The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-18

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move from the house where she has
lived for years.
A district board meeting of the Ma
tional Miners Union here was held
this evening and Is sending additional
rank and file organizers into the field.
Men have been sent to all fields, in
Guiding far out mining camps.
Workers International Relief kitch-
ems are being set up in preparation
for the strike. Seven are now in ez-
istence. The miners fired for strike
activity already need relief. Word was
received from Block, Tennessee. The
mines there will be shut down tight.
Organizers are being sent into that
field. Five men are going into Gin
cinnati to raise relief. Sheriff Blair
of Harlan County says he viii permit
no mass meetings. Meetings are being
arranged.
PINEVILLE, KY, Dec. 1.-THE
Kentucky coal fields are being flooded
with leaflets of the National Miners
Union containing the strike call Of the
National Miners Union Convention
and the demands of the strike which
is set for January LIST. The demands
for which the miners viii fight are
as follows:
1. SOC a ton machine coal, feet
and over, and &c additional for inch
on ton below feet.
2. Csc ton pick coal, A feet and
over, and &c additional for inch on
below feet.
3. Csc yard for wet places.
4. Top day-men $3.50, helpers
$40, unclassified labor $3.50 per
day.
5. Machine men 1se per ton.
8. Payment for all dead work TO
be based on top day-men's rate.
7. Yardage to be paid for IN She
necks, entries and all narrow places.
8. When a miner cannot make his
day work because of the company
fault he is to be paid In full shift.
8. When any miner is taken off
the face for other work he shall be
paid top day-men's wages
10. Delivery Of all supplies into
the working place to be done by the
company. Cars also to be placed
and pulled by the company.
III. Abolition of the system Of
bucking the coal
IL. Equal turn in the entire mine.
Is. InstaIlment Of man trip In
mines where ever necessary.
Ia. All miners TO be paid In u. S.
currency, regular pay-days on 18th
and 30th of each month"; every
miner to have the right TO trade
wherever he chooses.
Is. After the strike rc-employ-
ment of all blackIisted miners. No
discrimination against any of the
strikers, and especially not against
the Negro miners.
I6. Withdrawal Of all armed
forces from the coal fields and Inn
mediate release of all miners In
jails for union activities.
IL. Enforcement of the 8-hour
day.
Is. Recognition of the Union
check weighman in all mines.
10. Recognition Of the National
Miners Union and a broad mine
committee.
We call on all Kentucky miners
TO strike and win these demands.
Urging the miners to "Organize
Rank and File Leadership" the
Ieaflet concludes:
'"The best guarantee to defeat the
coal operators, the U. M. w. A. and
the ]. w. w. and to assure the VIC
tory of the strike is to organize rank
and file leadership and control over
the strike. On the first day of the
strike a broad and file strike COM
1nittee shall be elected at a. mass
meeting in every mine. A broad GEN.
trail rank and file strike committee
shall be set up as soon rs the strike
begins. Every mine must be repre-
sented on this central leadership of
the strike. The picket committee, the
defense committee and the relief