The daily worker., 1933-09-23
BY F. BoRICH

THE warnings of the National Min
ers Union that the New Deal
President would force strikebreaking
code upon the miners unless they
fight against it has been fully iusti-
fed. The warning that Lewis, Pagan,
Feeney & Co. would betray the miners
has also been justified.
The code of the scab coal operators,
with slight notifications and small
paper concessions, has been accepted
Dy Lewis q Co., approved by the NRA
Administration and the Labor Ad-
vizo-y Board and signed by President
Roosevelt. The basic wage scale of
$780, 32-hour week, union recogni-
ton, etc. offered in the so-called gen.
era! code, presented jointly by the
union" operators and Lewis has been
changed in favor of the demands OF
the open shop operators.
Instead OF the promised $500 in the
Pittsburgh District and $3.50 in the
Southern Districts the miners are
told they will receive around $3.50
and $500 respectively. Instead OF 30
hour week the code provides 40-hour
week. The so-called captive mines,
belonging to Steel, Oil and other
trusts and producing coal not for
market but for the Use OF these trusts
are given the right to pay lower
wages, work more hours, etc. These
captive mines produce more than so
per cent of coal. The H. G. Frick
Coal Co., subsidiary Of the U. S. Steel
already announced that it will not
employ members Of the UMWA or
any other labor organization but only
ttose "5y-aosth thizing with the COM
psny unioo."
-s1ore Slavery
instead OF the promised freedom
more s--.y1ry! Instead of higher
standard CT Eyic55s-more starvation!
I..soe@d CT the right to organize and
st-ike-oompan union and compul-
sc-y a. s.55.,at.ol! This is how Mi.
roosevelt lfliIlls his promises he gave
yea Uaen he sent you back to work
N August ed broke your strike! The
v sid Wa veterans got the same kind
OF New Dsa'R
So fcr you. have refused to accept
the code and rightly SO. You are
striking Sg~irl56 tie code. Over 10000
are on strike. The strike took place
even before tie code was signed.
When you struck j. L. Lewis, the
bcsses newspapers and every other
fuaky of the coal operators said that
you are having a holiday" This was
dcne to minimize the strike, its I'M
po-ten9e and significance. The news
pepers went so far saying that you
were striking for the code. All OF
this was done to prevent the spread
ing of the strike.
NOW that the code has been signed
" and you continue to strike these
same newspapers, appearing In the
role of friend" appeal to you to go
back to work and give the code
chance" Unanimous decision of your
Conference in Pricedale, representing
about so local unions, to continue the
strike was an excellent answer to coal
operators newspapers.
J. L. Lewis sent telegram to the
Pittsburgh Terminal miners and in
structed them to go back to work.
The Terminal miners answered this
telegram by unanimous vote to con-
tinue the strike.
VIM. largest, district secretary
treasurer, sent letter to all locals
iystructing them to go to work. Most
el the locals answered by destroying
the letter even before it was read and
others by voting it down. An excellent
answer!
John OLeary, international board
NJ amber, issued public appeal asking
w,u to go to work. The Westmore-
lind miners answered by a picket
line of 10000.
Holiday" Lies
All of this gives a lie to the state
merts about holiday" and that you
we're striking for the code. 1t was
not and it is not holiday" 1t is a
strike. And it was not and it is not
strike for the code but against the
slavery code.
BY deciding to continue the strike
vou miners have taken the right road,
the only road that can bring about
Nigher wages, better working and liv-
ingconditions, shorter working day,
recognition of union, etc. There is
no other way to win these things
Strike is the best weapon!
But the National Miners Union
wants to warn you again. The strike
breaking machinery is in the max
ing. It will include j. L. Lewis and
his appointed henchmen, local,
county, state and federal govern
ments the bosses press, company po-
lice, politicians, judges, etc. You