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Show ' The Miner Have Spoken f A MERICAN;mlneworkers, by their enthusiastic reelection of John L. Lewis as president, indicate clearly where the bulk of miners stand for the American organized labor idea and against Bolshevism and communism. The United Mine-Workers Mine-Workers of America v decides to stick with the American Federation of Labor. This much may be gathered from examination examina-tion of the election figures just made public by the miners' organization. John L. Lewis, the "ironjawed chairman," continues in office and in control of miners' policies. He defeated Robert H. Harlin, Washington, Wash-ington, leader of the extreme wing, by the largest larg-est majority ever given a candidate for president in the miners' union. Lewis was fiercely fought. ' The fact that he long has been right-hand man to Gompers was a much used argument for and against him. That Jiis policies were conservative was hurled at his head. He gave battle on those issues and won! Lewis is destined to play a prominent part in I national labor matters pf the future. The man who first saw the light of day on Lincoln's birth-1 day, 1880, in a little Iowa village, now has a' wonderful opportunity to follow in the Lincoln j footsteps of service to the people. Lewis him-j self realizes that the people to serve are not only those who wield the pick, but include all who consume coal, directly in the home stove, or vidirectly jn the factory furnace. |