The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-18

ttcs NsN IuE ut tuVT'l>e VI WAKES
That no Limit ISc Put on the Hours
81 Labor and Their Farming Capacity
Vigorous Pro,cs; Against RrcoSni.
ton oi tho United Vino Workers The,
Demand Freedom from Persecution.
and the Right to Sell Their Labor as
The, Choosc-wronGs The, Endured.
SCRANTON. Pa, Nov. IL Tn" non-urion
their statement Of their post ion with TIE
strike commission tonight, making their
claims for representation before the com
mission. They protest against any agree
ment being made with the Unitcd Mine
Workers Of AmcrcC and recount the abuse,
they have suicre at the hands ofthc unirn
men. They also insist upon their right to-
work nnv length Of time th"y please and
no, TO be- re- riot" bf any eich'-hour rub"
The commissioners cent q copy to A.
,prney Darrov of the Mirc Worker and
to-morrow will render their dcci sion upon
the case. The demands of the non-union
incn are.
First ~ s. o. - pr cent. uro"
! g." price paid during the year lupl to ,u-
!'l"r"'- perform ing contract aud be work.
| urcI &c igi",- pnid dCriu. II" year ian.
20 employees r.. ii lvt' our day, or w''k
| l'is request for it'rus,d wees, rather
i'da G"oirts" al .oure Of ihor, /, urged
| iUrr' I'll, h'ausr sucl ircir, ~ OF NaL,.,
will apply to tho cl.s. Of labor row roe wing
| seas. IA! II tie mines, ana H. iur. tr'r.Iorv.
Gi'.s" % wages. Inat'ad Of d, string !. L.
| iu-i.t uIon . iig't 10 Wofl - pa.uy hours
"a" "" e oos' nd as error. iiE .ford-,
80 ~ to BITTER our ConGitioi. VG incr.t.,"
our earning capacity. and ~ It, -i.i g. 1T . g
operators sLall not conduct I ci' mines IN
suci a way as to favor oertHl1 workers IN
d.trirrrt OF OF. crs vi oHre Niiiir. to work.
~ tie sam" time, y" insist upon tie right
tunity IN t. paT f min. aiords or @ier..
even though II may result ia less work h, II {
hG1s ey o'T not %"E % MnS %ork T %b.
toG,ra't Nth Tie Mine We,a.t' Cnion re-
~" it ri Ne demand tie adoption at each
collcry Of wLiCi ever methods may be neces-
sary and practicable 10 secure for tie miner
??iu pounds upon al coal sold from said
coll-ry. T." iiccr'ntiais Tow existing at tie
various nIiI es 10 be maintnir'd.
Fourth We protest against tie making OF
any agr'em'nt h.twccn re United Mine
Workers Of America and our employers
and what sail be- tie conditions of our en-
ploym"ut or prctcrdnR 10 q, al in any re-
a. iniic workers
, Nj We earnestly protest against any
an.'m,nt hing made wn nH our 'mnoy,r'
Tor the reason that any agreement. II made
will render i impossible" for Us to cont inuc
To earn our living by our labor in and about
the mine In which "" ar" now employed, or
20 which such agreement applies, and will
subject vs. and our families to an manner of
= abuse. violence, Outvdg" ana probably
SIT W. i.st that it shall be an udi>-
vita any members of the Min" Workcr,' trion
OF America In tur ant rn' it, coal field Z ct
they shah b. ehcCtu"lly r'Guir'd to d,si,t
| from al manner Of annoy. 20 uS and to
, our t"n-s, ana ~lull - RI - to exercise
our tiglt to earn our iiNinR m any, lawful
conditions ~ l"n are, mutrally satisfactory
TO our 'mr,oWrs 7rd ours iv's
S.yna' T23,',' Ss4lnr' any r cnr
10 be furnished to a contractor, miner or
laborer for the puipo-' of loading thu, eamc,
, operators. tho United Mine Workers. or by
the niutlu, agreement Of both Of them. pro,
yidnC that tn" furnishing Of the increased
number Of ears TO any contractor, miner
or lahor'r, doe not in any way restrict the
W. insist that q rule shall I've adopted and
| strictly enforced. compelling drivers in the
mines or tho" having chlrg" of the man
ar"m"ut aud distribution OF the mine cars
! 20 Tia" miner. contractor and lahor"r not to
| favor any particular miner, contractor or
! laborcr and such distribution TO IA" d'trment
7
IiChth We b,linvn il to ha an inaliena bio
: ard uudoubt"d right to work when We can
, obtain it.. ard to r'c"iv" a, 'ompen ation
for i the bot prg" W." 'ap Obtain. And W.
> | further believe that the laws OF the land
| Vouch-ai. 10 H. protection from insult, out
rage. violence, no'"-tptiou or interference
, | in the performance oi our labor-, and IN order
, That W. Shall rot b" disturbed In the free and
! full exercise ri these rights. We most respect =
fnly urg" that the a>."r'iou Of them be made
, part OF N" irdre IN this proceeding
| Ninth In our "Nort TO earn a live ihood
| for Ourselves, our families snd tho-" dc
| pendent uuon VI, "" have beer! most out
been assaulted aud II" lives of Ourselves
and tho" dear TO ~ thr'nt'rSd on our
dubbed. beaten. iusult"d, J"ered at, ard the
| sam" ,ours" Of outrg g'ou~ treatment he :
: attended H. at orr places Of employment
In order. that We might 20 some extent h"
, prot"' 81 a our work, our 'mp'over; In, e
been obliged to hay Grnrdi con,trr'ly with
, to escort IL 10 and from work.
TIC - erns and a. cir ro~ses hav" been
| Obliged 70 issue proclamation after procH-
! nation to preserve H." public pace, ard II
| became necessary 20 iu,rcH>" y cir deputies
ard forces To- large number IN ard atolt
~ q O COLI rios IN = at hrHC" mine rcriou
with It Wow To usuriug . public tranquility
b. r, a~on Of 9 . destruction o. life and rrop-
, about 4 e coal n,iH, il became 'r,"--srr
for To cov'ruor Of O." Co'nmorw alth OF
: the places OF Niol,uc" I'D disorder
Ard this orion and o,urac' on 'our-o
| Of COn'utt toward IL Wa ny no U"Hu~ COZ -
lined 10 or homes and uacrs Of "mpovu"ut.
| II followed u. everywhere "" hTN" been
hung in "Ni"v IN public places. TT" vicious
| and uulavWl hor'ott has h"on prI,t : ii
TO suCi' ~ "Nt'Lt uUOu IL that merchant.
, - Hlinr ~ the ur'"-,Iri"- of Iii" hnN" been
forhtdd.n 10 furnish H. "v"u with food aud
| clothing IT, church Nh'r" "" hip N"
e"rNio" h,- boon Ui''rUut'd by '""Wh'r~ of
, the unio' BOGUS" "l on IRE, th"r". oar
u"W's tnv" h'"u puhiI-t"d 'I Cou~rCuou,
ulycc> - h"nI unfair nd Cu'mi". TO
. tbo-
lp very MANY i'-'-NcrS Ur lave been
oh'ir,d % STOP work on account o. fear,
md "" iJE, lci d TO- tCn tUrt f. rror MI kiI a :
Of crime. rN'r G,utd'I ot our comrades and
iollov-WoTkWrr, '"N' I'rn committed, Tor
70 other rcr. Oh f'tu tio' So" Insisted ulcn our
rir 10 WORK. ard gr'.iust = i, ,ours" 81 con-
duct Ne CmrhrtiC,llr Irotcst.
Tenth W. n,r,hN .uHrnrtcr 10 q Idle bv
10 dec ion of ~" oou mission all an, = or !,
dcci''d Ivy tr,w, p"d r.r"" lat, whatever
conclusion j. reaches tie sam" shan be iut
and conclusive
NoS-l NIo% MINI WoEKTL..