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Show UNION MEN TEAR DOWN AND REBUILD Charleroi, Pa., July 5. Rather thau permit John Mitchell, former president presi-dent of tho United Mine Workers of America, to speak from a platform constructed by non-union men. car-; pontors destroyed the structure on Saturday night nnd worked all day Sunday to re-build it so that their for- ' roer leader could address them at the Fourth of July celebration here. I The first platform was finlshe Fri- ! day night, nnd during Saturday, which I was a holiday in the mine district, it ! was learned that two of the build-, ers wore non-union men. This was reported to the celebration committee commit-tee and the structure was ordered torn down. Union carpenters re-constructed It without pay. |