Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-15
AIDE AGREEMENT.


men to see that the produce of their Ia
Dor is properly weighed and correct
record made thereof.
TRADE AGREEMENT.
Mr. Mitchell then took up the fourth
demand Of the miners for trade assee-
,nent with the necessary machinery LOT
the adjustment OF local grievances. he
outlined the history and policy OF the
United Mine Workers OF America, and
explained that by its existence the AZ
thracite and bituminous mine workers rad
horce rule for the local government OF 10
! cal affairs.
''The only manner he said. Fin which
the national organization is permitted to
| interfere is that before a strike is lnau-
| gurated by the district organic me
approval Of the president OF tn II
| union must be obtained; but the ent
of the national organization au-
thority to inaugurate strike aus the
| coal-n1ine operators are afforded greater
| measure of protection against strikes than
| they would have under separate and
| independent organization"
! AS to the responsibility of the mine
| workers organization Mr.. Mitchell said:
cat the present time the United Mine
! Workers of America have contracts with
| the operators of fourteen States and dis
| tricts fixing the amount the miners snail
| receive per ton, the amount the various
| classes of labor shall receive per day; the
| number of hours which shall constitute
| a days work, and the methods and ma
| chinery for the adjustment of local
| grievances by joint conference with the
| mine owners These are mutual contracts
| which are advanta geOus to both miner
| and operator and protect the public
| against the effects OF strikes and lock-
| outs. The reports of the United States
|
! industry show that the number of du-
! ration of strikes has been materially re-
| Queer each year since the system OF joint
! conference and mutual agreement has
| been introduced.
! EFFECTS OF UNION.
Where the United Mine Workers of
| America are recognized and contracted
| with the union assumes the responsibility
| Of discpling its members. The trade
| agreement has proved effective in re-
| straining workmen from enga ging in local
| or general strikes. There has been no
| strikes of any magnitude in any Of the
coal mining States in which trade agree
nents exist. We seek to establish the
same method of adjusting wages in the
anthracite field.
IT is said that it is the competition be.
ween anthracite and bituTninous coal
pom which the anthracite operators OPP
Jose recognition Of the miners organi-
alton. That this objection is neither
aid nor consistent is clearly demon
'trated by the fact that many Of the rail-
lads differed by the same men who con.
rol the anthracite coal mines, enter into
trade agreements with railroad organi-
atoms ma jority of whose members are
employed upon other and competing
, roads.
I'VE demand recognition because we
! KNOW that permanent peace and friendly
relations can be best maintained through
q trade agreement with the organiza ton
which our people have elected to Join.
Fully 80 per cent of the employees of the
anthracite coal mines are members Of
it from choice, they desire to retain their
membership in it. It was the United
Mine Workers of America that conferred
with the President of the United States
IN relation to submission of the issues
involved III the coal strike to this com
mission, it was the United Mine Workers
OF America that was requested by the
President to end the strike: it was the
United Mine Workers OF America that
declared the strike at an end; it was
the United Mine Workers of America that
sent the men back to work. and it is the
United Mine Workers of America that is
pledged to accept the award of this COM
mission.
Failure to recognize the organiza ton
was the cause Of many OF the local strikes
against which operators and mine-work-
ers Jointly complained
LOCAL MINE STRIKES.
There have hoen many local strikes
during the past year the fault of which
rests upon operators and miners alike.
Inc miners failing to secure redress for
their wrongs Che companies having re-
fused to treat with their REPRESENTATIVES,
mad no choice but to submit to Injustice
or inaugUrate a strike
Recognition OF the union does not mean
Iictation or interference by men NOT en,-
p!oEed by the companies; 1t simply means
',l't oiilcels selected by the mine workers
snail exercise supervision over the or
sanization or shall counsel with the mine
workers as 10 how their trade affairs shall,
be conducted. The miners have as much
right 10 select their spokesman to act for
them, to present their grievances to man
age their affairs, as have the stock, OILERS
Of any one Of the anthracite coal com
panleS to eject their officers to perform
ike functions.
PLEA FOR CHILDREN.
Nj Mitchell concluded with plea for
the children. He said:
Our little boys should not be forced
into the mines and breakers so early IN
life Our little girls should not ba corr
PEELED to work in the mills and factories
wien they should be in school. The
wealth and the future Of the nation arc
not to be measured by It's palaces ana
milionaires. but rather by the enliehten-
sd tenement and prosperity of its mil
lions OF citizens who constitute the hons
and sinew of our land"
West Cary House Sold.
n w. Bowe sold yesterday a frame
store store ana nc tdweiil9g at No. 1ios west Cary
street TO Mary L: Jasper for Ss15 Also