The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-15
Struggle Goes On In New Forms;
Broadening To Other Coal Fields

mands. Furthermore. the strikers in
this strike care for their wounded IS
they go. None will be abandoned, IS
the UNIV abandoned the coke miners
in 1892, to the mercy, Of the enemy.
ATLAsBURG. Pa, Aug. 13.-The
picket line here has been attacked
and broken up each day for the last
three days by deputies of the Carne-
gle Coal Co. and by state troopers.
Wednesday morning after the line
was driven from the Atlasburg mine
and was on its way to the slovan
mine which it also piclEets, and was
a half mile down the highway from
The Atlasburg mine, state police at
tackled it with tear gas bombs, pis-
tolls and clubs. Several shots were
fired by Pinchot's state police as the
gas clouds scattered the ranks of the
pickets, and a savage charge with
clubs was made by the police.
This is one of the most open cases
of strike breaking BY the state that
has taken place. The operators and
the Pinchot government are espe-
cially anxious to crush the strike at
Atlasburg, because 1t was here that
the whole thing started. Atlasburg
mine went on strike May 26, and
from this mine marching pickets
started the spreading Of the struggle
against starvation which in a couple
Of weeks had involved 10000 men in
western Pennsylvania.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 13. -
There are many indications that the
starvation conditions and the greed
of the coal companies are raising
storm of revolt among those men
who have been forced back to work.
Nineteen men quit the "Y 81 o" En-
terprise mine which began to work a
week ago. The miners who went back
we're kept for days cleaning up slate
falls and otherwise doing work that
did not directly produce coal. Some
Of them went to the superintendent
and asked, not for wages, but just
for an order on the company store
so they could live while they did this
unpaid labor.
Can I sell slate said the super,
smugly. when you mine coal, you'll
get food"
At Edna No. 2 mine OF the Hillman
Coal Co. at Herminie, 220 have been
laid off in the last two weeks. This
mine had a strike in February and
March, but was not involved in the
present strike.
At Coverdale, there are but 25 or
so real United Mine Workers Union
members, although the mine, which
is No. 8 Of the Pittsburgh Terminal
Coal Co. is under the UNIV agree
ment.
A miner who suspected why these
fellows were for the UNIV found an
excuse to go with them to the UNdWA
district office, and saw District Pres
ident Pat Pagan handing out the
brides to them. Those who are Just
common scabs got SIS bills, but the
special extra variety Of rats got $40
bills.
Men from all Pittsburgh Terminal
mines have been visiting the strike
committees during the last ten days,
proposing joint struggle and pronlis-
ing to come out.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 13.-The
District Executive Board elected by
the Western Pennsylvania district
convention Of the National Miners
Union Saturday. met Thursday of
this week and perfected its organiza-
ton, besides taking up very impor-
tant business Of which the effects
will be seen in few days.
The organizational arrangements
included the election of district ex-
ecutiye Of the board which will meet
at least twice week, between meet
ings of the whole board, which take
place on the fourth Sunday Of each
month. This small executive COM
mittee is composed Of nine mem
bers SO chosen that most Of the field
is represented, also youth, Negroes,
and women. The executive will pro-
pose names to form departments for
these latter and will also bring in a
plan to the next full meeting of the
board for a district literature depart
ment to handle Labor Unity, the
Mine Worker when it is re-issued,
and pamphlets and ether literature.
The meeting Thursday Of the board
instructed its executive to watch par
ticularly over the interests of Jailed
members of the union. Section COM
mittees are instructed to have visit
ing committees elected to carry aid
and comfort and to make collections
for tobacco etc, to the prisoners.
Saturday there is a special meet
ing of the Central Rank and File
Strike Committee, followed in the
evening by meetings of the section
strike committees.
CHARLESTON w. Va, Aug. 10
Frank Keeney has called off the
Kanawaha strike through his "west
Virginia Mine Workers Union. an