Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-22

elsewhere. Every pound OF coar that
Aiarkle; would &c permitted to mine and
Anip would Invariably be appro. rated
by the Lshisfl Valley Railway COMPANY.
thus placing in tlsslr own hands thsi
weapon which would defeat the object
for which their own employees are on
strike, and, because OF the mine workers
OF the anthracite field having their
wages based on a sliding scale, the
earnings of the MarNle men would
necessarily be reduced We're the strike
to prove a failure at other points In the
anthracite region.
PARTIAL SETTLEMENT IMPOS-
SIBLE.
Wages fixed en- a sliding scale basis
would only remain while there vas q
scarcity OF coal on the New York and
eastern rsnbcard markets, and would
Immediately fall when more coal was
being transported tothess markets than
could be consumed. 1t is an abNlrdtty,
from a bs4s;ncs, point of view, even to
assume that Marble or any other tndl-
sviGual operator could continue to pay a
higher rate Of wages than his COMPETE
tors the railroad Companies. Tor any
camsidera Bile length of time, and. IN fact,
lit 10 " ell know n within the mining re-
,sionr that tie individual operators In
c!uiins Mnrkle, impose conditions of
COMPONENT upon their men which. In
como instancss,, are more objectionable
than shose imposed even by the large;
corporations
For these reasons hold that 1t
would be fatal mistake for us to con-
sent 10 any partial settlement of this
strike. OF to agree to other than gem
eral resumption OF work.
This .s Il f1sht OF all for each, and
each for ALL aud to he successful there
must be no break in our line OF action.
u ought to go without saying at this
5;;.ts date that l am F.a;lHcn advocate
af ,he principle Of arbitration and did !
got personally favor these principles.
The laws of the organization OF which
Il am president make arbitration one Of
it's cardinal tenets.
ANNUAL CONFERENCES NECES-
SARY.
II will go further and say that arbi-
traitor in civilized lands would be un-
necessary ii the Miners and mine owners
We're to adopt the same system OF ad-
justing wage disputes as is in force IN
liz. ai.uninous coal distrlctsGf Psnnsyl-
vania, and also in all other coal prodlc-
Ing state in America. Where the nine
operators and ,aine workers meei an
;:ualiy in joint convention and reach n
amicah!e settlement in all questions
govcrning the wages and conditions of
emo.o.ment. In indianapolis las; jan
i,aly $50 operators ard 100 miners DEL
esates. representing an annual output of
70. 100000 tons of bituminous coal in
western Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana
and Illinois, met in a conference and
agreed that the miners earn
8in2 Is. ah Guild advance % 2o-100 per cent.
..AY q rcsul, of this conference and
ptiser s,in.iiar ones in the states west OF
.la Miss.ssippi river and south of the
ohio river, 100000 mine workers receive
ali advance in their earnings aggsegat-
iEg 10000 900 in one year, thus preclud-
ing e;fen the possibility of strike for
me fun Year. at the end of which time
hey will again meet in joint conference
- renew the contract and make such
I slanges in the wages paid az are justi-
lied and warranted by the cost of pro
duction and the value of coal in this
markets.
This. in my opinion, is the ideal
method Of avertins strikes and turmoils
and securing for la Dor and capital that
Which each properly IS entitled.
central BODY ASKS NO REcOG-
SITIOG.
But because am aware that there is
serious if misguided. rapuGnance on the
l5part of the rs.iiroad carriers il, tie ar
i. rsc!.s fielc &c recognising car organ:z
a,ion Or ne officers the mine workers
Organization ~ hese oniss officer 1 has
[ oil
! pride os haung ii srSated within tilts
.iGfcIlsy. :spsa,s what nave publicly
\ ana privatsly S,Axse bssoss. thai and
CT 4onAuatsd by s!,e mine
A % these great rAl..oaA COM s,iiee will
A do VIVA, hey have n Any times sa!d the,
i womlH DO meet committees NJ tae1r owr
,n,ployss ard como 10 = peaceful agree.
! :nsn; p,o..a,t, .,awsvsr, tina; such
,sbnse-ei.rea setween The various com
/ parties and committees Representing
lahe.r own employees will meet in separ-
ate halls in the same city and on thu
same date.
4 This provision is inserted because
A heretofore. when committees presented
4 grievances to any of these great com
4 pan!es they wsso i-vAriab bly, met Will
i the argument that the company coulG
4 not remedy TIC wrongs complained o
because competing companies enforced
4 conditions OF employment not nor,
favorable to the mine workers thar
! their own. by holding these separate
a confesences simultaneously III one city
there could be- an exchange OF opinion
a 5stWesn all Of the mine owners anc
miners ..vilos. interests were at stake
4 hug removing the possibility of on.
company b.ltg PLACED at a disadvan
tagc by paving more for abor than wa!
4 exactsd from their competitors.
a Were they to act upon this idea
! firmly believe that the railroad com.
a paE!es finally could arrive at an agree
4 .neat with their employees and es.abliai
a relation and get up a precedent which
A would make strikes almost Impossible
in the future. Such action on the par
of the nine great railroads would, o
course. deprive the United Nine Work
q crs of much of the credit to which "
& believe it to be justly entitled, but W
place far above consideration of individ
ual or organization the question of wha
shall be for the good OF all anthracite
workers. their wives and their children
u in this supreme crisis.
THESE are my sincere expressions
and appeal to an impartial and jus
public TO judge between us and tlles
4 nine railroad presidents if they shall