The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-05
EAST MAY
WITNESS
BIG COAL.
STR|KE:

New York, March with The "bIg
stick oul Of the way it is believed
the bars viii be let down to big
coal strike. With the passing Of presl
dent Roosevelt u IS alleged the cont
barons are nudlng their nerve again
and viii not dodge the tieup.
Anthracite coal operators viii re
fuse every one Of the demands OF the
mirors sunion for 'eher wages short
er hours and other concessions which
win be presented TO the companies
some time betsre April /, according
% pamphlet dealing with tae sllua-
lien today, This while not official
has been approved by operators as
representing their views.
The thgeeyear agreement which
has been IN force since 1906, when,
after the suspension of worl. by the
miners for three weeas. they with.
drew their demands ior concessions
expires on March ~ 1'he minors
leaders have prepared q Hist of eight
demands. which have nst s.t been
Officially presented 10 The operators.
The present agreement IS practical
N Identical With that drawn up by
the Roosevelt strike commission ,n
settling The ccai st,ss4. which last
"A from May TO October 1902 The
new Gemands 30 batk IN most points
ID matters which were lhon siiied
hy me Roosevelt commission
The first Of The new demands is
that an disputes between operators
and men shall be settled under nm
agreement 10 be drawn up between
The representatives OF miners aLd
onsatcrs. This Ia considered hy the
Operators as aine0 as go eighi-honf
Aaf
The second demand calls f9r q wee
asulllon ol lhc United Mine M rk
afA Cf America q question whleh
eame up Ia 1902. and sns decided
adversely hy the i,0oHe elt commits
eion. Il alaD clls for recognition %
Hhelr ieh la provide ang mnihoa
We may adopt f0f lire cleelpn ol
revenues for ihe urganizallon
On llls point 1t waa nainie0 0nl
Iii ihe ramphlc, ssapa llat ihe Pen
aetsna Aw compels iae eoanAAle'
in nay the fnll amount Of their ent
plagea wages vi cash
In al previous disputes VITA ileli
men ihe operators have been posi-
i've in their determination ~ pa'
iAe men tbe full amount or thcli
wages ana leave them 70 use lheil
4 IS as iheN choose although lht
agents of tho nuion have been allow
.ad Co Dc present When the men weri
9mid gaf lhr purpose uf collecting
/ ihe union dWes One 81 Che greatest
| dliTifHiiieg ne union fIeess ~0uld
/ nave Il the collection Of dues
The sfsicm proposed @nul ; great
IS arengihen lhelr organization h~
Sides shifting lms burden q kneplns
/ uq the union lreaaNty onto ihc uper
lafa. eho goukI have 10 aku bc
tween s80N00 and ts5qnp pycrS
month ul OF the wages of their mer
/ ". II Yruesdas. president 0f lh'
Delaware. LackaNaunB 4 Western
Railroad company said There s. ne
question that The hltuminous inter
esla IN The United Nine Workers
organization are attempting 20 make
trouble IN the anthracite regions
He eclnsels efforts 20 pre2ent The
attempt that IS going 70 be made g
strike Down The prosperity and gool
ltaellng thar has exiesel"
rrnesdala further charaes that th'
bitnminous lhferesis "ihai control ani
ictafe the policy OF the United Mine
Workers organization are IN a 'rnni
ana outrageous conspiracy that
should be shown up