The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-28
UNITED MINE
FAKERS RAKE
IN The SHEKELS
Friends of Operators
Get Spells
by a Worker Correspondent


WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. (By
MALL. - Ex-senator VIM. J. Sneed,
president U. NJ. w. A. District
No. IL, protector of labor" in gen.
eral, surely must be an old time So
eialist; at least he believes in divid-
ing up. Taking the Louisiana real
estate dealers word for it in the
name of Walter Nesbit, the gentle
man who keeps his family on the
miners pay roll while he sneaks into
this faraway state in company with
his coal operator friend, Frank Far
Yington, and there exploits the down
trodden working man by selling him
worthless land purchased with mon
ey stolen from the Illinois coal min
ers and at the same time, draws his
salary and unlimited expense, we
are furnished with the information
that the ex-law maker and vice-pres-
ident Mr.. Sneed, raked down $500
per day for every day during the
last three months. The little wage
reduction of S1.40 per day causes
no alarm for this gentleman. Is it
any wonder that Sneed lines up with
the corrupt interests in failing and
preventing N. NJ. U. representative
from getting into Herrin. You have
it Bill, better watch your step, once
the rank and file knows the truth,
you will not only lose out as law
maker, but you will suddenly be
separated from your $500 per day.
We are informed that another one
Of our old friends from the Duquoin
district, by name of Joe Hartley is
having one hell of a time making
both ends meet; what the devil that
is, we are unable to say. But any
way, Joe, it would seem to us that
S334.00 expenses per month while
staying at home, which does not in
clude your salary, is not half bad.
Any time you grow tired pulling
down your $4,000 per day working
for the coal operators, just let the
boys of your district know it. Play
ing the scotch piano to the tune of
30 tons per day for s8.04 is even
worse. Better stick with it, Joe,
you have only few more weeks to
go.
AT meeting in Decatur just re-
Gently the Illinois coal operators
announced through their special rep
resentative and first lieutenant Har-
ry Fishwick that they have $4,000
with which to fight the Illinois
Reds" The old saying that the |
fool and his money are soon parted
seems true; nine thousand already |
spent in Franklin county and not a |
Red" captured. Better step on the
gas Harry, everything points to the
fact that you are now between the
devil and the deep blue sea; you are
like the monkey that had his tail |
cut off; it won't be long now.
And too, we find our old friend |
Fox Hughes of the Herrin field |
come in for his share of the loot.
The records show he pulled down |
the small sum of twenty dollars per
day for the last three months. Is
it any wonder that Fox Hughes con-
spires with his friend, Sneed, coal
operators and company, to Jail men
in order that the truth may not
reach the membership in Herrin. 1t
seems that some peoples oath of OBJ
legation means little or nothing
when it comes IN conflict with their
right to continue 70 rob and plumber
the rank and file. The hell with the
constitution whether it be the
United Mine Wcrss1s or the United
States.
Joe Goett, prcsident of the Pc
oria field, narrowly escaped death,
SO says a news item in the daily
press. While Joe sleeps soundly in
bed it appears some one of his ri
walls steals in and blows up his au-
tomobile. At first Goett turns the
investigation to the north. Now that
you have failed Joe, we advise that
you focus your eye in the direction
Of Springfield. Where does the dy-
Mantle for such Jobs come from?
Ask Snake Barnes of Athens, he
knows.
ONE WHO KNOWS.