The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-12
WORKING
UP IN FUTURE
Anthracite Coal Regions Studying
the Programme.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
OPERATORS TAKE coNsERVA
TIVE GROUND.
NHILADELPHIA, Nov. ia SPECIAL
dispatch from Shamokin, Pa, TO the
UHxtorir,ez staraoranh COWS.

4 ulSpdLcD from Sndln0klns Ed.t 10 the
Evening Telegraph says:
"A complete CANVASS of the Lackawan-
ma. Schuylkill and Lehigh coal districts
shows that miners, through their dele
gates 90 the United Mine Workers cog
ventiOn TO be held here beginning Dec. Il,
will refuse TO be bound after April i next
by the renewal of the award of the an
thrdCite coal strike commission appointed
by President Roosevelt, unless the ope-
rators in addition agree 10 the union be-
coming a signatOry party.
From first-hand source the forecast OF
the condition asked Is justified.
A committee representing the union
miners Will be instructed 10 wait upon
the operators and request a conference.
This committee Will explain 10 the Ope-
ratOrs, II granted the opportunity that the
conference is asked 50 that a mutual
agreement may be reached as to the
terms OF employees at all colleries after
April !.
The convention will take the stand for
an eight-hour work dav, uniform pay for
classes of employees not rated as miners
and specific terms of employment but
this viii be held subject to a joint dis
cuSsion and will not be Obtruded in dd-
vance of the request for a conference.
Should the operators issue or post no.
tice OF their intention or willingness TO
continue in force the commissions award
III ADVANCE OF Ine convention. Sucn no.
tice will he disregarded. il is said by the
convention unless addressed TO that body,
the union or TO one or more Of its rep
resentatiYeS.
Failing 20 get the consent of the ope-
ratOrs 10 meet representatives OF the
union, the convention will adjourn to al
low further negotiations and for final in
structions from the local unions in all
three districts.
In the event of the operators refusing
TO meet or discuss with union represent
atives, the ShamOkin convention will an
nounca the refusal of the POO 900 union
mine workers to be longer bound by the
terms of the commissions award.
Recognition of the union, in short. IS
10 be the aim and goal Of the convention.
and TO obtain this John Mitchell backed
up by a strengthened organization, the
American Federation Of Labor, 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 cOnSttutionality OF
the miners certificate law. and should
the decision Of the superior court be in
their favor it will intensity the miners
demand for a written contract
Thomas u. Nichols. president of the
United Mine Workers district No. l.
which includes the upper or Lackawln-
ma district and who is one Of the three
union representatives on the board of
Cancellation. which passes on differences
between the operators and employees,
said:
THE practical workings of the award
have fallen far short of the miners ex-
pectatiOns. The board of cancellation has
not been able to adjust differences speed
lily enough TO secure the benefits presum-
ably intended by the commission"