The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-22
UNITY ACTION
PROGRAM PUSHED
IN MINE MEETS
To Hold United Front
Conference

JOHNSTOWN Pa, July Dor
ganization for strike movement in
Central Pennsylvania, the old "Dis-
trict 2" of the United Mine Workers
is racing forward. The first of the
series of district conferences provided
for by the National United Front
Conference held July 1915 in Pitts
burgh has taken place. 1t was Sun
day Gully 49, in Hager's Hall, $50
Maple Ave, Woodvale, a suburb of
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa. Three hundred and
fifty delegates from 16 mines re-
presenting 5000 miners gathered
there. Among them were delegates
from the struck Sycamore mine and
two other nearby struck mines. The
United Mine Workers claims to be
leading these strikes, but the del
egateS from the strikers declared
that the miners themselves accept
the Program of Action of the Ma
tional United Front Conference and
they will be in the united front or
ganization built up in Central Penn
Sylvania, striking under the leader
ship of the National Miners Union.
The conference voted complete
support of the Program of Action.
| Miners told of the horrible condi-
tons of starvation-the same that
are driving miners to revolt every
where. The conference decided to
hold mass meetings this week and
local conferences to reach every
mine in Central Pennsylvania, to
organize locals of the National Min
ers' Union and united front COM
mittees, to prepare for strike in
every Central Pennsylvania mine,
and to hold another conference next
Sunday at the same hall, in which all
shall be represented, and in which
the district strike demands will be
formulated.
An executive committee, provi-
sional, was elected which met i'm
mediately and began at once to work
out the organization to reach every
mine.
Speakers at the conference we're
William z. Foster, Carl Price and
Mills. The prestige of the National
Miners Union is very great in Cen
trail Pennsylvania, because of its
leadership of the Western Pennsy-
lvania Ohio West Virginia strike.
The National United Front Con-
ference has made a tremendous i'm
preston on the miners. A large
number of applications blanks for
joining the N. M. U. was requested
by the conference executive. Thous-
ands of leaflets are being distributed,
calling the conference next Sunday.
Organizers are being sent into Cen
trail Pennsylvania by the strike
headquarters in Pittsburgh, Frank
Borich, secretary of the National
Miners Union, will be main speaker
at next Sundays session.
STEUBENVILLE Ohio, July Iii
Steubenville authorities are prepar-
ing an armed attack on the hunger
march of unemployed, and striking
miners in Jefferson county. The
march is to arrive at 10 a. M today
from Adena, Piney Fork, Dillonvale,
Bradley, Smithfield, Yourkville, Til
bonville, Rayland, Brilliant and
Mingo Junction 1t centers on
Steubenville where it is planned to
hold a meeting from the courthouse
steps.
Mayor Conley of Steubenville to-
day interviewed the Hunger March
Committee, regarding permit for
the march, and not only refused the
permit, but declared war on the
hunger marchers. He stated: NO
God damned marches or meetings
will be held in this town run this
town, and no constitutional rights
go. If you march in here tomorrow
morning, we are prepared, and we
will give you all we've got"
The committee informed him that
the march would be held according
to schedule.
Previously the county commissioner
had told the committee that no
foreigners or even citizens who are
not residents of the county, would
not be allowed in the march.
BRIDGEPORT, Ohio, July 2o.-At
Tiltonvale this morning, deputies at
tackled and tear gassed the picket
line of 200. Three women we're
severly dubbed, and a number of the
pickets we're arrested during the fight
with the deputies.
The local Womens auxiliary is or
ganizing march by women on the
Jail to demand the release of the
Tiltonville miners, and TO protest the
brutal beatings. The march will take
place today.
Following a picket line of 300 at
the Blaine mine this morning, the
sheriff was engaged in recruiting
fJoy,I,tiec nv, the etraetc IF Rridoa-