Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-22
MINE OWNERS
! SCORE VICTORY
G0LDFIELD LABOR TROUBLES
NOW OVER
Agreement Signed Yesterday Termi-
mates Lockout Which Has Been
Effective for Seven Weeks.
Both SIDES Rejoice
Nv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
GoLDFIELD, New, April H.-An
agreement was signed today by the
executive committee of the mine own
ers and the officers of miners union
No. 22O, Goldheld district, which term
mates the great lockout and labor
struggle Of the past seven weeks.
The final act of the peace negotia-
tions occurred at o'clock this even
ing when a joint announcement was
signed declaring that the mines would
resume operation at p. M, Monday,
and calling upon all miners to go to
work.
The terms of the settlement are as
follows:
First-The wage scale in effect in
the district March l. 1907, shall re-
main in force and eight hours shall
constitute a days work for all men
under the jurisdiction of the miners
union.
Second-The miners union shall have
jurisdiction over all men regularly en-
ployed in and around the mines, mills
and smelters, including timber men,
timber trainers, engineers, black
smiths and machinists, and excepting
superintendent and managers.
Third-No strike or boycott shall be
officially C-clared by the miners union
unless by a two-thirds vote of the or
tganzation in favor thereof, and no
lockout shall be enforced by the mine
owners and operators unless by like
gvote.
y Fourth-No town labor controversy
shall interfere with the operation of
ithe mines or the employment of the
miners.
Fifth-These terms shall remain in
force for a period of two years from
date.
Mine Owners Win Out
The outcome of the controversy is
"a distinct victory of the mine owners,
bfor every one of the demands made or
1.-The miners, both as members of the
miners union and of the Industrial
Workers of the World. are agreed to.
The miners have separated themselves
from the Industrial Workers of the
World and will let no town labor trou-
bles interfere with the working of the
mines. Under the old regime the min
aers could be called to help in any local
strike of boycott against any local
concern that might be Objectionable to
the Industrial Workers of the World.
The same hours and wages as OBJ
tanned before remain in effect as prom
ised by the mine owners at the outset
of the struggle and the miners sign up
Athe agreement for two years, which
was another demand of the mine
owners.
There was great rejoicing in Gold
field tonight over the final settlement
of the lockout. Mine owners and min
ers alike are celebrating and the ut
most good feeling is on all hands. The
two committees wound up their labors
last night with a fine mid-dinner and
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the final action, which puts the camp
sin full action again.
Hold Midnight Session
Saturday the active committees of
yboth the mine owners and the miners
organization were in session all even
ing and late into the night. Terms of
settlement were finally drawn UP and
signed by both committees, to be sub
mitted to a meeting of the miners for
ratification.
This morning a notice was posted
upon the bulletin board in front of
the Miners Union hall announcing a
mass meeting of miners at the base
ball park at p. m. today. At that
hour fully 1900 miners assembled. The
Industrial Workers of the World were
excluded.
The tentative agreement was read to
the crowd. Each member of the min
ers committee in turn explained it's
provisions A score of miners spoke
in favor of adopting the terms of set
tlement. Vincent st. John and two or
three others of the radical element un-
successfully tried to stem the tide, ad-
vocating that the terms be rejected.
A division was called for.
Those favoring the terms of settle
rnent went to one side and those op-
posing to the other. Fully three
fourths of the vast assembly moved to
the side favoring the settlement and
the result was greeted with great ap-
plause and demonstrations of joy.