The daily worker., 1933-09-23
PENNA. MINERS CONTINUE
STRIKE AFTER CODE OK. IN
DEFIANCE OF UMWA HEADS.
Kick Out Lewis and Brood of Strikebreakers
Borich Urges; ''You Must Take Union in
Your Own Hands to Win"

must prepare to meet and to defeat
every attempt to break your strike.
The losing of this strike means a real
slavery for the miners. The strike
breaking machine may not and prob
ably will not use the same methods it
used in breaking the strike in Au-
gust. In August they broke the
strike by making appeals and many
promises. At that time it was pos
Sible to make promises. But the
promises can not be made any more.
It is already evident that this time
they will use force. The police and
other armed forces will be used in the
name of law and the NRA, yes. even
in the name of Roosevelt.
WITH the situation the strike finds
w itself in now you will not be able to
meet and defeat the attacks of this
strikebreaking machine. Lewis, Fa-
gan, Feeney 85 Co. still pretend to
speak in your name. They have their
agents in every local union and in
many instances in the leadership of
the local unions. These agents in
your own ranks will be used to dis
rupt your solid ranks. You must make
it plain that Lewis is not speaking in
your name. You must make it plain
that the United Mine Workers of
America does not belong to Lewis,
Pagan, Feeney g. Co. but that it be-
longs to you. And this you must make
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as well.
The most essential, the most urgent,
the most immediate need for the sue
cessful conduct of the strike is to
kick out Lewis and every one of his
appointed organizers. They are your
real enemies. Without them the coal
operators can not break your strike.
If you want to win your strike you
must kick them out and kick them
for away. You must take your union
into your own hands. You must take
the strike into your own hands. You
must elect as leaders of your locals
the most militant, most loyal most
devoted, most tried, most experienced
and the best fighters from among
your own ranks. You must organize
your strike. You must conduct mass
picketing without which you can not
win.
You must have strike demands that
will meet your needs. $3.50 can not
and will not meet your needs. Six
hour day, 5-day week, $500 day,
with the increase in wages corre-
sponding to the increase in prices,
will meet your needs. Recognition OF
your union, controlled by you, with
out the check-off for Lewis, will pro-
tect you against the operators and
make it possible to fight for still
better working and living conditions.
The strike is strong. 1t can be
made still stronger and more effective.
1t can be spread and developed into
victorious strike. But to win your
strike you must do what the Utah and
New Mexico miners are doing. They
came on strike. Martial law was de-
clared against their strike. National
Guardsmen were sent to break their
strike. They were not permitted to
picket, not even to hold dance for
relief. Hundreds of them and all the
leaders were thrown in jail and are
being kept in jail. But the strike re-
mains solid. 1t is even stronger In
support of the miners even the school
children came on strike, protesting
against the martial law, against the
arrest of their fathers, for the re-
lease of the strike leaders, for the
right of their parents to organize and
strike and to belong to the union of
their own choice.
The Utah and New Mexico miners
are able to conduct such magnifi
cent strike because. they have re-
fused to accept the leadership of
j. L. Lewis and his appointed hench-
men. They have accepted the policy
and advice of the National Miners
Union. They have joined the Ma
tional Miners Union and are striking
for it's recognition
You miners of Pennsylvania know
that all the advice given to you by
the National Miners Union was good
advice. Most of you openly say that
the policy of the NM.U. is correct
and that strikes can be won only by
such policy. If this policy is cor
rect = and undoubtedly it is-you
should accept it and put it into effect.
You can belong to the U.M.W.A. and
still adopt and carry out the correct
policy, policy that will help you to
win your strike. 1t is your strike and
you must organize it so that you can
win.
The National Miners Union stands
ready to assist you in every way pos
sible. All Of It's organizers, every one
of its members, whether striker or
unemployed, stands at your disposal,
ready for your service.