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Show Kansas has soiitrnov or MINK AM) I'AIIM PtlOtlljIlMS I'lTTSllttlia. Kan, Air 28. Hon to give conl miners stood)' work nnil rtHluco Injroffn How to Kct nien to plow, tilnnt nntt hnrv- et the cnK Theiio two nerlnus ami tnnB stntnllmt Knnms prohloms hnn cemcl no ln)Hi.l)lc Hint thpy hail come to lie reRnnled as un- altpralilo condllloiw like the ell- mate Ami now the new Kanmii Iniliixtrlat court URKrt that iprhflm one I tlic answer to trio oilier Here H the Idea as set forth ly Jitdgo V H HlKRtns ' Ono of tho prlncliml pauses of 4 unrest In tho cnat fields Is the fact thnt mines lay off their men jtthcn tho demand for coal Is IlKht "Coal operntors say tho coat In this field il es not rtnnd stor- ana well, that It crumliM nnd H stihject to spontaneous enmhus- Hon, nnd so they have to mine It Just as fast as It l wanted nnd stop when It Is not wnntvd "The miners ami their families suffer The hea) demand for coal comes In the winter Thcro Is work for all the miners then "I'armem mt the other hand, need men In the spring and sum- mcr Kansas farmers offered fifteen dollars a ila for lumen Imnds lant )ear "There are close to thirteen thousand miners In this dMrlct Man of them loe six or eight weeks' work In a )ear , ' If the Idle days could lie ar- ranged so that the men could K to farms nt plow lux nnd planting 4 nnd hsnest seasons, they would earn iwd mono), there would lie work enoiiRh nt the mines so those who remained need not ho Inld off. nnd the farmers would have the help 'This court has the power to fix schedules of operation If II sees fit The InvoollKfltlon wilt k In tho feaslMllty or this Idea." -H- -H- |