| Show mRS REfUSE I MI t S proposition for Readjust Readjustment Readjustment elect ment of Wages and Condi Conditions Conditions Conditions in Coal Fields WANT AGREEMENT CONTINUED CONTINUE lo tu o On Oil a nut ot lC s lor nl Yours M I Pr Po Vett ew Y Mine Workers of ot lolled d cC 11 Ui readjustment of ot waKes for or n rL 1 tn the th coat u d con denied by byCe byte 48 8 It t whole b have be n I telda eid representing the an nn te Ce umer oI proposition the oper opert As 8 1 t l tho tilo 1 ls nude by hY bythe Ion tor ail 8 commission coal COI Strike lie ItC ti the whIch the theY lire are es upon the and l IY y lw helt for Cor W out j u t d e shall bu Lu their fin in tc wim 1 ot o thru c fron i I lira t just tilty dllY of AprI io 1 06 eurs er r terminate nt t The Th II March mh Jl n L of cf this th year ear of or the theIr l 01 L o ulu i IH t UL IU III II a 1011 nil I v Ia L Vt ui iL nt wan Willi oui o for tor pUL JJ nt which cR tho In I an on the ut lIt I J co COIT rel Jonn of u uthe tIlI ihl i ln mt u MUM lor tOI the d lul u 1 F nati pre tre preal 1 the if tun U i A ill dent deIt of ot tm tile d ir jr r i tor br the 1111 p uit u u Cut Cuu l 14 IH 4 Ille joiners In JUl l I In elcI III tICO tho thU contention Is Li Lide either con call conditions de 11 bY b tin tIU Opel til III U the tM coal fields do da not wilt ar by thu cha challe he runt lIt tin lilt r tin or that luat tile the questions nt at Issue nl ers erL rud fine lIa lV Ly the si rIi ii OH he mil of the miners that the th into agreement union is lined on ft the ground tin the that th III h tto operators stand tand for lor the tho open shop and ant deJule line to 10 make nako mi an again with dill tile the I United Mine Workum of i t uti ull organization il by bya a IL rival 0 ue of ir Ih the demind for fOI or an In dij dI tho Iho sa tho operators know of no change In III tI conditions that i in n bi b u ld to tho renewed den mil for to I a IL L reduction In lit hours td a ut are that tho expectation lallon of oe f the immune that the reduction from florn ten tent to t mi W i should nut not result In III any uny te fail ras I in thc the output of the mines nines hit has liot ot I r a realized Vi 1 night Justly ju II nay Hay that with Ith the tho expert 11 we c of rf tho t abt three years the tho t hl da day should bo ho restored hut but hutc hu t twe we c ore era willing Wini to abide by b the thC decision et ci e the th Ih lon The proposition that a II uniform scale of or 1 WAges bi be established In the rte lIe f fields eds e h Is 18 met b by the tho n with the th reply repy that hit thin be i abb bj by I rea re reo on of tho the Iti of the workmen and 1111 tho the i tl a in the tho region and uni ut uti i t ciders B II i annot In iea e c without i f g r th NitI of r ion COIl coat ami wo we woi wel 0 i l ot at O i to advance the Ih price of off o of f i Is Ii th reply to the demand fur lor or ort C t C ru rd I m r In The he r la st 1 that th t the tho operators Hhall t f tr t r th i h certain stat slut ej ei J lumi for the th support of or tho the ui oil is ts deni tl on the t is a 1 matter nutter of policy wo wu rt t I such uc u h an agreement ns HI n you youre ou re urd td us as n t l matter malter of law we ve are uro ro rot to make miko It It II hai ha hem our hope and wo ve o tn I the e pUb as n well we 1 that tIt the thu th t of tho th Ih exhaustive anti ami i of the citi zen leta who instituted tho thu anthracite strike Irke iommi 1 would be to 10 i 1511 li a Suit jut v ui Id p adjustment SL ot the ti 1 It between W the tho OperatOrs and their r Therefore we e re ic rt I tb that an nn entirely new nel M end u n te l tom should be he made Hn hl It is ii to list only ono year jeur nuland J it im S ot at to lo tio 10 of M and t nir J o nor of ot thu the public to hll J t h fl 11 Well M Mth the tI Rf b aim us anti and comfort ot of th l disturbed by II b Ihm t f j these the Id rd it ell en U un In tile tho ot of t tt id t I i f t t at bred to coal fol folbY 1 by the corresponding IbY r I I li Ii 11 I i i ili 11 i ly C f I therefore I i r n have nil all been Ii t r J i r t U ri 1 I at ton bj by b thi al per peri Jel Jeli i ii 11 i r l u ty can sa a that It ItI 1 j JI I hi l 1 i I I t n IF 11 It that Ih nt the tl Ie good gool ol of nil nit nilI r i I II id ii I be t h 1 served s best liet by I ml ud t t I I h r ruIt thus Ihus reached I tj 1 s of f the mine urk r al It 11 a r i by n It committee of Wi 1 t J 11 a ax n a chairman r f r I J il 1 to t 0 President I rp I I ent later I committee r operators on In t Jl to provide for tor nn on m the I e representatives fh Ut Ih I 1 IU i Ml I Worker of U ra Hn ant n 1 i n anthracite i t inure lOUl t rages rates ra tc or ol l conditions ot of tnt flit fn employ jC t I I l I h r Come ome April 1111 1 nl tue ue In effect until ANI piU 1 l lR The lie I I the IOns OS 01 II lour tiny for or all per er rr 11 1 b by r the agreement R 1 re ta 1 o 05 with ot of in 10 tin pr nt at above n Oe the tha ty L the outdo K for Cor contract Cor u a rt scale providing un In i if as n of 1 per cent in to tor f all 11 n nr wagen H r ii ni workers Corkers r k era affected by tha thain in Ih thi for tor r i o of ot E 6 cents centa kin Price I re of I coal cOlli in tho the r rm S o rt egg stove Iove and chest chesti U P near i New York ork Pr tr t the Ie rate rato of ot cot III In no tat ci catie u to I U bu be it s tint ii that t Ii at t It III lu luthe the tite thu recognition of lt a amine u mute mine committee item from the thu union with full alit to luke up with tin the pt pf u IL t company r any 1111 di put or ur which inn tony jul cc at tit II at a It lery III In 11 lino inso nt of a 1 It ru of the lie t nil tt coni eori mille tho thu of or the thu company I to 10 bring about u a i the Ih grievance I alice ance under muter the tim plan proposed by bj the th tube as would suId he O to In the I he Ii of It the district who s Ito would take Inlo the III mat mattu tu UI up with time the general Mi lent 01 or ut of tins time Cot foi I adjust adUeL I Ime me lit litIn In lii event of the th of or these o Jill cors to 0 II ree Ihl t It i complainants COt IIa I n mints thru Ih the a might present 1111 thu Ib anti the thu to u a board of ot con COli conciliation It was ts propound 11 that time the whole nn nil coal oni tOil I region be bo divided tutu Into three districts and that the board of ot conciliation ho bo made up uS of or four from room each of these two members from root each ench to be IJ hi chosen cho ell by b h the and two by b the thu The d fiSt also provided that thu t cacti ench In Ime giver given an on Itemized pay meat at It least one ammo cla day I frt la IJa duro alamy ami multi that it a have th tight to present Ir his lili grievance In iii thu thit th name manner as us for tor In tho Iho elIse case of ur other grievance that no per HOD bo ht refused employment or In any tilt other way say Incriminated III on ac tiC account count of their membership In tiny any labor organization i that tho the s collect t tto from to III each ench such euch amounts amount as might bu LI levied by br their theli organization monthly Mitchell acting I tot for Co I thu tho Illinois In ho n lL letter 10 to the committee of ot operators outlined thu tho i canons the lie I am of or orthe the were vere bused an aim follow H He e favor u n uniform scale male of oC viges walles for tor men mm paid by IJ the thu dm erH dat hour hOUI 01 or week because of the fact act that men Ing In precisely the same fume charder and tutu Indeed thou thu name sante amount of ot labor can mu cannot munot not work with any degree tle leo of content contentment ment hile tho the compensation received by Is la not nol uniform At tho the pies PIOS eat ent thou this condition exists In hue thu Held o c feel that tho the proposition which vc wo have submitted Using uniform for fur clues class classes es Cs of labor will 1111 appeal ni peal favorably to the tho members of ot your our committee and anal that hut the rates rales themselves ate are entIrely conservative and amid nut hat In tn excess of or rules paid to men performing practically If it not lIot exactly time tho Ih l samu class clam of ot labor In itt bituminous mines Ue We an tilt Im hl of ot ten per ler lerent vent ent In the thu timid paid to contract min miners ore ers for fur several the lie general F Industrial commercial and trade trado conditions of the country count 1 Justify nn an Increase t of ot wages wu ell to nil alt classes clates ela ses ot of labor The prosperity of or tho the coul cool cur car lying roads Is unprecedented as 1111 Is III demonstrated by br the tho reported earnings und multi the enhanced of their stocks We Se e favor an tin eight hour work day da because eight hours hourI la Ia II the working king day of or cool conI mine workers In Iii nearly all 1111 the bituminous of our country as liS well ns liS In III muni of ot the tIme mining muting districts of Great and the Continent and eight hours Is ts us nH long JonI nfl n a IL tuna man can cn c n work In Iii a coal coil Injury to his own health zulu injury to society No We elleo that the establishment of a mu 1 maximum eight hour work vork day ulay ria will not edua production even een If II upon the uncle basis of tho the output her Ier man per lieI hC working ulay We Ve favor faor tho the system of ot weighing tumid for oil coal l by hy her over Oer the Ito conditions of the will riu would make this system practicable the thi present v whereby hereby coal Is h paid for by the tho cur car hats has hll given rise ilse lo to much touch discontent owing to the tho varied sizes ot of cars now In Iii use and to the tha constant friction which naturally in lees when new cam carmi ore lire built and III In Introduced and to th hue tho unceasing ing desires of the tho companies to 10 have tho the men omen load more coal upon these lh e eArs cars Ars without a corresponding Increase In lit compensation Wo Vo e favor a n reconstructIon of tho time board of or conciliation because of ot tho the that butt have occurred during durin the past three years In the tho adjustment tit or cd there thero are ore some somo eases canes which hUe have been In III th tim hands of the board bourd for two Iwo years without n a 1 Html decision having been rendered and In very vory few fow cases calles h 0 Una decisions been brett reached In less than three months time tUne Amounts titus thus collected to he bo turned over to I an Ill authorized committee at nt the colliery collier that all 1111 employee s who are lire re required to work a mu safety lamp should re receive cello 10 per cent extra In lit addition to the tho regular wages or OL prices anal that the violation of ot any provisions Of C tim agreement a either cither by the tho employers or orthe orthe the time employee hould should not 1101 invalidate any tummy of ot Us Its It President John Mitchell of ot the tile United of ot lot loft at noon to today day tin 1111 for fur here ie ho lie goes oes to prepare for the tho convention of the mine workers March lach IB 16 I Mr Aim Ir Mitchell declined Absolutely nb to toM M lot aj an thing regarding tho thu reply of or the tho refusing the demands of lIf the time miner Prior to 10 o Mr departure there thero was WiM iu n a lengthy meeting of ot the miners committee All AI of time miners representatives left lett New York tonight some swine going to their homes others to points In where they will willI discuss tho the operators reply reilly with the tha th I district tenders |
