The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-06


With the miners fighting mad and
demanding strike action at once, the
union leaders called in Col. Smith,
owner of the Times Leader, to write
a substitute resolution. This left out
the miners demand that Lewis be
removed. The Maloney = Cappellini
gang work so closely with the coal
operators that they even get their
news writers to come into the con-
vention and write resolutions to keep
the miners from action.
A Miner Speaks
When Cappellini made the plea for
the miners to accept the resolution,
one delegate got up and spoke in
language that the miners could I'M
derstand
Last November We had the bull
by the horns" he said 1--WE could
have won something for ourselves.
These same gentlemen who are here
today told us to call off our strike
and go back to work. Have faith in
the MIRA. and the government, they
told us. Well, they didn't keep their
promise. say to you delegates the
only way to win our demands is by
striking now"
Thunderous applause greeted this
speech.
Finally secretary Of the union,
Schuster, got through an amend
ment, saying that the call should be
put off until January 10Th. In the
meantime, the National Labor Board
would be appealed to for action be-
fore January 10. A convention would
take place in the lower anthracite on
January 7th.
In this way, the call for imme-
date strike vote was switched.
Program Of Action
The Rank and File Committee Of
Action says to the miners of the An
thracite that while Cappellini and
Maloney accuse Lewis and Boylan
Of being the agents of the coal oper-
ators (Which they are). There should
be no question now in the minds of
the miners as to where Maloney and
Cappellini stand. They also brought
into your convention the agents of
the bosses In the person of Col.
Smith, Father Curran, Major Moore
and Judge Mclean. They TOO, just
like Lewis and Boylan are willing to
turn the grievances of the miners
over to arbitration and commissions
Of the National Labor Board. Cap
pellini, when he asked you to adopt
the resolution that Col. Smith in
troduced in the convention was turn
ing your grievances over to John L.
Lewis, and the rest of the NR.A
He even agrees to cut out of the
resolution, the paragraph which de-
manded the removal of John Lewis,
from the National Labor Board.
The Rank and File Committee of
Action calls upon the anthracite min
ers to organize a united front of all
the miners, including the rank and
file of the UNIV. Of A. and. the
U.AM.P., and the unemployed min
ers, to fight against the check-off
to never give up the right to strike
and not to confine cur fight just to
recognition OF the new union, but to
strike and fight for the colliery rate
sheet rates. pay for dead work, for
the six hour day and the five day
week.
We call upon the miners of the
Anthracite not to be misled by the
slogan of equalization of work. The
way out is to make the federal gov
ernment and the bosses pay unem-
ployed and unemployment insurance
Stop the Sell-out of the Anthracite
miners. Fight to better the condi-
tons Of all the miners, for militant
action to better the conditions of all
the workers and their families.
All anthracite miners are urged to
get in touch with the Rank and File
Committee Of Action, 309 South Main
St., Archibald, Pa