| Show JO JOHN N MITCHEllS M Dolan Accuses Him of Playing to The Galleries by Threaten Threatening ing a National Strike J i I CHARGED WITH COWARDICE w l I wil u and u n Carnation to tn tot Iulo A t Lt 1 l Feb b IS la ii 11 i statement 10 ho undo tonight Do Dolan l u Ian lan of ur the local district United Mino Worker r ot of America scores thu melh CH 01 of or John Johll Mitchell Itchell l d Milt itt of ot thu tho lIno and charge charges hIm hlin with trying to shirk the tho for tho lie position in which ibo mine lire are at ut present Dolan olio ulAo Mitchell with to to till thu by II 1 threat the with n II i national strike but bu that tho the called call cd the blurt blut Mitchell la III further with organizers Into DIB tho lieU Held to defeat Dolan 1 that money bo tO to tho Iho organization was US as l tiu I Mitchell l II ts to 10 the tho re of or tha thu mess ies ho Io hohas has all gotten thu tho of ot this thin country Into Inlo by tl that I t urn un try tr t In Ing ng to tho the L 11 forces I t am urn amnot t I not nol 1 I nm am to an the tho from fren tho ili which threaten th them m ml l cau o of ot Mitchells luck hick of ot courage Mitchell und Mitchell Is III r to ru topon pon for lor tho tin confronts confront the time Ha 1111 HOI gut started wrung wrong In tho ho Joint convention anti dW tt not tie tho courage ge and m lid common to 10 make u lL t f he h C 1011 en he lIe ho he WH vas and should take up UI the tha light along r lf Ie led the tho nt for fo tho miner miners by bv an Advance In Wages wage on the claim that prices of ur coal wo vero hIgher faher at nt that time than they wera ver two IWO years eais neo ago The operators Immediately took look him at lit his hla word and offered to 10 brim brimIn In the books JooS of ot nil all the tho companies In Inthe Inthe the country largo large und small and Ind thorn hem examined If It the miner would agree to tale take a i If It the tho pilco were shown to be bo lower the operator to PAY an nn advance If It tho thu price wan Willi hown to 10 be higher T t r I Mitchell to ac no accept that otter offer Mitchell never iier let on he heard heul the tho question re to the question ft a 1 halt half dozen time and Mitchell sat lint at Blaring Into space appealed to It time the chair and tha this chair ruled that lint Mitchell ought to un an iwer awer r the tho question Mitchell then moia and anti said sald I 1 decline to answer From Froni that thuit time on our OUI cake CliO was a dough Mitchell may mil say Jay I J urn html not 1101 h to write nn Intelligent statement but n ii man nun does doc not have to have Ilae a 11 college education to Know Imol when whelm he e I l whipped 1 tho thu operators hail had hailu hadu u UI whipped from Unit that moment h Mitchell saw HaW what n a mess meSH he heu 11 u In lie ie tried to scare H s the operators train from rom following fo Ie up tIp their advantage hy by making radical play In to tl the tho galleries lie He thought thou hl ho lie would scare caro the operators by tim the threat at of n a national strike triko hut but tho operators culled called our Waft bluff After Arter this thi blunder of ot Mitchell we WI were In shape to aik aMi I II tho the public to allow us u to toi tout i iut ut otC off their coal voal shut down the rail fronds tal and tip stop the l anti Inri factories and then hie the newspapers make public sentiment for us UM U by II telling how Just jUHt our cause III s from rom the time Mitchell made mude that t bunder he ho went from roni bad to wor worse e until tho tim Ryan Kyan resolution made our situation hopeless and we came caine cameon on OTI without mi till agreement Mitchell hm haM larked lacked courage He lh Is IH inure careful of or his own reputation ng us a sue site leader thun ho ha la Is I of the tho Inter of or hit it people Seer Never er In m hh his il career carner has hns ho he fought t the th popular tile tide DO Un matter l r It was right or wrong IIron Two Nears lears ago igo when the operators whipped him Into line for tur a it 1 reduction he lie ills dis disappeared dl appeared from Crom the convention with nn an attack of ot what he called nervous pros prOM prostration nr and litter after ho lie got Jot out ou t of lit the i bath ho he manila made all 1111 the tho miners lenders leaders leA tight light to have hwe the delegates ac uc accept the reduction before ho would do doso so 0 D Mitchell saya I have havo always been unfriendly to his hIM administration I have 1110 smut not although he lie has hils fought men immen I had hUll the tho th gall 1111 to be le a it candidate for lor national vice Icu president t him In lii and he never for tor or i Kave me mo I have ht letters In my desk to prove that he lie sent pent Into this tutu I neld arid and Issued orders to spire spare no imo ex expense pense uns Ilen o to 10 have me defeated l for tor or district president r In my own oln helm Held It Il WillS was tho the unions unIon money miami not hl lila hIs own oln that he lie was willing to tn ho bo HO tin lavish h to vent a 1 personal spite It II has beets been evident for tor years punt must to connected with tin tilt labor movement that Mitchell U is I suffering from from a n common ordinary dose lose of or big bl 1 ld lIe He Is Iii I working till all tho ho time to toward ward lard power and the truth of ot th matter Is that he tie Is ts not In Iii touch with his lila own oln people or with tho the min ing 1111 situation Circumstances have nude maLl him hint The rite tide has hns always been In his hla faor until lately and now lIV he lie oes not ito to his lob job lobIt lobIt It takes something besides a I Prince Albert coat loal and II u carnation In time the hilt but to snake u It real labor leader It takes common tense sense mill and courage mill and the man who luck either ought to hire litre somebody to tell him of ot himi short shortcomings comings and nail retire from coin his Job Joh Signed P I DOLAN DOUW DOl |
