The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31
mo NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN
MOHAWK LABOR TROUBLE

The Mohawk and Combination mines and the Combna
tion mill still shut down result of the wakout Of
the miners and mill hands, While the trouble has not yet
spread other mines and leases in the district it feared
that there will be general suspension of operations if
union in rejecting the of the compromise the
change system the Mohawk which signed by
idated officials generally regretted 1t is believed that
the badly advised in view of the fact that in
company, demanding that in addition to the remodeing
OF the change room the Western Federation of Miners be
given absolute Jurisdiction all men employed in or
about all the mines in the district.
The expected reconsideration of the demands at the
take place the simple announcement being made
close of the meeting that the next move to the
General Manager j. W. Finch of the Godfeld Consol-
dated Mines company declares that concessions
will be made and that the miners must live up to their
signed last March in which they accepted the
change and the employment Of watchmen who should
be neutral Mr.. Finch significant remark that
a quickly % to
work AS the regular meeting Of the does not
take place until Tuesday night it is hardly possible that
any settlement will be reached before that time.
In order that thorough understanding of the trouble
has issued statement of the heretofore en-
ere into between the Mine Owners Association and the
Western Federation of Miners gives de-
tail the regarding the change following the
trouble last fall and the subsequent ampfed agreement
which was entered into March. This agreement,
which had the endorsement of Acting President Mahoney
of the Western Federation >, Miners covered all points in
dispute between the employers tie miners and in
tended to insure industrial peace f"r two yerr,.
1t supposed that the question of change and
the jurisdiction Of watchmen settled at that time, and
it looks though the kick agaiTt the Mohawk change
stem nstigated merely for the purpose of max
ing trouble This presumption is strengthen by the fol
lowing ultima Consolidated after agreement
making certain concessions in the system ha been gncl
the of the Consolidated and
committed appointed by the miners:
That the committee be instructed to notify mine
that they will change clothes the following condi
tions:
'First-That each be furnished locker and that
ne change his clothes without leaving his locker
''Second-That all at work Godfeld Consol
idated Mines company properties who walked out over
change room be reinstated without discrimination.
''Third-That No. 22O, w. F. NJ insist jurisdiction
all working in and around the mines and mills
irrespective of time of their employment nature of work.
except managers and superintendent
Commenting upon the unreasonabeness and arbitrary
character of the demands contained in this umatum, the
Consolidated statement has the following to say
''Cause of the above ultimatum makes requirement
which every of protection which the change
is intended to afford mining company where large
number Of employed The first two paragraphs of
the proposal agreed between the officers of the Con-
soldated and the committee representing the union
tains very material concession, in that it states that
miners would not be required to pass partition between
two rooms in making the change of clothing In making
this concession the company is going far
ably be asked of them The change is intended for
the comfort health of the miners and those erected
upon the properties of the Consolidated have been
sructed with and at considerable expense to attain
this end So far they also intended to be protec
against oresteang their existence does in