The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-27
Fishwick Sends Scabs Against
1.1OO Miners i'm Peoria Strike

Harry Fishwick, district pres
ident of the Illinois district of the
United Mine workers of America,
is sending special trainloads of U.
M. w. scabs from Peru and other
parts of the state to scab on the
strike of the LOO miners in four
mines of the Crescent Coal Co. in
Peoria, III.
Henchmen of International Pres
ident Lewis, of the U. M. W. are
misleading the strike, as one stage
in Lewis court battle with Fishwick
for the control of the district The
miners will be betrayed by Lewis
at the first opportunity, and Fish
wick is openly strike-breaking.
Such headlines as are reproduced
above and to the left in the en-
ployers' papers show their SNUG ac-
ceptance Of the United Mine Work
ers as a company union, useful to
smash workers revolts against the
man-killing speed-up, the dangerous
/ underground conmtions, the amount
like that, you haven't any permit"
The cop landed one on the right side
of his head. as this justice!"
shouted the student. "Bang!" he
got one on the other side of the
head. Then he appealed to mounted
policeman who rode up, and both
police got busy beating him up.
Beat HONG
N. HONG, of the Daily Worker
staff, was cut off by a squad of po-
lice and got four or five whacks on
the head and face; he put up a
fight, broke away, and was chased
five blocks. He went back.
A street cleaner in the park
stopped his work and began to make
| bandages and administer first aid
to the wounded workers. A passing
doctor gave first aid to Minor, went
with him to the International Labor
Defense offices, where the lawyers
! office was turned into hospital
ward. Minor, Richard Barados,
Samuel Kartofsky, Harry Blum,
Benjamin Intrator and Harry Stew
ems were treated there for cuts and
bruises. Thomas Ammendale, black
lacked by police in front of the Hall
of Records, is in Beekman st. Hos
pital with conclusion of the brain.
Especially Assault Children
Many others were injured who did
not come to the offices. There were
scenes Of little children crowded
into corners and moved down with
blackjack and club. After the crowd
was dispersed" at one point it was
common sight to see dozen of
Whalen's "finest" standing around
and jeering while children tdied to
life their blackjacked mothers from
the pavement.
One mounted policeman pulled his
gun and rode his horse up the Park
Row steps, trying to hit a man with
it.
The women and girl workers were
in general the most militant. One
girl who got sock from night
stick turned around and practically
knocked the cop cold. He yelled for
help.
At Workers Center.
The police have been posted in
front Of the Workers Center ever
since Katovis' body was brought
there Saturday afternoon. Over 600
workers attended a brief ceremony
when it was laid in state in the hall
decorated with entwisted red and
white bunting. The speakers were
I. Amter, District Organizer of the
Communist Party and representa-
tiyes of the cafeteria workers, shoe
workers, the Freiheit, and the Young
Communist League.
Katoviss body lies in a coffin,
with a guard of honor posted, Of
which Amter and Benjamin were the
first two to stand guard. At his
head is a large picture of Lenin, and