Show STRIKE OF MINERS ON FIRST OF APRil President Lewis Says Wages Will Be Increased and Trou Trouble Trouble Trouble ble Will Not Last Indianapolis March 30 The mem members membern bern bers of the national executive board will have their instructions as to di direction direction direction of whatever strikes In the bitu bituminous bituminous minous coal districts may ma be necessary when they the leave Indianapolis tomorrow night said Thomas L Lewis president presIdent president dent of the United Mine Workers to tonight night I shall go first into the Illi 1111 Illinois nois field At U midnight tomorrow night there will be a suspension of ot work In some districts but it will last lat only a few days d ys and no HO ono one Will suffer sutter loss The miners will get their uniform advance in wages of five cents a ton all over America and there will be no bad strike This matter should have been cleared up in our Joint conference rt ot t Cincinnati Factional troubles among the operators as well as among the miners prevented but we shall come out all right in itt a n very short time Pennsylvania Situation Philadelphia March 30 Members of the Central Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Operators association left here tonight for Dubois Dubols Pa they will meet officials of the United Mine MineWorkers MineWorkers MineWorkers Workers tomorrow and endeavor to adjust the wage vage schedule for the com corn corning ing year The Tho operators of ot central Pennsyl Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania vania which comprises district No Io 2 of the miners union for or some time have been attempting to have the union equalize wages of all aU miners In that territory The operators say they the cannot compete with the nonunion mines if the union insists upon a wage Increase The increase oC or ii 55 5 cents announced yesterday by the Coal Mining company compan which employs non nonunion nonunion nonunion union miners created much interest among the tho operators employing union I labor Charles W Mills secretary of the coal operators association of central Pennsylvania today toda said The White Coal Mining lining company Is not working under contract with the United Mine Workers of America merica and on that account Is loJ able to operate collieries ten hours for a days work while tho the operators of con cen central contral Pennsylvania who have a wa wage e agreement with the Ute miners organization or organization tion work but eight ei bt hours This long day I hi equivalent to tf a saving of at least leat 5 cents a ton in the cost of pro producing during coal to the operators who work ten to pour hours The White Coal Is also paying pa ln for day labor In and about the mines 21 C cents an hour Union Men Better Paid Operators dealing with the union pay for the tho same seme labor in the same sarno field SO 10 cents per hour This differ difference ence will amount to a 11 t saving savin Iain of fully funy 5 cents per ton to the operator paying a lower wage wa e eThe The association of operators in cen central central central Pennsylvania has been for years ears asking the miners union to organize or nize the nonunion districts with which they compete and during the last year we have made several efforts to secure an equalization with nonunion com corn competitors competitors While the advance alvance paid lid by b the Ber for Berwind wind company campan Is not as large as it should be to place that company on onan onan onan an equal basis basU with other operators In central Pennsylvania it certainly is a astep astep astep step Ir h the right direction and anti we be beleve leve that other nonunion operators in our field will follow suit Our asso aso association association Ie is not In favor of a reduction of wages es but does demand that the competitors employing nonunion labor pay the same price for tor that labor as the operators who employ union labor and we believe It Is up to the union to bring about such a condition Colorado and Wyoming Denver Colo Cola March 30 The rep representatives representatives of the coal operators and the miners In District No 15 United Mine Workers rs of America will meet in conference in Denver Friday to reach rench a II working agreement a for the year be beginning begInning beginning ginning April 1 At this conference the miners will submit a proposition demanding an increase of or 5 cents a aton aton aton ton or about 12 1212 12 per cent Increase in wages wa es Previously It Is understood the miners Raked naked an increase of 15 1511 14 per cent The miners in northern Cobra Colora Colorado do and am Wyoming will observe the tue boll holi day dav Friday Whether they will wUl return to work it is understood depends upon the tho re result suIt sult of the Denver conference Pros President lent dent Smith of District No 15 will reach Denver tomorrow night from Indian Indianapolis Indianapolis apolis and anc take charge oC ot the tRe miners case |