The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-10
MARTIAL LAW is DECLARED IN CUBA
Thousands of Miners
Still Out Despite Pact
Others Return with Closed Ranks Determined
to Gain Demands; U.M.W.A Officials Try
to Eliminate Militant Workers
Especial to the Daily Worker)

PITTSBURGH, Penn, Aug. g.
Thousands of miners still out today
despite the fact that this is the
third day after the so-called tru
was to have begun with miners re-
turning to work and the very day
when hearings began in Washing
ton. Miners have thus demonstrated
that despite all edictS against strikes
they are determined to exercise this
right and also their distrust of the
Lewis leadership as we'll as begin
nings of establishment with Roose-
welt.
However, after three days of pro-
misses and demagogy as well as ter
roristic methods and threats, Roo
sevelt through his personal repre-
sentative McGrady, succeeded in
tricking the miners Of the Prick
mines to go back, thus practically
ending the strike.
McGrady promised that Roosevelt
will abolish company unions, and
will give all rights to miners. The
miners went back organized with
ranks disciplined and are watching
the outcome in Washington still
very suspicious and determined to
win their demands.
Lewis and Feeney did not dare to
take a ballot among the miners, but
only vote of local officials using
| tremendous pressure of Government
On them at closed meeting.
At Colonial No. 4, Prick mine,
the company officials refused to re-
cognize the miners checkweighman
or their committee. The miners re-
fused to return to work and stood
at the mine mouth. The miners then
dispatched telegram to McGrady
In it they said:
eve the miners Of the H. G..
Prick Company's Colonial No. a.,
Grindstone, presented our check
weighman to Mr.. Smith, the off,
cial representative of the company
this morning and were fatty refused
recognition.
"He also stated he would not re-
cognize our mine committee, that
the company has its own commit
tee. The men are waiting at the
mine pending Geographic word from
you"
But Mr. McGrady, one Of the chief
A. F. of L. strikebreakers who yes
terday told the miners, II pledge you
that any agreements which may be
made between now and the time the
coal code is approved by the Presi-
dent will be carried out" could not
be found in Washington. He had
carried out the betrayal as personal
/ representative of Roosevelt and his
job is now finished.
| Pittsburgh Terminal miners who
| showed wonderful solidarity only to-
day voted to go back to work, thus
fulfilling their promise to Prick
miners that they will stand by them
so long as they strike. The Renton
mine is still out.
United Mine Workers Of America
officials are discriminating against
miners, refusing to go back on
Jobs, because of suspected loyalty to
the N. M. U. or opposition to the
treachery Of the United Mine Workers
OF America. They also theraten the
withdrawal of charters from locals
which do not go back to work.
Miner Harmanville was given ten
days for distributing N.M.U. leaflets.
o. M. w. A. officials continue at
tacks on the N.M.U. because they fear
the growing spirit among the miners
for the N. M. U. policies, which the
rank and file are trying to bring into
U. NJ w. A. locals.
U. M w. A. officials are organ
izing to drive out miners and local
unions which are suspected of former
utilization with the N. M. U. While
the miners were tricked into return
ing to work, their spirit and deter
mination is great and we can expect
an intensification Of the fight, which
is by no means over. unless operators
] make some concessions.