New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-29
STRIKERS CONTINUE R[0TING.
NON UNION WORKER KILLS MOB LEADER-MORE TROOPS
ORDERED OU7-M1TCHELL REPLIES TO BAER.
TELLS THE MINERS SIDE.
THEIR WAGES DISCUSSED AND DE-
MANDS FORMULATED

Philadelphia, Sept 2s.-Presdent Mitchell Of
the United Mine Workers tonight gave out the
following statement:
The recent atterances of Mr. Baer, spokesman
of the anthracite coal trust Mr.. Hewitt and other
interested persons d;sclose well dsneG Gnb e
suited in the coal strike. and attempt to aiysrt
sssant9n yer sleala sToa shs as asrsah are sher
relief to know that they now n admt tnae fhf be- e
nored with impunty; and inasmuch as the puniiic &c
marave pf ee that td It shall not be deceived by
which are at variance with IL the b Iacfs false mn
pressions and Misrepresentation contained in the
statements or the gentlemen referreo 10. ISSUE
It is not my intention to point out The innumer
statement and allegation. His unsupported as,
that Da GeTan On ngS IN
view of the fact that unquestoned authorities can
states .that the wages paid in the anthracite coa
regions COMPARED With the Tnges % pao m
Mr. Baer must refer to bituminous coal mining
wages in the bituminous coal fields are from 20 to
40 per cent higher than those paid for slniiIdI
s fef 4f the minimum wage received by any class
of adult mine workers in the soft coal NH mines IS rs rs
% 10 boTs is al 2E cents an hour In the anthracite
coal mines men pepformmng IT pIecsey blE gne wbiIe
boys are paid low as five cents an hour, and and
Fare1S binneHs reGsVn miner works maximum eight
hours day. which is two hours less than men men
nyer m e the anthracite mine worker labors under the
further disadvantage Of being more aole al 70 DE
greater in the anthracite than in the bituminsus
There are other statements of Mr.. ,Baer which
equally incorrect these feo is ms o tn sR
hours a dav'' and his further assertion that the
lowest scale Of wages was s. cents 3 for BOY 9 sate @
PeS pe5ef hm with vi m the names and addresses thou
sands Of Of slate tbsn cents day and shall be
willing have the returns Verineo py the COM
panies' payrolls.
THE COAL PRODUCTION
The of bd5 M5 as gss5 to tsf we4 or
some mysterious reason the miners festrctea & tqe ne
of the the pqoduc af the s has been
reduced about l2ia per cent, and that in the case case
9f Poo she o Feaas tonl This IS vtsy important true
9ss Of IA, fSon tRe tReS mines operated By Reading
5ss tGns az afd ] tSsat tdns insreaSs See ef2ee
r d 'le of PennsyIvania State Bureau of Mnesl The
output Of S Goa ae II hstory a Of coal eos
paper ayowedly and bitepy neeTine and Mining
ToUrna admits that virtually the only Iestrietion
was shGrtage eonfinGss ii became
end d Of some oheT t6psaez sha Rsae
ing colIeTes an and shorf ehfse ne Issue
1902 Although this statement It. fi 0ossbe That Mt
any SUI fs 70 the per capita output but even mere
he careful ealepst4a sste o Bureau Of Mines
I'm hs ,bat DESPITE Mr. Baer's assertion that tne
,o;ners yorked only from four TO SIX houfs ues
5.rnits the assertion that the men
ontput The per capita production N I9'i, .ie
oor61niained Of was greater tnan tne pcl cap tnrs
.er any single of the thirty-oIe years
AZ which we have record, from ioto ron,
attn,,nting 70 account for the ihcIeassa ~
IL ~ nperafors point the insaila tioh o Iapof
sat7i,e nschfnery which reduces the POI U.s.
,aaa snI i1oys Employed by the day We aea udst
@ ns.n al ,nire workers whose labor might oe @
"a e,,ch % annances and take simply te 9u&pu & ba pea
osrtiTcated and employed miner we aaH ma aas tons
nsodcton per miner 12ll tons IN les' Siis
Il, 1ses ass tons 1899 and 5sl IONS far m NJ Haer
ia IN tbe zlesT 1901 ii 15Sa tons re.er M
IN tne Sea, Sersg reports of the Pennsylvania stay
Iea,, ns Mines and ask II these hgures 40 S oS
ros,,.a the statement that organlzauon III 'ne o
rinas rehuee ,s ti ip;rnieaI to good workmanship
THE MINERS DEMANDS.
3nnts and ideals of the United Mins MoIheIn III III
.ar;cs have been wfuy distorteo. Ds q ,snad Sla
49,, ~ critics We have oeeh w.
a az ~ motives and purposes nlaIeiousiy III,
os we therefore take this opp9r s 10
1 I that do not seek 20
R;st, ~ mana eement of the coa propsltl@ b,, ra
ner tl diseinline the working force' Out we
do demand: l., ges for men employed on
piecework -, A. tho hours OF labor for
men ,r 49, ant for legal ton OF coal .,
tnirth That the coal We mine siid pe "o"'''
weighed and correctly recoTueu - ,ra form, ne ar
Fifth-We favor lncof poi a'"9
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