The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-23

ential between pick and machine min ing shall be ' cents.
 Fifth--We demand a uniform outside day wage scale.
 sixth-we demand that all yardage and dead work be advanced 12 1-2 per cent.
 Seyenth--We demand that no boy under 1e years of age shall be employed in or around the mines
 Eighth-We demand that our con tract become effective April 1, 1908, and expire April 1, 1907.
 Ninth-we demand that eight hours shall constitute a days work.
 Tenth-That when the men go into the mines in the morning they shall be entitled to two hours pay, whether or not the mine works the full two hours, but after the first two hours, the men shall be paid for every hour thereafter by the hour, for each hour or fraction or part thereof. If for any reason the regular routine work cannot be furnished the Inside labor after a portion of the first two hours, the ope- rators may furnish other than regular labor for the unexpired time.
 The joint convention of Districts l, ' and g, held at Shamokin, Pa. Decem- Der 14-16, 1905. the following recom- mendation from the Scale Committee | was adopted:
 We have examined carefully all the l resolutions referred to us and in addi- | ton thereto, we have considered and | discussed the policy the pursuit oi which we believe would prove more ad-
 vantageous to our constituents. and
 which, if adopted. would conduce to the best interests of all dependent upon the anthracite coal industry.
 | 'In pursuance thereof. we recommend | that a committee consisting of the of- hcers and executive boards of Districts II, and g. be designated and instructed to confer with the representatives of | the various mining companies for the purpose of formulating an agreement | to govern wages, hours of labor and other conditions of employment, such I agreement to be effective beginning April 1, 1906, the date upon which the | award of the anthracite coal strike l commission expires.
 We recommend further that any agreement entered into by. the above named committee and the various coal companies be reported for ratification
 or rejection to a convention of an | thracite mine workers to be held prioi l to April 1, 1908. S ~ 1 Tt is recommended further that all
 resolutions now in the hands of the Scale Committee or which may be m | troduced hereafter in this conVentloh bearing upon the matter of wages hours of labor and other conditions ol employment, be referred to the specla
 committee provided for herein.
 We believe the policy outlined by
 the shamokin convention be that whief
 best conserves the interest of thu
 anthracite field and the organization 1T general and, therefore, recommend That the resolution adopted by th' shamokin convention be endorsed ant l that the full support and co-operatior of the international organization b' l given toward carrying the same Int effect. (Signed on behalf of the scal' Comnittee). Wellington O'Connor Chairman; < John P. White, Secretary Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 22, 1906"
 l. The Scale Committee desires to rec | ommend'* the following resolution t. the convention: That the same rela
 tive advance and changes of condition
 that may be secured by this convention
 for the districts represented in tn
 joint convention be secured by the dis
 tricts who are not represented in tn
 said joint convention, and that tn
 convention instruct the incoming ex
 ecutive board to use all the power nee
 essary. morally and financially, to brini | about this result"