The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-07


of the strike, the determination of
the miners to keep it solid and the
fear OF the coal operators and the
Lewis machine to try to make a break
in some sections Of the strike, are
probably best expressed in the fol-
lowing statement of the pittsburgh
Post-Gazette" Of Oct 2:
"What mines are to be reopened
first was a closely guarded secret
last night, company executives and
the officials of the United Mine
Workers refusing 30 make this
known and indicating a fear that
knowledge of their plans might en-
able outside agitators' to cOncen-
trate their trouble making forces
at the points named
This week the strike officially took
on at least three important charac-
teristics, which give the strike highly
important political character First,
the coal code went into effect Mon
day, Oct. 2. BY continuing the strike
despite the threats and appeals Of
the N. r. A, and President Roose-
welt, the miners are striking against
the anti-labor provisions Of the coal
code, thereby defying the N. r. A.
as a whole. Second, the Lewis agree
ment with the group of small coal
operators also went into effect Oct.
g. The miners are striking against
the basic features Of the agreement,
with the struggle against the steel
trusts mines occupying the very cen
ter of the strike. Third, the strike
has definitely entered the stage of
struggle for immediate relief. Thou
sands of strikers are registering in
an organized manner at relief sta
lions demanding relief from the state
and counties and getting ready to
fight for it.
Numerous skillful and well planned
fnaneuvers were made to fool the
miners and drive them back to work.
AL the newspapers carried head lines
like this: Roosevelt Settles Coal
Strike" els 900 Miners Ready for
Work Tomorrow" Union Chiefs Sign
Agreement for 10000 Miners go
Leading Coal Operators Sign Union
Agreement" Prick Gives in to the
Miners Demands etc. The news
papers published pictures showing the
Prick miners overjoyed with the news
that Frick has signed the coal code.
Innumerable editorials were written
by the leading capitalist papers urg-
ing the miners to go back to work
The capitalist papers did everything
they possibly could in an effort to
create confusion in the ranks of the
miners. The result of this phase Of
the campaign was that the miners
are taking away the papers from the
newsboys and burning them on the
picket lines.
''Endangering N.R.A."
President Roosevelt sent telegram
to the miners indicating that their
strike is endangering the entire N.
n. A. and that they should return
to work. Governor Pinchot sent a
similar telegram. General johnson
gave the miners his Interpretation
of what the code means to the captive
mines, stating that this means actual
recognition of the union and that
there is no need of continuing the
strike.
John L. Lewis sent a telegram TO
every local union instructing the
miners TO go back to work. The dis
trict officials sent official letters with
seal on, ordering the miners back
to work. Philip Murray, vice-pres-
ident OF the U. M. w. A., told the
miners on Oct. 2: To-day you are
fighting coal companies. But tonight,
If you remain on strike, you will be
fighting the Government of the
United States. Today you are con-
ducting strike; tonight you will be
conducting rebellion"
The organizers of the u. M w. A.
are holding secret meetings with
mail groups Of their followers In