El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-24
ANTHRACITE MINERS
HAVE u DEMANDS
Approaching Conference to
Settle Question OF
April Strike.


e-ew york \ Y. Feb 24-The result
Of the meeting Of the committees Of an
+bracite coal miners and anthracite coal
onara+ors which is to. be held in the
offices ~ the New Jersey Central ran
~os5 here Tuesiav morning. VIII IN
dOubtedlv decide the question as y
whether April I viii see the pc l l--i---7
of another one of the many coa4 $500
that has marked the unendlng stlusssI
between capital and labor IN lAe Ooe--
fields. .t-,-- d
TO arrange a satisfactory agreement PES
tween the operators ana Hii4 Ss @5i1
the drawing uD Of a contract Ihel ~
III a new scale Of wages and the Iensl ~
OF each working day TINS c on5 ia-e y
made will 20 into effect April J. =
the old one. governing the present y ase
scale. expires March 81 II no oe-l lt
agreement is reached at the meesLis
there IS q strong propsDllLLs -, ~
1kout'9 occurring in the autnraclle
workings all over the country on the
first day of APRIL
President John P nlte; o. In .tIT
United Mine Workers OF America W ~
20 TO Wilkesbarre, tomorrow, ana on
Monday ne viii hold meeting OF tuS
district presidents for the purpose u
deciding the best possible way 10 Pc
sent the demands Of the miners 70 ~
COMMITTEES OF coal barOns, and Just WnaL
action win be taken in the event OF
the operators refusing 70 acceue 10
their propositions
At the national convention OF United
Mine workers. which was neld IN IN
dianapOlis. last month the comm -
on wage scales made Its report 10 lAe
national body. and referred 70 Lne Idc-
that there had been steady increase
in the cost Of living since the last WaSS
scale was agreed upon that the coHui-
lions In ana about the mines have De
come more disagreeable. and that the
Introduction OF labor saving machinery,
the use Of gas and oil for fuel are max
81 1-- nr=H- @
the miners are now asked to WORK
The committee advised the presenta-
tiOn Of the following demands reBarQ-
ing the wage scale. and they VIII PROP
ably comprise the demands Of the
miners committee at Tuesdays confer
ence:
That all coal be weighed before pc
ing screened and paid for on the mine
run basis and that the read1 ustn1ent or
the prices be made on the basis OF Ins
actual percentage Of screenings as
compared with lump coal
THAT we demand a flat 10 cents
ton Increase at the basing points.
Twenty percent increase on all dead
work. yardage and day labor
sT1nifOrra WOrkday and wage scale
for all classes OF outside and INSIDE day
labor.
chine differential at the basing points
IN Illinois. Indiana. Ohio and western
.'That q Uniform day Of seven hours
at the working place Tor al classes or
inside labor be made the basis Of the
above scale. based on present prices
THAT five hours constitute days
work on Saturday.
I've demand weekly payments The
coal companies shall not be permitted
to have more than two weeks wages
held i'm their offices at one time
we demand that there snail be no
limit TO the amount of deductions made
through the companies offices for the
miners organization
1--WE demand that there shall be no
discrimination BY the coal companies
IN the employment of mine workers on
account OF creed. color or nationality
1--WE demand that all local Unequal
tiles and internal differences be re-
ferred to the districts affected
I'VE demand that this contract shau
be entered into for a periOd Of two
years. becoming effective April 1, 1872