The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-21

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Maryland Gro Industrial Union
Council. IL is NOT possible In the
present financial condition Of the
WESIERN MARYLAND CIO
NEWS TO print a letter as long as
this one vifhiS the PAPERS budget.
The editor believes that epsS re-
eeips,s o. com Elementary copies are
entitled to hare their say and he is
contributing the cost OF this bit Of
printing ont OF his owS pocket in the
Interests Of free speech and fai, play.
(Howepsr. ws yish to serve notice
on Mr.. Lindisy Dye that his threats
WiH leave rs ANNOYED. We stand by
chat re wrofs. including the state.
msHf that Opponents Of John l..
Lewis have bsss sinsssd at United
Mine Workers conventions: Gsd zoe
shall continue to pvisf the facts
the EDiTOR.)
Homecoming. Md.
June. 1913.
To the Editor:
I happen to be o man that has
come from the mines and know
just what q miners life Is. I know
every miner that believes In union
ism believes In John L. Lewis. You
can't prove one statement that you
put in your paper you call the
VOICE OF LABOR. The paper
looks more like the Wall Street
Journal.
You also made a statement about
Mr.. Lewis using strong-arm men at
the Mine Workers convention. /
happen TO know that statement Is
not true for I attended one OF
those conventions and I will tell
you now that you don't know what
you are talking about. for any
mine worker that has attended any
OF these conventions will say that
they are the most democratic setup
of any labor organizations. and II
this paper continues to spread gos-
sin, the miners In the Celanese and
Kelly plants and their sons and
daughters will do something that
you people will he sorry for.
You said the daily press gave
John T.. lewis too much credit for
what he has been doing. think
the paper that you are condemn
ing is a much better paper for the
laboring people TO read than the
paper you call the Voice Of labor.
IL YOU would only tell the people
that the CLIO like the miners
money instead Of saying that you
people like the miners-you know
that YOU can't like the workers
when YOU don't like their leader.
the greatest union leader that ever
was.
J. l.. Lewis made It possible for
you and everyone else to belong to
a labor organization when he gave
the CLIO seven million dollars and
an army OF organizers. and paid
their wages that amounted to
thousands OF dollars. He also gave
500 900 10 the Textile Workers so
they could build an organization.
You also try to tell the people that
John L. Lewis became president
OF the Mine Workers through a
deal and was never elected. Those
statements are untrue. You might
drive these untruths down the
threats OF big financiers or the
coal operators. But good union peo-
ple know those statements are not
true.
II YOU would come up on the
Creek and spend few days in the
mines and work In the water holes
and "black damp" instead OF sit
ting in an Office enjoying the sun
light think you would change
your mind about John l.. Lewis
Thousands of men die every year
of miners asthma and thousands
are permanently crippled and
when mine workers with John l..
Lewis try to have legislation passed
to protect these mine workers fell
lows like you don't try TO learn the
condition the miners work under.
I want to congratulate Mr.. Bill
Meagher for trying 10 protect John
L. Lewis. for he knows what kind
NJ conditions men have TO work