Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-06

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not now foreseen, steps into the
breach, $4,000 men controlled by the
United Mine Workers will walk out
Of the mines in every section of the
country April 1.
There has been intimations that two
agencies president Of the United
States and the national civic fedora
tion-may be appealed to set in mo-
ton negotiations looking to a rehabi-
tation of the joint state agreement or
at least discussion of some possible
means of bringing the operators and
miners together for further negotia-
tions.
So far as known, however, there is
nothing upon which to Dase an asser-
tion that either the president or civic
federation have decided to offer their
service
No Two interpretations.
Perhaps the most significant state
ment made by President Mitchell dur
ing any session of the present conven-
ton was made yesterday afternoon,
first in his admonition to the miners
that each individual make prepare
lions to establish strike fund which
will make each miner self-sustaining
for reasonable length of time, and
again when in answer to the question
OF delegate who wished to be en-
ltghtened as to the correctness of the
resolution adopted yesterday, he said:
"The resolution adopted yesterday is
capable of no two interpretations and
at the proper time all such questions
will be answered"
President Mitchell, speaking his last
word at the closing conference, put the
matter thus:
I'VE have come to the parting of the
ways and it seems to me the only thing
left to do Is to go home and there try
to overcome the seemingly insurmount-
able obstacles. We deeply rtgret the
necessity for such step, but we feel
that the time has come when you can
give us an advance in wages without
damaging your property interests to
any considerable extent"
Demands of the Miners.
Following are the demands of the
miners, all but the last Of which the
operators have rejected:
A general advance of 121s per cent
over the present scale.
| A run Of mine basis.
| A differential of cents between pick
and machine mined coal.
| Uniform day wage scale.
That all yardage and deadwood be
advanced 12h per cent.
That no boy under 16 shall be EN-
ployed in or about the mines.
There is in the miners national
| treasury over 100000 and 81 week
from each memb Der until April / would
bring about $2,40O,O00 more, making
nearly $3,000000 which the organiza
1 ton would have on hand to begin the
struggle All assessments would STOP
as soon as the miners quit work, but
4 the officers estimate that strike fund
of $2,5O0,00O, with the $4,000 in. the
treasures of the districts, would tide
them over till settlement can be
reached
MITCHELL 6idHleS OPeFdIOFSs
In an interview last evening, Presi
dent Mitchell said the strike at the
expirations Of the contracts, March g.
will mean the national suspension O
mining and include the anthracite dis
tricts. He insisted the responsibility!
rests with the operators.
i Questioned about the cost of the an
thracite strike, which lasted abou
twenty-six weeks, he said that the cos
had been estimated by the strike com
mission to be a loss of $25,000,000 IL
wages to the miners, $50,000,000 prof
its to the operators and $26,000,00'
loss in freight rates.
4 According to the figures given GU
by officers of the miners organization
they expect the strike to bring out ov
er 10000 men-about 100000 non
union miners in West Virginia ant
Pennsylvania with 100000 union min
ers.
10000 VIII Strike In Iowa.
/ OF this number about 100000 will b.
out in the anthracite districts, $500
in the Pennsylvania bituninous dis
i tricts, $4,000 in Ohio, 1900 in Indi
ana, 10000 in Illinois, 10000 in Iowa
10000 in West Vidginia, 300 in Mich
igan and approximately 10000 in Kan
sas, Missouri, Texas, Indian Territor,
and Arkansas. The states enumerate,
will be the scene of the great parts o
the battles.
/ Mitchell estimated that strik
such as is planned, will affect owe
two million people dependent on tn
mining industry for their daily bread
The 81 assessment would raise approx
imately $2,500,000 of national treasur,
funds by April /. This organization
now has in cash in its national district
sub-district and local treasures, So
679134. The two funds on April will
probably place $5,000,000 cash avail
able for strike purposes.
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