The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-07


United Mine Workers of America,
y is expected in Utah ia about
week after his return from Chicago
20 help settle the coal miners strike in
this state II is stated that Vice Presi-
-dent G.. W. Kramer of the Utah Fuel
company has expressed a willingness
70 confer with him, and the trouble
may soon come to an end.
This news was brought 20 Salt Lake
yesterday by Charles DemOlli, most
picturesque figure in the Carbon county
strike and most influential man among
the miners of that region. He has
come to tell Governor Wells the min
ers' side. and viii meet the executive
at 1880 a. m. today.
7 rather look To see the strike set
lied before another week. said Mr..
Demoli yesterday. 81 think it viii be
fixed after Mr. Mitchell gets here. I
have just had q telegram from him,
and he VIII come out soon"
Demoli in the City.
Demoin. the silver tongued. whose
influence with his fellow countrymen
IS so feared by the Utah Fuel company
officials that efforts have been made TO
Keep him behind bars. is in appearance
1ar from being the wild-eyed anarchist
he is pictured by his enemies. A tall,
powerful man in appearance. dressed
&c
shirt, corduroy trousers and laced
NoOots of a miner. he has a handsome
1ace, typically Italian. with a small
dropping mustache. His voice is soft
and his manner suave. although at
times he fires with enthusiasm over
. the subject he may be discussing.
u pom his arrival in Salt Lake he was
Inet by John Thai organizer Of the
Utah Federation Of Labor. who is en-
pertaining him Demolh is national or
Eanizer for tho United Mine Workers
of America and editor of III IlaVOraUOre
Itaiiano of Trinidad. Colo. Even with
his limited command Of the English
language, he is convincing talker.
and one can easily lima CINE his power
over an audience of his countrymen
when he is addressing them in their
native tongue.
Comes to See Governor.
"I want 20 tell the governor the true
situation he said. talking in his room
al the ST. james last evening. 81 want
20 explain to him fully our position.
The Utah Fuel company has been Civ
ing false statements from the start.
TO begin with. we are glad 20 have
&c militia in Carbon county although
~ Us not really needed. as IL protects
Us from the company guards, the dep
uty sherffs The members of the ma
tiOnal guard treat the strikers fairly.
and they seem % be in sympathy with
aus. now that they understand the con-
ditions. although they are In a hurry
90 get the strike settled so they won't
have 10 live any longer I'm the cold
tents I'm December.
The company guards arc trying %
make trouble. Some OF them are good
men who have gone down there be-
cause they need the s. day. but most
of them are thugs and riff-ram. They
are arbitrary In their methods and
would like nothing better than to pro-
woke the miners into q riot so they
could do some shooting. In every
speech ] have made 7 have cautioned
the miners To be quiet and peaCea Bile.
7 have told them they win have public
sympathy on their side when the facts
are known if they viii only be quiet
and keep within their rights. and then
they viii win.
Help For the Strikers.
"It is not pleasant for them 10 he
turned out OF their homes but we are
telling them to go 90 Helper or Price
76nd the United Mine Workers viii pro-
vide for them, aud If necessary win
provide them with work I'm other fields
when the work is 60 be had"
What are the demands of the min
Crs a the present timer" was asked
First and foremost. recognition Of
the union. II we get that all the
others viii come. The Utah Fuel com
pany says 1t viii grant nearly every
demand except that. We do not trust
So unless il promises that. We want
protection. II the union was not rec
sogniZed. every man who had taken part
in the strike would be discharged at
the first opportunity and the company
would soon go back TO old conditions.
The union is our only protection.
Other Demands of Men.
Another thing we ask is check
weighman on all coal which Us sent out
and that the miner be allowed 1000
pounds to the ton. At present the
miner is forced 10 dig 5000 to 1000
pounds to be credited with a ton This
is because ne Is charged with slack,
which is nevertheless shipped with the
rest OF the coal and charged 70 the re-
tail dealer. We want so be credited
with all coal which is III for shipment
and we want honest weight.
Another thing IS better. ventilation.
The company now claims the mines
are well ventilated but they are not
The state law Is not being complied
with in that respect. and the mines
are dangerous The explosion at SEQ
Geld was a lesson as to what may re-
sllt from imperfect ventilation. and
the miners want some safeguard
: against that.
THE state law about an elght-hOur
day IS not being regarded. either. Many
men nave been working twelve or four
Another demand is a 20 per cent in
crease in wages. but we viii cOncede
this If we can get recognition Of the
union.
Wages Of Employees.
"Thc company has lied about the
wages that are paid. Instead of being
$3.50 20 1915 dav for miners the
average is not much over s. a day or
$50 20 500 a month. The earnings vary
greatly. About 80 per cent OF the men.
who are favOrites with the superiu-
tendent and are given the best places
20 work. with plenty Of cars and fair
weights and other things TO facilitate
their work. can make as high as s. or
y &c a day. The other 60 per cent get
very little. averaging. as said. q
little over s. day. Some or them.
who have bad places IN the mine may
work twenty TO tWenty-seven days end
get only about $50 In some places a
man can mine not over one ton a lay
The price per ton varies. but 10 runs
from s. cents To 80 cents"
els 81 true that a red flag was car
ried az the head 0f q procession while
YOU were at SCOieid2'
Dem0li laughed merrilv
THAT flag was a handkerchief that
somebody had taken of from his
neck" said he 1T was tied on the
narstaff below the American Tag
"But isn't that the flag or anarchy -
Not the Flag Of Anarchy
"So, indeed, il IS not. The flag OF