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Show I TO UNION MEN ONLY ADVANCE IS GRANTED. PITTSBURG, Feb. 12. An important feature of the interstate agreement was ofnclallyannounoed here today by President Presi-dent Dolan. It provides for the payment of the advance in wages to union men only, and on April 1st, when it takes effect, ef-fect, miners who are not members Of the United Mine-Workers will not participate in the increase granted by the operators. Mr. Dolan said this was decided in committee, com-mittee, but was announced ' when the agreement was given out. The president was asked if trouble was not likely to occurs oc-curs among the unorganised men, and he said the organised men would be able to prevent a strike. In the Pittsburg district there are over 40,000 miners, and of thla number 13,000 are claimed by the United Mine-Workers. |