Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-25
Mine STRIKE TO
BE COMPR OMISED
international Executive Board
and Operators Have Come
to Terms.
WAGE INCREASE ALLOWED
7greement Is Now to Be Submitted
to Referendum Vote of Workers
Power of Officials Defined.

indianapolis, Ind, July 25.-The in
ternational executive board of the
United Mine Workers of America,
after weeks deliberation, yesterday
decided upon a compromise of the
present coal strike which is acceptable
to the operators of Illinois and which
will now be submitted to referendum
vote of the Illinois miners.
Not only do the operators grant an
increase of the day labor, yardage,
and dead work, amounting to 5.55 per
cent, and an increase of cents ton
on mine run coal, but they also agree
to pay 11s cents a ton extra in mines
where shot firers are employed, this
being considered the greatest conces-
sion of all. There also is a conces-
sion granting to the mines in Franklin
and Williamson counties a additional
increase of cents a ton.
The Illinois union officials are also
forced to make some concessions, but
these concessions deal for the most
part with the powers of the district
officials over the allied unions, such as
the engineers, firemen and others, and
it is declared that in the referendum
the miners, who will not be affected
in a practical way by these conces-
sions, will vote for the compromise
five to one and the threatening situa-
ton will be settled.
What the Compromise Says
The compromise in full, as given
out yesterday by President Lewis, is
as follows:
1. That the mining rates in I'LL
nois be advanced cents a ton,
mine run. That day labor, yard
age and dead work be advanced
5.55 per cent.
2. That the wages Of the shot
f1rers be paid by the operators at
rate not to exceed IL cents a
ton produced at the mines where
shot firers are employed. The
shot firers shall be under the con-
troll and direction of the mine man
ager, both as to inspection and the
shooting of shots. To enforce this
provision a clause shall be written
in the contract providing that
when the miners in any mine in
terfere with the duties of the shot
firers the miners in that mine
shall be required to pay the wages
expired portion of the contract.
8. That the mining rate in Will
hanson and Franklin counties be
advanced cents a ton above the
regular advance.
4. That an agreement be made
for the engineers, f1remen and
bumpers as members of the United
Mine Workers.
5. That the Illinois operators
attend an interstate joint conven-
ton previous to the expiration of
the present contract period.
g. That the clause be agreed to
for the continuation of work pend
ing negotiations at the end of the
contract period.
Z. That clause be agreed
upon that in case of dispute which
cannot be settled by the operators
ana miners representatives of Hi
nois the operators have a right to
appeal to the international execu-
tive board and the mines continue
in operation pending such appeal
by the operators
S. That engineers and such en-
ployes as are necessary to protect
property under any and all circum-
stances shall not be subject to the
direction or orders of the local
unions or district officers. but
shall be subject to the orders of
the international executive board.
Lewis on for Southwest.
President Lewis left at o'clock ,
yesterday afternoon for Kansas City, |
where his presence is demanded in |
order to settle the troubles in the /
southwest Members of the executive /
board are freely asserting that if the