The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-13

David Wilcox Says 8-HOur Day
Would Raise Selling Price.
HIS LETTER TO JOHN MITCHELL
President Of D. & n. Company Claims
Cancellation Beard Should Arbitrate
Demands OF Miners-"Open Mines
Demanded.

DcmsnCs of Mincrs-"Open Mines
Demanded.
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New luih. zen. w. DdN'u N"''"N'
,-oeit,pt of the delaware A. Hudson
.,. ..,.,.t,. clio ,o,t 81 tho
CON PDi'' i'""' P""'' Wv
letter 90 John MitChcu, president Oh
the United Mine Workers. concerning
tho ,o,rareroo rotvaen the miners
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question. Mr. WILCOX ltileT' udled
tahru,r, 2 soys i'm part.
.,,.. ,.,,,t,.,l.t ,,f r,. etriko Of 1902
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hours Mofh'N ii N.F N'' "'' ''' ''N
Tor inr minors i'i ''-Ni i'I 'n' "'"'i
employees. and tAr pr' .ni conditions are
substantially D." fimr.
Arv surr0. 'Ion ri 800 '.Fhi-nour dny
i0r the employee Nf ihc day docs not.
therefore. look to dimnui''n ol "c'"'i
hours of Ia''r. hr 'n't H' nor now '''i
l-e eight hours day. hni merely 10
.h.nrr uf wages hN BOD i'i-ihs th' ii''
per hour s' af To- advance me ".N's
about 1915 Isr cont. ann'" The stanu'ld
av.d by ihe sfr.A, commission. This ado
vance would amour, approximately 20
rnt cout- per tpu NJ eoal pr on ihe en-
.lI- product. about aA"''" "a year
g.Dn 900 increase would tend to adj
.au,e abe prlc- oi coal to consumers. IL
rorId also naturally lead ultimately 10
Boz minors working c.eht hours per DAY,
instead of much Jess than seven. as ~
present 500 81. To- MAKE uniform "olN
lav for all ON thr other hand. II the
WORKING hours OF the breakers We're. IN
.Irf. actually reduced. the effect would De
,o diminish tIa earnings of The miners.
because. The hrsakers could not handle as
much coal ls lt present.
THE .arrrri. ION awarded an advance IN
,.-.-.s of fp. per cent. for the miners. and
3 10 nor c.rt Tor the other employees
f..fir. November fnlz. this advance
s..- based rron the finding OF $3.50 per
.,r .. tn. minimum tdawater price pre-
.aiitrr la addition. the commission
awarded that the WAGES should stiil fur
tf..r advance nor cent with each rise
e... .,,, Do, tho ,rica Of coal. The
sal. H.rl.frfE HfN.I. IIfU SHOWS IiINL
,,,,. ~ ,,...,.s tiu,s ex.d bv ia. COM
,,.,..,.., .,..,d w Greatly those now
..,..,..lir,. d., tho bittimluous Industry OF
p.,,s,l,-,nIa
,,..,,,. .,tf.-r thir,s tha. commission de-
.tt,d ,t,t tfa fodrsfr- must remain open
I'm ...l.ina .,,ni.vrnant REGARDLESS Of
.Y,1t.,i,., ,-iti, f.tor orra rizations
,.t..i..,, ..r,,i,i.I by ns award
''r,,..,,..,'o, of - cancellation
~ mr., r,,rnhors rom
.t.' .,,.,..,,.ers and three repre-
....,,.', ,t.,. ,.,r,io,.- with provisions for
.nr,ointrout of an umpire when ncces-
T.I,a commission therefore. covered by
;.s ay-,rI ..,l questions IA issue between
a. rag,,oti,e cornpanice and their em-
-. Ell rrov,d.d "a satisfactory
.,tt,.,,,,..,t NJ Grievances
-, .,,s. erlr, limo IN time"
''I' ,,.r,.,s. tho Cancellation
OF '"e ''',.. r-' 80. ,-itb ,bres
D,.'i" "" ,-r.,, 90, y,-orl,,re ron
YIN 49, .,,,d tbreo NOM
.l.--.,.,,,.,,o no emnIovers.
a. vt..f,, relations between en-
l .,,,,.t,,.,.s arc therefore. the
I'os ,. - ,.'., ,,httret,on ana have been
.,'i.,,stcs b, awards already made
,..t,.,,o .,,u,.. ,or, mission or by the
90. -. .4
coIl',''a'io.' .,.. .,-,.rd ~ the strike
~ p ''Ne '''", .,. a.. ~. shsolutelv con-
comm l"" e...... ,,..,i,,ions sftor
trolling as 90 iuluIt .oiil,',o''a 49,
" .I, y a. i ,....,,''.,,'o in the absence OF
some new facts raising new questions
As already said. an questions arising i,,.s
under tns ,e' t ne henn arbitrated bv the
com"iiiation board. or If there be any
such claim not presented they are sub
jet TO such arbitration Il mere De any my
ne" iacts "lDon no 40" ~ ,he tommisslon.s
p v y,srd bev have not been brought to
public attention. In case. however there there
be sch mater tr ''' og me conciliation
hoard So who represent the employees to pre-
sent them to the members who represent pre-, m.
the e'ap, oyer, a elu or erection.