drawing in of the
anthracite Unsatisfactory the winning of nationwide coal
the destruction the policies Lewis
miancy the Miners Union which Lewis could not
ride Lewis and all his Fshwcks and Cappens would down
under any real victory of the United Mine Workers.
This what Lewis when he whnes to the senate
that the of the mine operators "has
ported the contentious made by every soapbox in this
country the expressions of labor"
Lewis is not fighting to spread and win the strike.
But the strike can be in spite of Lewis.
the strike would get rid of Lewis Lewis
this writing on the wall.
All militant workers everywhere make their business
that the mine workers sending them the
live while they fight