Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1925-08-06 | Page 1 | Authority to Call Strike is Delegated

AUTHORITY TO CALL STRIKE IS DELEGATED I Way Cleared for Anthracite Anthracite Anthracite cite Walkout on First of September I SKELETON FORCES I They Will Man Pumps and Prevent Mine Ins Cave-Ins ATLANTIC CITY N. N J. J Aug AugI I Authority A fP Authority to call out the 1 I miners In the hard coal fields fielda September m 1 was voted t by the tho union scale scalo e committee tt to Its t ne- ne negotiators last night In token of ot doubt that a shut-down shut could be In vesting Its Us spokesmen with this plenary authority days das In advance of o similar action In other years the committee said It was mainly considering Its own con con- The scale committee ratified r decisions of tho the sub com As All It expects no fur fur- further further ther decisions to arise before the tho present working contract expires It will likely not meet again a aln before the suspension date according to spokesmen SKELETON LETOS FORCE FOnCE Before Defore adjournment tho commit commit- committee tee forty orty strong also empowered the sub-committee sub to arrange with the tho owners If the latter desired to leave a skeleton force of oC main maIn- maintenance men In the pits In event evento of o a walk walkout They would man pumps pump and ond attend to necessary timbering to prevent flooding and cavo cave The Thc sub committee was tess also given gl authority to handle any further emergency according to Its Us best Judgment and Its Us action Tuesday In breaking off oft negotiations negotiations negotiations with 1 the mine owners was ratified unanimously BACK TO WORK HAZELTON Pa la 1 a. a Aug 6 CA CM OP The Tho six hundred anthracite min mm- miners mIners ers who struck several eral days ago at the colliery of ot the Le- Le Lehigh Lehigh high Valley Coal company compan on the claim that grievances were ere not being adjusted as all had been promised returned to work to to- to day The mine committee has been blen Instructed to again take up the matters In dispute with com corn company company pany officials