The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-01
Strengthen the Class Front
i'm Illinois

The strike Illinois fields the entry
struggle of large numbers of mine workers against naturalization
UMWA under the leadership of and for the
of the National Miners Union
The Illinois struggle political struggle the first
striking very beginning with
united front reaction extending the coal barons and their
eminent through the LewisFihNck machine down the LWW
Party of the
ceics Of the struggle this united front reaction which has
developed definite fascist methods suppression in the struggles
Of the Southern textile workers led by the National Textile Workers
Union
The miners their families have shown splendid and
fascist
struggle struggle practically the whole
mites response of this kind to the
strike ganzatona weaknesses the strike ITSELF
shows that the burdens placed the workers by the intensified drive
of the coal baron the living standards Of the miners have be-
unbearable
the Trade Union Unity
League been carried out by the & Of the Natona MINERS
this number would have joined the strike and that the decisive coal
of the struggle instead of hanging the edges of this
class battle.
The response of the strike shows
by leadership the will
struggle of the To this basic must asbd the failure
organize leadership must know when workers ready
for struggle.
carry before and
during the elementary organization
committees action and sggeto build such committees be-
ginning with the pits committees up to the strike committee charge
whole Failure this fundamental tactic
revolutionary whole struggle and
be corrected at
correct tactics adopted the Taylorvle
cped character at
The strike struggle Illinois continue.
"peace" except the peace of slavery.
TIE struggle be extended until the battle line extends through
industry of workers
confronted with the full force of the striving
same condition exists in the whole gigantic mining industry
ton of the workers in illinois, smashing counter-of
the struggle proceeds
slower In all sections the industry the broader struggle
proceeds local conflicts arising around local in
voyng single mine, group of mines, or whole district
There be such thing isolated struggle in the mining
the fact that the fight against the UMWA he struggle against
heco the coal and their and all
the moffa instruments of suppression be carried only by
leadership committed TO the organization OF the struggle on ma
tona scale and which utilities opportunity to begin and broaden
the smallest strike struggle and connect al them into one united
offensive of the miners.
The Illinois struggle be extended immediate
necessity and every possible must be utilized
The spirit of the workers is for struggle
There be acknowledgement of all the which have
other districts other Only this way will the miners
union of the miners built.
Lewis Fishwk machine the first line of the forces of the
must be smashed and the struggle must be directed
sharply against the chko which is the economic basis of
the machine against the coal brons At the
emphasis be placed the political demands which
ugge-such withdrawal troops
tona release of all jailed strikers immediate relief for the
unemployed dsarng of the fascist bands of UWA officials and
underworld elements, etc.
Another of this has been the failure
the unemployed and bring them directly
side with the employed miners Every effort
be made this shortcoming.
The Communist Party in the front ranks of the Illinois struggle
Some comrades have made serious and this must be
frankly to the workers Our Party will not hesitate to
poant will fight the National Miners Union
sharpening whole line correction of political
organizatonal Weaknesses
The Illinois strike struggle only the beginning of wide
struggles in the coal mining industry.
-Fshwick leadership satellite socialist
Music elements have been exposed before thousands of
allies of the The
will them still further Illinois is the last stronghold these
social straiors in the coal mining industry.
Their Illinois rapid upsurge militant
entire industry and the development Illinois struggle
naturalization unemployment
class whcih opposes revolutionary
program the their UMWA agents
The miners the march!