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Show uu 1 Hard Coal Miners Cut Wage 'Demands NEW YORK. April 24. A reduction in wage demands of approximate 50 ' per cent was made today by representatives repre-sentatives of anthracite mine workers on the sub-committee of miners and operators negotiating a new working (contract here for the hard coal fields. Demands lor shorter working hours also were reduced and adjournment was taken until next Monday for consideration. con-sideration. The miners originally asked a 60 per cent wage increase for contract workers and a $2 a day raise for day men. They now ask Increases to correspond cor-respond to those recently granted bituminous bi-tuminous workers by the presidential coal commission. These amounted to 30 per cent for contract workers and $1 for day men. The miners substituted for their de-i mand of a six-hour day from bank to bank extension of the eight hour day to all classes of inside and outsido labor, with time and a half for overtime over-time and double for Sundays and holidays. holi-days. 00 |