The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-29
TTSBURGH Mine:
0RKERS MEET
HOWS PROGRESS
.M.W.A. in Ziegler
Fast Disintegrating

.M.W.A. in Ziegler
Fast Disintegrating
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5rict and national finances were
essed throughout the convention.
one word of dissent was heard,
of Encouragement. All the dele
ties, the majority of whom were
time fighters, showed that they
ready to take the offensive
ainst the epidemic of wage cuts
at have ruled this district since
men returned to work in 1928
icy are all for the Trade Union
iity Convention in Cleveland, to
tie 220 unions.
Reports Show Growth.
Reports by Secretary Treasurer
,ohey for the national organiza-
On, Kemenovich for the district
I'd one reporter for each local
mon, concretely showed the Ma
onal Miners Union is growing,
tablishing its organization in every
lining field and section where it
as able to pay even the slightest
,tention, and all the reports indi-
tied that the mine workers are on
re march again: the strikers in
hio, West Virginia and Kentucky,
rder the leadership Of the National
liners Union, are indicating our
orrectness of the necessity of new
Mon.
Reports from delegates brought
ut concrete examples of the stool
;geon activities Of the United Mine
Workers of America, who stoop to
listing bosses houses to denounce
7. NJ. U. members.
erous resolutions were
dopted, supporting all the national
md district campaigns, demanding
reedom for Mooney and Billings,
light against the coal and iron po-
ice, Watson-Parker bill, company
lnions,etc.
The convention reelected the old
,fficers, with the exception of vice
president. A Negro miner was
chosen as vice-president.
Thousands Join.
ZEIGLER, Ill, May 27.-The dis
Indignation which set in after the
Peoria Convention of the Illinois
District of the United Mine Work
ers of America. at which the miners
were betrayed by the scab outfit and
takers, is proceeding so rapidly that
the U. M. w. A. in this district is
being wiped out. The miners are
joining the National Miners Union
by thousands as the takers are ex-
POSED.
An indication of the response CT
the miners to the appeal of the Ma
tional Miners Union can be seen in
the thousands that are flocking to
the N. M. U. mass meetings. In
spite OF attempts to murder and
siLg and frame-up and imprison the
n. NJ. U. organizers, the response
from the workers is increasing.
In West Frankfort, between $500
and 1900 miners came to a mass
meeting in the park, while more
than 1000 were present at an in
Goor meeting at the Polish Hall.
in Zeigler, which at one time was
the stronghold of the Lewis ma
chine in this district, more than 500
miners came to the meetings in spite
Of heavy rain. At all these meet
ings, when the n NJ. u. organizers,
President John Watt and Henry Cor
bishley, asked all those who were
with the National Miners Union to
raise their hands, practically every
hand went up, showing the senti-
lnent of the miners.
At Eldorado, the hall was closed
against the N. M. u, but an open
air meeting with large crowd was
held. Christopher, Buckner and Va
lier all held good meetings. The
U. M. w. A. officials are getting
desperate and are endeavoring to
frame-up and Jail other N. M. U.
organizers, as they did Watt.
Resent Frame-Up.
The attempted frame-up against
John Watt, president of the Ma
tional Miners Union, which resulted
in the jury disagreeing and new
trial.. has brought the miners up iii
arms against the takers who caused
Watts imprisonment. The N. NJ. y.
viii hold a mass meeting here in
the near future to enroll the miners
into the union.
In Benton, at the Franklin County
Mines 4 wildcat" strike is in prog
ress against the discharge by the
company and the takers of four
men for loading "dirty coal" The
coal operators informed the U. II.
w. A.. officials that these strikes
would spread and the N. M. U. come
in unless they did something to
check them.
Miners Revolving.
The miners from Waller, suffering
from serious unemployment, sent a
DELEGATION to Fishwick, demanding
ttats.the work be divided up, and
giving him two days to do it. In
stead Of dividing up the work, Fish
wick and the operator decided to