Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-16
NEW MOVE.
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QuSStlOuS DSlWScu lHelu duu IuClF
workmen to any fair tribunal for de.
cision. They are not willing to enter
into arbitration with the mine work.
ers' union, an organization chiehy
composed of men in rival and com,
petitive interest. and they are not
willing to make any arrangement
which will not secure to the men now
working, and all now or hereafter
wishing to work, whether they belong
to the mine workers union OF not, the
right and opportunity to work in safe
ty and without personal insult or bodi-
ly harm to themselves or their fami-
lies For these reasons the arbitra-
tions heretofore proposed have been
declined.
Tell of Former Conference.
sit will be remembered that at the
| conference in Washington Oct. 3, w
made the following offer: That w
would take up at each colliery any al
| legged grievance, and in the event OF
failure to make satisfactory adjust
ment, the questions at issue to be
submitted to the final decision of the
| Judges of the court of common pleas
of the district in which the colliery is
4 located. This offer was made by us
\ in good faith and we desire to reaffirm
it.
Realize Need of Coal.
'The coal companies realize that
the urgent need of coal and the appre-
hension of an inadequate supply for
the approaching winter calls for an
earnest effort to reach practical con-
clusion which will result in an in
creased supply, and the presidents OF
the companies desire to make every
effort to that end which does not in
volve the abandonment of the inter-
ests committed to their care and OF
the men who are working and seeking
to work in their mines. This respon-
sibility they must bear and meet as
best they can.
Must Be No Discrimination.
"They therefore restate their posi-
ton: That they are not discriminate
ing against the United Mine Workers,
hut they insist that the miners uniOt
shall not discriminate against or re
, fuse to work with non-union men;
5 that there shall be no restriction Of
3 deterioration in quantity or quality q
3 work. and that owing to the varying
4 nhysical conditions of the anthracite
3 mines each colliery is a problem By
. itself.
1--WE suggest commission to pc ap
e pointed by the President of the United
States (if he is willing to perform
g that public service), to whom shall BIZ
: referred all questions at issue be
L tween the respective companies and
j their own employees, whether they be
d long to a union or not, but decision
6 of that commission shall be accepted
y by us.
y idIeness to Stop at once.
ssIt being the understanding tina
= Immediately upon the constitution o
e such commission in order that idleness
/ and non-production may cease instant
u ly the miners will return to work anc
II cease all interference with and perse'
i cution of any non-union men who art
working or shall hereafter work. Tn
findings of this commission shall II,
J. the date when the same shall be enec
live and shall govern the conditions o
employment between the RESPECTIVE
r companies and their employees Tor
10 term of at least three years.
q .s.George f. Baer, president Philadel
d, phia and Reading Coal and Iron
~ company; Temple Iron company.
d. "E. B. Thomas, chairman Pennsylva
ar MIA Coal company; Hillsdale Cos
so and Iron company.
IT. "sW. H. Truesdale, president Della
s. ware, Lackawanna and Western
70 Railroad company.
re '.T. P. Fowler, president Scranton
to Coal company; Elk Hill Coal an
as Iron company.
ir "'R. NJ. Oliphant, president Delawar
IN and Hudson company.
lg Alfred Waters, president Lehig
1t Valley Coal company"
20, A note appended to this statemer
of read: The schedule referred to
" this statement was not brought fro1
ID. New York, as it has not been com
Ie- pleted.
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