The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-01
Pittsburgh Press
Admits Strikers
Resentment Bitter
Call on Workers to
Protest Terror
Against Miners

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. 81.
Blanket orders to the National Guard
for immediate military mobilization
within "a hours to drive the 10000
striking coal miners back into the
pits on the order of Roosevelt and
the steel corporations, owners Of the
captive mines, was reported by the
National Miners Union here today.
Definite information has been OBJ
tanned that the 176th field artillery and
the 10Th field artillery also received
orders to Ne in readiness for anti
strike duty. This Indicates that the
government intends shooting down
the striking miners in order to carry
out the wishes of the United States
Steel Corporation, and other powerful
owners of the captive mines.
Roosevelt and state government Of
ficials, preparing for a tense situa-
ton, and expecting the miners to re-
fuse to accept Roosevelt scab in
structions, are preparing to smash
the strike as they did the Ambridge
steel strike, but this time with the
Use OI LIE SbdbS IlllllIld.
Declaration of War
Striking coal miners, here, when
they learned of Roosevelt's order that
they return to work under conditions
imposed by the steel corporations,
owners Of the captive mines, today
declared TIL t Roosevelt'S strike
breaking ukase "iS declaration of
war against the miners"
Thirty thousand miners are strik-
ing for recognition of their union.
A statement issued today by the
National Miners Union, which has
been fighting with the captive mine
workers for recognition Of the U. M.
w. A, and against the U. M. W. A.
officials, who have openly acted as
strikebreakers, says:
Roosevelt stands exposed as tool
Of the steel trust and large coal
companies.
His peace pact for the captive
mines is no less than a direct chal-
lenge to the coal miners. 1t is a
threat of government violence against
the militant miners who have thrice
refused to abide by his demand that
they return to work without recog-
milton Of their union.
THE so-called agreement calls for
the check-off, which at its best would
be of no benefit to the miners, and
as it stands, with the check-off go
ing to the district officials, will only
hr To
against the coal operators and thei=
lackey5.
"Roosevelt's pact allows for the
company union in that the coal OPP
orators are allowed to deal with rep
reSentatiYes of the majority and
minority, thus attempting to split the
miners. This gives them wide powers
of discrimination, especially with the
right to hire and fire.
THE check-off is put in such terms
That man may assign a deduction
from his pay to whomever he de-
sires,' allowing for the miners to most
likely reject this settlement.
at is agreed by Lewis, the coal
operators and Roosevelt that such
controversy will be sent to the Ma
tional Labor Board for final deci-
sion. The terms Of the agreement
are not yet known, but will be based
on the Appalachian contract, at It's
best vicious instrument.
Admit Resentment
The capitalist press in Pittsburgh
admits wide resentment and bitter
ness on the part of the miners in
Fayette County against Roosevelt,s
peace" pact. Under this pressure
Martin Ryan and other insurgents
are quoted as condemning the agree
ment and declaring the miners will
not accept it,
On the other hand, Bill Hynes
Lewis representative in District 4
with whom Ryan has been flirting ir
the last few days, declares: eff that
IS what the Government wants, the
U. M. w. A. is willing to go along
and feel sure that the men will"
Stating that the miners and ''in.
surgent" forces in Fayette County arr
determined to force recognition, he
said: Il think they will find that they
are up against stone wall and they
will have to go along"
Lewis has already once more com.
manded the miners to return undel
this sell-out.
The National Miners Union toda,
distributed a leaflet in the field ex.
posing the maneuvers OF Roosevelt
Lewis, Hynes, Ryan and Co., warning
Fayette County miners against ~
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