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Show MINERS' WAGES AGAINDEBATED Laborers Ask Joint Scale Committee Com-mittee for Increase to $8 a Day CLEVELAND, O. Aug. 13. At the request of President Wilson the Joint J scale committee of union miners and coal operators of th central competitive competi-tive field, comprising western Pen-riBylvarila, Pen-riBylvarila, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois Were to convene today to consider a chamcc In w.-igvs for laborers employed employ-ed by the da or month In the bliu-; rnlnoUR coal mining Industries The miners seek to reopen the wage agree-ment agree-ment made following the s ' 1 1 k of Int fall. President .Tohn L Lewis, of the I'nited Mine Workej-s of America, who arrived laal night. William tirc-n sei retary-treaaurer, and Phillip Murray, ice president, and thirty-two state oi siibdistrlct officers were to jiresent the niffiers ease. Thirt-two operator represent rep-resent the employers. The miners were expected to request re-quest that workers In the central field be given nn Increase of 2 a day over their present maximum t $6 a day, If I he agreement is reopened In the central field new wage ,ca, .s hav.i to be drawn up for all the other coal producing sections In the 1 nitod States and Canada. To Increase the laborers pnv to Jx would be gi Ing i he in a 88 1-1 percent raise, which, with tne 20 pet cent In-' crease granted by tne coal i omtTUS-slOn omtTUS-slOn by President W llsjbnj would grant them the maximum atfmand soucrni in their convention lasi September. |