Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-11
UNLESS UNION SICNATORY PARTY
Committee VIII be distracted 10 Wait
upou Operators ard Request
A Conference.
MUTUAL AGREEMENT is WANTED.
recognition OF the Uulon Is to be the
Aim and Goal OF the Com
log Convection.

philadelphia, Now ia special dis
patch frop shamokin, Pa, to the
Evening Telegraph says
"A complete canvass Of the J..
wanna, Schuylldll and Lehigh .ul
districts shows that the miners through
their delegates to the United States
Mine workers convention. to be held
here beginning Dec. a. VIII refuse to
be bound after April / next by re-
neWal of the award OF the anthracite
coal strike commission, appointed by
President Roosevelt, unless the operat-
ors in addition agree to the union be-
coming signatory party.
From FIRST hand source the. forecast
OF the condition asked IL justified.
"A committee representing the union
miners viii be instructed to wait upon
the operators and request confer
Cuco
This committee win explain to the
operators, If granted the opportunity,
that the conference IS asking SO that
mutual agreement may be reached as
TO the terms Of employment at all
golfers after April l.
THE convention will take stand
for am eight hour work day, uniform
pay for classes Of employees not rated
ms miners, and specific terms Of employ
ment, but this viii be held subject 10
"a Joint discussion and VIII not be OBJ
truded in advance of the request for
% conference.
should the operators issue or post
o. notice Of their Intention or willing
ness 10 continue I'm force the commits
sIou's award IN advance of the con-
vsntiou, such notice viii be Disregard
ed, II is said. by the convention unless
addressed 90 that body the union or to
one or more OF It's representatives,
Failing to get the consent Of tho
operators to meet representatives Of the
union. the convention will adjourn to
allow further negotiations and for tinal
Instructions from the local unions IN
an three districts.
IN the event Of the operators refusing
10 meet or discuss with union represent
tatiyes the Shamokin convention Will
announce the refusal of the 1000 OOO
union mine workers to be longer bound
by the terms OF tho commissions
award
Recognition Of the union in short,
IS 10 be the aim ana goal or the con-
vention and to obtain this John Mitch
cl backed Up by a strengthened organ
i2ation the American Federation Of La
hor and every influence which he can
command, stands committed.
on the other hand, the operators,
while avowedly favoring the execution
Of the award. are testing the constitu-
tlonality Of the miners certificate law
and should the decision of the superior
court be in their favor, II will intensity
tbe miners demand for a written con-
tract
Thomas u. Nichols, president OF the
United Workers. district No. !, which
Includes the upper or Lackawanna ana
who Is one Of the three union repre-
seutatives on the board Of Cancellation
which passes ON differences between he
operators and employees, said:
The practical workings OF the award
have fallen far short of tho miners
expectations. Tho board OF concilia-
ton has not been able 10 adjust differ
erces speedily enough TO secure the
benefits presumably intended by the
commission" y