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Show STRIKERS ASKED TO PICK IM!! TEE Both Men and Operators Optimistic That Outcome Will Result in Victory. Acting on a suggestion made by Governor Gov-ernor Emmet D. Boyle, the striking mine workers of Tonopah will meet at the hall park and name a new committee to confer with the mine operators, says the Tonopah Tono-pah Daily Times. The suggestion was made by the governor after'he had been informed by the employers that they did not consider the present committee as representing the miners as a whole. With the boeinninu of the fourth week of the strike the workers are hopeful that this will be the last week and that all will he able to return To their work soon. The miners are confident that their demands will be met by the employers. They feel that owing to the present high cost of living, they are not asking too much when they desire a flat increase of 51 a day. The orher two demands are: Eight hours from collnr to collar and two men working work-ing tosether. The mine operators have steadfastly refused to grant the Increase, neither have thev offered to compromise with tho workers. However, It is the general belief be-lief among the employees that If they now nam" a committee of men who will be re-reived re-reived bv the employers as representative representa-tive e!t!7.ns of the camp, that their demands de-mands will be given consideration. Since the .strike wns crilld several hun-d-ed miners have left Tonoptih. It is claimed that a majority of them will return re-turn after the labor dispute is settled. |