The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-11
By CARL PRICE.

THE strike of the more than ll'ooo; miners u
! western Pennsylvania, under the leadership
of the National Miners Union CONTINUES 10
spread With the conference called IN 1orkVlne'
Ohio. bv the National Miners Union, SUNDAY,
June 7 the strike spreads over the ooroers OIL
the Western Pennsylvania district, ana the az
tivities of spread the strike in Eastern ONO
should undoubtedly have a big effect IN the WeS1
Virginia district.
The strike shows tremendous vitality. 1t Is
strike against starvation and the miners know
that they are fighting Tor the very eAlsVei0e u
themselves and their families.
The two weeks of the strike have clearly ex-
nosed the open strike breaking OF the Unlteo
Mine Workers of America, and the close alnance
cf the JJNfWA takers with the state and natlonaI
government and the coal operators. never De
fore in the history of the class struggle mas such
open scabbing activity been carried on Dy al
A F. of L. union The chief organizers Tor tne
union are the coal operators, the mine Supernl-
tendents, the state, the coal and iron police ana
the county constables. The cry OF the oNd"A
has been "go back to work." The capitahsC press
is supporting this scabbery of the United Mine
Workers of America. The leading editorial Oh
the Pittsburgh Press of June 6, is entitled why
not revive the United Mine Workers OF Amer
icaq" The entire editorial is in praise OF the
ITNdWA and urges closer alliance between the
onerators and the UMWA on the basis OF secur-
ing peace and attempts to drive the men PACK
IN work at all costs. The editorial praises the
sell-out engineered by the UMWA in West Vlr-
oinia which was one of the most Shame1u be-
trayals in recent years.
The agreement signed by the UMWA in West
ern Virginia was for a scale of soc a ton. Ine
National Miners Union in its strike IN western
PENNSYLVANIA is demanding minimum of 55c
hut he
provides that every sixty days, the operators
shall have the right to change the wage scale
in conference with the UMWA takers. Even
the Pittsburgh Press is forced to state The
wage scales are comparatively low" The edl-
orial states Revival and recognition OF Inc
1JWWA in the Pittsburgh district would provide
focal point for sterilization within the district.
It is much to be preferred to the more
radical leadership manifest in the present local
strikes"
In Washington County, every house was VS.
tied by police, constables and superlntenoents
of the mines in frank recruiting drive for the
UMWA. In Hendersonvile, as well as number
of other meetings of the UMWA, the meetings
were organized by the superintendent OF the
mine and the police aided in trying to terror
ize the workers to attend the meeting. The
UMWA came to Avela and opened up So
called relief station, together with the mine su-
perintendents, and offered relief to any miner
who would sign an agreement that he would &c
back to work on Monday
The Department of Labor conciliators are
working hand in glove with the police, the
UMWA, and the mine operators, in frantic
and desperate effort to prevent the big walkou
of June 8, when several thousands Of miners
we're to come out on strike under the banner
of the National Miners Union.
The miners of Western Pennsylvania know
that the strike has developed into a struggle fol-
their very existence struggle to keep out thu
company union of the UMWA which would en-
slave them.
The bosses know that the thousands of miner
Of Western Pennsylvania recognize the UMWf
as a scab company union. Therefore, side by sid
with the policy of using the UMWA to try u
drive the men back TO work, the coal conpanie
have already begun the importation Of scabr