The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-09
Neuv Strikes Loom
in Pennsylvania
Roosevefts Strikebreaking Orders Are Carried
Out by Lewis Machine

establish an Arbitration Board.
However, seeing that the miners are
striking despite the outlawing of
strikes and the promise of Lewis
that there will be no more strikes,
the operators are hesitant to come
to any terms with Lewis, knowing
well that Lewis can not keep the
miners from striking. To ensure
their control over the miners the
operators demand similar codes to
that of the automobile industry,
which provides for company unions.
While these maneuvers are tax
ing place in Washington, the oper-
ators continue to fire and blacklist
the best fighters. Checkweighmen
are not being put on the tipples.
Even where they were, there are
no improvements in the weights.
There are cases where there is a
checkweighman on the tipple but
no scale. At present there are more
empty envelopes on pay day than
ever before. The relief of the I'M
employed is being cut but they have
no right to present this problem to
the local unions. The company
towns are closed more than ever be-
fore. The conditions in every re-
spect became worse.
Try to Save Lewis
The overwhelming majority Of
the miners see the strikebreaking
and wage cutting role of the Lewis
machine. However, many can not as
yet see that the Lewis machine is
carrying out the orders of the
Roosevelt government. The Lewis
machine is discredited to the point
that his organizers are not per-
mitted to speak at the miners meet
ings; in fact they do not dare to
appear before the miners. The only
way the Lewis machine is communl-
eating with the miners is through
mail and kilograms. Last week a
letter was sent to all local unions
requesting payment of initiation of
rs cents per member and a small
amount of dues. Practically every
local union rejected this with the
decision that no initiation and dues
will be paid until the UMWA is
recognized by the employers and
government. If the UMWA should
be recognized special convention
will be called and all the officials
kicked out and new ones elected.
This because the miners see that
the Lewis policy leads them from
one defeat into another.
Trying to keep the miners from
striking and to save the Lewis ma
chine, the high government Off
Gals have been called upon to speak
to the miners. Governor Pinchot,
United States attorneys, priests,
welfare officials and similar types
are speaking at miners meetings,
praising Lewis, Pagan and others.
However, this campaign has no eff
feet upon the miners as far as Lew
is is concerned.
N.M.U. Program Widely Discussed
To combat and expose all these
maneuvers the National Miners
Union is carrying on an energetic
campaign. Every maneuver is be-
ing explained to the miners through
personal contacts, meetings, leaf
lets, etc. In doing this the National
Miners Union is presenting the
miners with a concrete program of
action that can result in a great
victory. (This program is published
elsewhere on this page.)
Large sections of the miners are
beginning to realize that this pro-
gram alone can meet their needs.
And this program can be enforced
only through a most determined and
united struggle of all the miners.
The growing strike struggles, are
the best proof that the illusion that
Roosevelt will do anything for the
miners is disappearing.