| Show I MINERS INERS fRAME THEIR DEMANDS I I I Will Wi Insist on Hour Eight-Hour Day I and Increase of S Wages Aage I OPERATORS RESIST BO BOTH H 1 Urge UIO That hat Entire Coal Interests ts Unite i to tu Combat Jcl Demands luls of tho thu Workers New Ness York Feb Feh 13 President John Mitchell and amI the members of the scale at u of the anthracite organisations lOu ions of the United Mine MIno Vork Workers rs of tt t America Americ were in almost constant se N slon lon at al the tho Ashland house lo today a f far iv into inlo the lie night perfecting the or of the miners miners' miner organization which will willID wIl be ID to the mine mimic owners at Thursdays Thursday's se session slon When hen a 1 01 was wa ta taken cn the demands pro ero to practically although they hey will wH be again gone bono over tomor- tomor I i. Mr Ir Mitchell advocated a policy of strict as to time the tle nature of the cl admonishing his hiM ot to lal talk until after the demands j r ret to the operators Th Tha Fhe tee considered at length al nl al th resolutions and memorials adopted by bythe he the various mine workers workers' or organisations hut but It I I Is understood It I was wc decided de tie- dp- dp t the tho scope of the d demands maneW as already outlined will vill wi be to ll What hat Miner Demand rime Tho miners will vIll wi ask It I Is learned tonight from from creditable authority that the operators agree areo to the hour eight hf work day a an advance In iii 1 wages an ani anio 1 o U continuation of the thc grievance van o boards t to II which will vill wi b bo referred all of oC the ni ct mands that orIgInate as the work vork o of mining minin es In iii the various nines This latter matter mater I Is still tl in inthe the ho cr native C state tate and anc was the chief boli bolio bolie of lr contention at toda today's s confer confer- ln Juit Jutt how far Cal to tn go In iii this mat ter In IS the question as a it I Is realize that the iho vilI wi fight any plan tn tha that thai they consider gives the r 1 coping i fo cr powers It I Is understood late lato tonight that the operators will wi decline most of nr the demands of r the lie union They will wi not consider r for Ol a moment the question of nf an hour eight hoU da hay day holding that this demand nd Is simply a n concealed attempt to Lo secure curc a higher hiher rate of wages wasps per pur hour They will wi also als decline to lo recognize recognize rec rec- th the tho union as ng an organization organisation I A number o of the soft coal operators ore In this city and will wi try Ivy 11 to tf see the harel coal operators tomorrow to tu urge that lint the entire entre coal Interests of or th country countr stand together to com combat at the demands ds of ot the union 1 |
