Show a SAYS MINE WAGES i WILL NOT BE CUT I INDIANAPOLIS Ind May 5 5 I Wages of organized mine workers will willI I not be reduced John L. L Lewis Le president dent of the United Mine Workers of Am America declared in a statement to toda today to- to da day refuting reports of such action Mr Lewis pointed out that the miners now are working under a scale of wages fixed by the United States bituminous coal commission and that th the agreement does not terminate until March larch 31 1922 He said coal consumers ers should not delay delar purchase upon the theory or with the hope that any re reduction redu re- re du of wages will be accepted by bythe the The United Nine Mine Workers will re- re ariy attempt to disturb the equanimity equanimity equanimity equa equa- of its present contractual relations re relations re- re lations ns the statement said The presen presen pres- pres en cute depression In the mining In Industry indu in- in dug du ry with consequent widespread unemployment and distress among long the mine mineworkers workers is not not- in any way attributable at- at to the wage schedule now in effect Production costs at the present time are such as to enable coal to be produced and furnished the consuming con con- suming public at a n price relatively lly ely lower Jower ower than any other basic or essential essential essen essen- commodity commodity- |