The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-26
This Action Affects About Eight Thousand Men
 GOOD ORDER TO PREVAIL
In the Official Notice the Miners Are Cautioned Not to Commit Any Overt Act-FaIrIey and
 Others Talk.

ing in the mines of those companies thar have signed a temporary contract pend ing a final adjustment of the wage scale. In these mines there are 500 men at work, and they will not be disturbed.
 The miners are insisting on the scale of last year. This scale calls for mini mum of 471k cents a ton when Iron is selling at $S a ton.
 The operators submitted a proposition reducing the price to 40 cents ton min imum when iron is selling at sS50 ton. This, the miners say, means a reduction of 10 cents a ton on the minimum.
 The strike was ordered at special con- vention of the United Mine Workers held in Knights of Columbus hall yesterday, and Is the first general strike of the miners in Alabama since Aprilyl4' 1ss4' a little more than ten years ago.
 The Strike Order.
 The official order calling the strike fol- lows:
 "Knights of Columbus Hall,
 Birmingham, Ala, July 9. 1904 ITO the United Mine Workers of America,
 District No. 20, Alabama;
 Greeting-This is to advise you that after several conferences between the joint scale committee they have failed to agree upon a contract for the ensu- ing year.
 sThe operators persistently demand a reduction of ten Q0) cents per ton on the minimum and seven and half Q1a) cents per ton on the maximum, with a return to the monthly payday system, an increase of hours of one CD hour per day; that day men shall be paid by the hour in- stead of by the day according to past custom, a large increase in the differen- tial between pick and machine mining, and several other changes detrimental to the miner without being able to assign one single substantial reason to prove the justice of their demands.
 'In view of these facts and after care full and serious consideration by the dei- egates in convention assembled, and by unanimous vote, they decided to call a strike forthwith at all the coal mines where the companies have not signed temporary contract between them and the United Mine Workers of America, Dlctrict 20, Alabama.
 'This call applies to all the miners and mine laborers In the employ of the Pratt Coal company, except mine known as number sixteen located near Pinckney City, where temporary contract has been entered into between said company and the United Mine Workers of America
 "All miners working where temporary contracts exist will continue at work pending a final adjustment of the wage scale.
 Now Is the time for concerted action If the miner Is to secure fair remunera- ton for his labor and reasonable condi- tons of employment.
 we, therefore. request that all miners and mine laborers shall stay away from the mines where settlements have not been obtained and feel confident you will do so unanimously, and continue this strike and wage lawful contest until justice prevails, the right of the mine workers and the wages and conditions they are demanding are obtained.
 Having full confidence in your loyalty and the justice of our cause, we, there fcre call on all miners and mine labor CTS, skilled and unskilled (except pump CTS and fremen, who continue at work un- til otherwise ordered), to obey this order to strike; and call upon all members of our union to see that no violation of law Is permitted within our ranks. It Is the boast of our organization that we are law abiding American citizens. who yield to no one in our devotion to the principles of law and order.
 "The United Mine Workers of America have won all their victories by peaceful and lawful methods, and we must see to 1t that no overt act or violation of law is committed by our members in Ala bama.
 Signed on behalf of the convention,
 "EDwARD FLYNN, President. t"J L. CLEMO, Secretary Treasurer"
 Tho Call.
 The following was the call for the con- vention held yesterday:
 "Call for special convention District No. 20, United Mine Workers of America: Birmingham. Ala, July 9,1904 "ro the officers and Members of Local
 Unions in District No. 20. United Mine
 Workers of America, Greeting:
 .You are hereby notified to elect dele gates to attend a special convention of District No. 20. United Mine Workers of America which will be held In the Knights of Columbus hall, corner Fourth avenue and Twentieth street, Birmingham, Ala. July 25, 1904, to convene at Il o'clock, a. m. After several conferences with the op- 1 erators' committee we have failed to reach settlement, the operators insisting that we accept their proposed scale. which means a reduction of 10 cents per ton on the minimum Cor 40 cents per ton) and 7h cents per ton maximum; return to the monthly pay day system; nine hours at the face, or an increase of one hour per day; day wages shall be paid by the hour instead of by the day as at present
 Delegates are requested to be instruct ed to vote whether you will accept the operators proposed scale or strike. FED. FLYNN, President. "J. L. CLEMO. Secretary-Treasurer" Companies Affected. | The Companies affected by the strike are the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Rail- | road company, the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company. the Republic Iron and l Steel company. the Alabama Consolidated