The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-02-27
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NEW YoRx, Feb. 27-The first
<znssrence q committees represent
- the mhne workers and operators
a - azEhxs cite regions began here
soter. opeuan che discussion OF the
6smankln of q Ae mine workers which
wese aaoptsd At the nationaa convenr
sion of Unis d Mine Workers. at
fnasznapoib. ast month.
To Cd q ntract between miners
zn1 opsrs1or |. fixing ehe existing
unre scane. sneNh OF work day and
sGher worAil g conditions. viii ex-
pxe March 81. end Il today's confer
enoe 6oes n { result in the framing
q . msu q ntnact~ satisfactory to
11GA uhaes. here Is q strong prOba-
49, thak lpra win see this
ecanEry plun sed tito the worst coal
alrske i Ass experienced in years.
ne skrike sfonld savocve no less
f1en t8Q.0o mane workers, the
ins 81 sen nAing like $4,000. 900 a
msmsh n " ges 70 the eOaa districts
alleclsd. an would throw out of
wuwk the Il ousards Of railroad men
who are nov employed IN the freight
- q coal
The coma libtee that went in o
eonfegenoe Flth Representatives ci
<hs cpera1os for the purpose OF
nuksmkaing % tie Ia6ter The de
nnn6s Of q . miners Is composed oi
Nmzsunml Pr sident John p. White ant
District Pm sidents Kelnedy, Demp
ngv nna Faay. A anmaer of oshel
olnnmu Of he national organiza- ioa
81 its bra ches are in the cay, and
NJ BE- cal ed into an extended con
fsssnce She aid the operators desire
mA
President George F. Baer. of tht
PAnaaelphi and Reading Coal com
pany b chs xman Of the committee o
opwulovs ia today's conference. Mr.
Bmer waz ne chief spokesman o
the coaa M ne during the big strike
e. iso2. 7h,s strike was eerminadet
~ al Cd reement brought ahod
thnongh a efforts of the Roosevelt
aGrske com MISSION. after the s roggf
hAa been aging for seven months
TAe agree nent granted the mine
workers. q ten per cent. increase y
waess and q nane-h0Ir working day
wiGh Q sli ling wage scale based o
eke sale iriee Of coA at tsdewate'
To axree nen1 was for three year
aad was Twice renewed. the last n
newai 20 expire at the end c
nexk mOnta 4.
In the demands over which tn
mlmsxs ana operators are now coz
fsrring, tie miners ask that IN
conditions in the new contract a
lpw for a 20 per cent. increase
wages, a saght-hour workday an
recOenitica OF the union. The MI
ss aaso lsk the coal companiss
collect m union dues of the ma
N03&4aa sa1A tuc Ctt7~A@~$
he abolk ed. that payment for mns
eanl - fauie on a weight basis /
eeeaa q BY the carload. aud IN
- eulai ack 30 into efect April
1919. snl expire March 81. 1918.
Ine IN negs back up their deman'
~ argyll ag that. after working u
Ger the same agreement for M
years. Il er fairness TO empsoye
snd wtn ngness to preserve PEA
should low be recognized by an
ereaee ii the wage scale and q
granting OF a shorter work day.
Bef0N going into conference
eAonal ,reeident White express
cunkideE % that the meeaSsg wo'
rcgak q contiaUsnce of I
aEnicahls reaatioms between the m
ers and their employers. He 81
thn1 Il ras the in,ensiC0 OF the co
mattee o DO rs u most to ori
about . satisfactory agreement W
The oE orators through diploma
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