Show A Y EVENING N Ni i STRIKE a APRIL fIRST I illi 1 t G AL MINERS idal cia of Union W Workers S ays ys Walkout April 1 Is I 4 Unavoidable and Places I i B Blame ame on the Operators i INDIANAPOLIS ind March larch 18 is d Press Press Press-A A nationwide coal coalt t rike nce Ike will take place pace on April 1 i E. E Green treasurer secretary-treasurer the ithe United Mine Workers said unI un- un today In a statement writ writ- the United Press I Green dreen said all blame for the strike q upon the mine owners who 8 f used to meet union representatives Interstate wage conference as pro- pro ed Jed by the existing contract lIe He deded deded de- de ded the six-hour six day five-day five week m mind nd of ot the miners as an effort to the work throughout the year employment IDent to more men menthe menthe menthe the present basic wage lis' lis statement follows A At suspension of mining operations i both both the anthracite and bituminous of the United d' d States will on April 1 I and wh why The Is because certain coal oper oper- orsin the central competitive coal ld tho key to the whole bituminous refuse to meet the mi- mi rs for the purpose of negotiating a at aw w wage agreement t During the course of events leading t tho Impending shutdown of ml- ml I operations discussion is taking II ce among people in all walks of or life arding the merits and demerits of simmers simmers' demands Particularly Is with reference to the pro- pro sal 1 for a hour six day and five days MISCONCEPTION I This is a popular misconception and anti public misunderstanding Coal mines like factories and stores They operate every day They oper- oper a small percentage ot of the then toe n e. e Frequently they are Idle for eks and months and during all this J e miners are forced into idler Idless Idle- Idle lt ss r iliThe The capacity to produce bituminous alls ailis so far in excess of market re re- re I that the mines are Idle 13 m m m. m 30 to 50 per cent of the time lI ring some of these periods of long forced Idleness miners and their flues illes suffer great distress If pw the miners want to remedy this h healthy althy Industrial situation They not want to be idle during days They want to work more days r year So In proposing a six-hour six yand five rive days per week they Intend f at instead of working less days per ar r. r they will be permitted to work ore re days per year The miners' miners proposal for a a. shorter day and shorter work week from humane reasons is offered solution of the problem of mine employment Crude and unscientific I Isome some may say Well who has offered any other solution or who has made any practical or constructive suggestion Uon tion for the purpose of relieving mine unemployment |