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Show 'MINE WORKERS SAY ; GOAL PRICES UNJUST i I Wage Increase Does Not Justify Jus-tify Increase of 65 Cents to j $1.50 on Coal- j XBW YORK. April 2. Ellts J?earlo, editor, of the Mine Workers' Journal, speaking In behalf of the United Jllno Workers of America, d--clarcd tonight that tho 27 per ce:t wage Increase Just grantod bituminous mini worker, rlooa not Justify UlO price IncreaseH of 15 cents to $1.50 a ton, which operators have announced will have to be made. He added that the Incrennc In cost of production could not exceed 40 to 50 cents a ton, nnd disclaimed responsibility on tne part' of the workers for tho proposcu price advance. Union offlolals asserted that an unjustified un-justified advance of prices woum cause serious dissatisfaction and un-jrest un-jrest among the miners. Tn lifting price restriction by me fuel administration at this time, ii.iiun officials declared that the government had "erred" and Indirectly piayeo into tho hands of these operators. As 5 per cent of tho nation's coal con- It r&cts arc made about April , tne .miners say lifting the .price ban at a time when so many buyers are In tno market Is suro to send prices higher than .ever before. Internatlonn J board members of tno United Mine Workers, meeting1 tonight, to-night, were addressed by John L. Lewis, head of t)ie United .i::io Workers, who explained the American Federation of Labor political pio-gram. pio-gram. The board, It was slated, probably prob-ably will go to Washington and oo addressed by Samuel Gompers, fed. -atlon head. ?.Ir. Gompers, In a telegram to .Mi. I Lewls, suggested that the new polt.-cal polt.-cal policy be explained to the miners, while they were gathered here. lie was unable to attend, as expected. j When men start wealing frills on! the bottom of their trousers we will be risht in style. Ours are frayed around the edges now. |