The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-21

up to the platform, and Pagan went
through the formality Of "continu-
ing his speech" saying: I'm sorry
for the interruption of our meeting
by the Reds who we're led here by
the police to break up our meet
ing e" He spoke with big bandage
around his head.
The little crowd, with Fagans
prestige lower than ever, laughed and
jeered. The UNIV. meeting was
soon adjourned, The conscripts had
really adjourned it already, by load
ing into their trucks and leaving, as
fast as they could get away. All
the U. M. w. signs had been torn
from the trucks.
A short meeting was held at the
N.M.U. grounds, principally to take
look at Fagans hat and part of
the pants of one of the takers, and
to announce picnics in the vicinity
and picketing tomorrow morning at
Westland mine.
Arrest Six
After the troopers arrived, it is
reported, there were six arrests, and
it is also reported that THE lead
ers are being hunted" They are
charged with "inciting to riot" The
smashing of the strike breaking UNI.
W. meeting, however, was not ques-
ton of leaders. 1t is the natural
reaction of the. masses of striking
miners fighting for their lives against
starvation, and hating a gang of
strike breakers, whether labeled ~.
NV" or not. 1t proves conclusively,
if that could have been in doubt, that
the miners hate the UNIV. from
the bottom of their hearts.
Many other mass meetings and pic
MICS for relief we're held throughout
the coal fields today, and picketing
goes ahead tomorrow. The mass
meetings adopted resolutions support
ing the program of the United Front
National Miners Conference held last
week in Pittsburgh, resolutions de-
nouncing the massacre of workers in
Alabama, and demanding release of
the Scottsboro Negro boys.
The miners meeting at Cannon
sburg was addressed by Editor Amis,
of the Liberator, by Borich, Wills,
Mrs. Harkoff, of the Women's Aux
iliaries, Thompson, and others.
CrP"callI1. De, ETAOIN NU NU N
CANONSBURGH, Pa, July 20. -
Admitting that despite the mobil-
ization of the police force, the mayor
Burgess Harry L. Cook, and the
flood of advertising afford the Uni
ted Mine Workers, that the miners
around Canonsburgh refused to listen
to the strike breaking officials of
the United Mine Workers, THE Daily
Notes." local capitalist sheet here
tells how the 1000 miners under the
banner Of the National Miners IN
ion after being insulted and threat
ened by Patrick Pagan, district pres
ident of the u M w, smashed the
meeting OF the strike breakers.
Pagan Threats
Following his never to-be- forgot
ten experience, Pagan, safely hiding
in his hotel room told capitalist re-
porters of his murderous intentions
against the N.M.U. members. If
could Just turn loose on the skunks."
he said, II would make quick work
of some of them"
Another official who was on the
platform when Pagan Filed" limo
thy OLeary, brandished a knife and
also threatened the striking miners.
1.-THE Daily Notes." also tells OF
the precipitous flight of all the gun
men of the United Mine Workers,
and the order march to and from
the meeting of the National Miners
Union. After Pagan and his hench-
men fled, and the miners were ad-
dressed by leaders of the National
Miners Union dispersed, the Daily
Notes reports what happened as fol-
lows:
1.-The National Miners Union fol-
lowers paraded up street to Beck's
field where they held short trium-
phal meeting and sang the song OF
their cause, Join the National Min
ers Union.