The chronicle=news., 1913-11-26


and u iars. stock OF ammunition.
The next step on the part al iha
union MAS to demand III" same in
crease in wages that had bees
granted to the miners IN the four
competitive states after tasir ofi-
cers had given satisfactory asSur-
an,es that they would get busy,
This demand WAS refused, where
Then the union offered to trade tho
inarrsse demanded for Ia. ".n.ck-
oif."
To understand the Significance Of
III. ''eh-ck-off. which WIS whst tue
union Officials were really mau'uvT
vrinE To sain. aud not an In.rsa.. In
wages for their aihsf.nts. IL should
be explained that ia union territory
ever, n.an working in i min. is
compelled to belong to the union
sni take the miaer's oath. or ~ least
ne su.i pay dues just an il he We're
n..mbsr. To make sure that Ia.
ic.s ray. the ".h.rhoif' has been
| devised. This scheme il worked in
various Ways. bu, most fr-anen,N
who .oiis-cts the dues directly. tcips
given = nrnii,-r the ssm" N the min
~s>, shd iskius in rotations from
| each miner . s-ar Oi -osi. or n ccr-
| tain ~.is.t Of .osi. which h cred
tied an the books of the eotnpsny to
III. ''.a-sk ~.ixhman' Til. check
~-ishnsn'' deduct. h,s osn .,in'
| psIssiIon fsom the sums he collects
and tern. the hsian.- over Ia the
| TREASURER of the OsrahitS,t,n In slt
isfas'io ION Of the 1ps~ or as,sesiu-nis
oi the men from shom the sums
have B~-h checked off d" This sys'
TEN avoids III. possibility of neglect.
inr lo pas due. ami 5.sz-s.ia-n,t,
This explains Why ,h- ''.h-rE ~'ish'
1,ss' 10 30 .'ronsi' desired hf 'h-
| organization H-sfshSr-s tt" ss'
ssuSon shs' .aF ".H.sA s.ishui.n
- needed To project 'h. p.-sF t'in.r
1 sfusp hi. dishonest .nsptoN-r ~ u,' f-'
- . sp--ioas sf-tss, ,o i,-5.'it. tL-
.srduirus paslss.
~ ,.- ipi: ..n."F-sr. IH- nnial'
ds,nah'1sa shsi N. limit should -
] pts.~.s upoa this i.rs.a i-FS. s.irh
the .i--sstor. ~-r- required Z. nah .
ossh- Nss-. os ih- -a'piayse '.F ,Er
i-A-iN at III. organization Th-
Soni.r bsr ,imi'-i '1r ag..'SH' 'Iai
| nis., b- ''sh-Si,i.sf'' ~ - ~ 'srh
s--ssi n"t'h'y 49, - ar' l' i'i9'I
,Ess sa.r. misl' Co., -f,- --i or
\ ~ 'sEsCsisi asT.s -tI NiiH go
operators Tht. '-A-cA .n aaI. :
a.. psr.-ssras ,ss- ,srs .'si"tss' ~
IL. sr"-s7 lit tsr ~. .iip.tz ;au'
fo' p1~a-s sa. 'o.,'sq 81 '''0 ~ -
-ls tiIs- ,he che .'s'G'' j. g s.ais
g. auiar ...e. rsFh S-mI's1"h,hiy r.ss
aei. rirs. 80 '-sis su-siai asses
,.s.n s.r s,Fif- i.irr-.ses -ssrh s-,ni'
n,s.ssIY pas aays As ~. uni.. a.S
| ass i... ...- rs-ns,s-.ss 'his s.'ribi-
i.'s on ,h- miners -ss-s yields ihr
n.ai ..a1 o. ss... sos ever halt
mos,h. at s..s--. ..-" = '-s-. &. ~
u.-,i u aslan pH,,iais .s 'hry $50
~.
| The relative iH."s'sn,. u 'h-
"es-,sson'' and IN. ~rissss u' 'sr
~ersinx tnis-r Es s,.u.J by usipn
l official. "a. Shown Ia the su.'sii-si
| "rsiht .fv-t sstsi-ts.r,. made b.
IA. operators ss Paint cTp-h. -n.
1 p'.,iaG Ice. ,tgH = thousand n,'r.
|. with sh- s'nii.I Nip~ WSrs-rs at
.asri->,os. JsiN -. 1918 ~ ;h-
l ssra.s OF shi. szr--n-u' 'hr uEi.H
ay,ualiy i-.uai ns us.m'-rgs So rr'
f, turn q. work ate. = s,ris" ias'inE s
| sixteen months. ~ lever rates than
,rr two ..,npahi-~ he'd ofi"r.'I 9"
pa before the strike -as 'ali'i.
Tuis r-iutti.n in pric-- amount. Ia
a I..s in wages .t -. 4. sis. q
'-sr Tor each n'in.rs TIL. reduction
i was ~ wv '"s'''
officials in r-'uru '"T the '"nr"s.
zion %, The 'rh--t.vtf. Tia, is.
the operators usisrsses I. take pu'
ct tho Ussgs ~ each msarr - 81
year n, h. 'gra-'i av-r to ;h- uuiufi
as pss n,.n' for the privilege of ois-.
railing their mines.
Tho Tow union operators in Wcs,
4 virGi.ia refused tea become rol'-y.
tors ot a tund to h. used Tot the
| undo,pg Of themselves aei 'hciI mon
union nriaatots. but they did final.
Is asr,-, With III. exception "f ,hr.a
romyaai-= ON Pain, creek operating
sixteen .iias~. employ Ing in IN. az.
grvGss- a,sou, a thousand men. 10