The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-30
(By a Worker Correspondent

SWEYERVILLE, Pa, (By Mail)
Militant miners are waging a fight
in District No. l in the anthracite
The miners condition is worse now
than at any time before. The work
ers of the Glen Alden Coal Co. struck
against the wage cut which was q
cut of S2.35 yard in one vein; also
a cut on the car from $500 to $500
Because of the sabotage of the dis
trict officials this strike was lost.
The miners of the Kingston Coal
Co. struck for equal distribution of
work in the four collieries and equal
distribution of the cars. In spite of
the fact that the U. M. w. officials
tried to force the miners back to
work, the miners, many of whom
are members of the National Min
ers Union, stayed out until they won
their demands. During this strike,
one of the leading militant miners
received a black hand letter threat
ening him with death, indications
pointing that this was sent by the
coal company.
Strike Breaking.
Because of discrimination against
one of the miners at the LOOMS
Colliery, of the Glen Alden Coal Co.,
5000 men went on a 2-day strike,
forcing the boss to give in to their
demands. In the recent strike in
ELEPHANT, the strike was broken by
John Boylan, district No. 1 presi-
dent, and other U. M. W. officials.
Wage cuts under the contractors
in the Pennsylvania Coal Co. in
Pittston have been from SO to 81.
This cut was undoubtedly the result
of a deal between Boylan, the con-
tractors, and Rinaldo Cappellini,
former president of the district, first
because the contractors want the
wages cut. and second to leave some
prestige for Cappellini among the
miners. Although Cappellini and
Boylan in the present election CAM
paign are making efforts to fool
the miners into thinking there is a
difference between them. They are
in reality working hand in hand with
the coal companies, contractors and
Lewis machine. In trying to mis-
lead the miners into thinking there
is a difference between these two
takers, they hope to keep the min
ers from drifting to the militant Ma
tional Miners Union.
Strike Every Day.
The miners have so many griev-
ances that there is at least one strike
day in the anthracite. Every
strike is considered illegal by the
reactionary Lewis-Boylan- Cappellini
machine, and almost every strike is
sold out to the coal companies by
these officials. In practically every
case, the grievances which are the
result of the violation of the agree.
ment by the coal companies, are
settled in favor of the coal COM
panies, because, as many miners
openly state, the union officials and
the entire Cancellation board are on
the pay roll of the coal company.
Even the fake "progressives", like
McGarry, Harris and Co. in Pittston,
did not openly attack the reactionary
machine for it's ke-breaking po-
Icy. Officials of local unions who
formerly called themselves progress
sives" are now openly showing their
association with the coal companies.
The companies because of their con-
troll of the cities and towns in the
anthracite not only buys off the Of
ficials by giving them good jobs in
the mines, but also give them good
city jobs when necessary. This is
part of the preparation for open
wage cuts; another part Of the wage
cutting plan is the bringing in from
the soft coal fields, of mine bosses,
mine superintendent and engineers
who have had experience in wage
cutting policy. More than half of
the officials of the Pennsylvania
Coal Co., for example, have within