Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-24

Inc NiH4um OF iiiH plHflfio IT
beyond question
Current scale " wages. rules and
regulation o. each mine 90 b. print
ed and posted
Don receipt OF your letter ue
TOOK steps 10 give effect on our
mines 10 this fuRgesiion
owing 40 the depressed state Of
the Eteel Industry. we feel that We
should offer work available az our
Mines 90 snch OF our iron and steel
yorker aa might Doe thrown OUT of
employ Meut because 81 reduced pro-
dudion. Indeed we are nov faced
with the possibility thai through hay-
ing 81 Curtail our steel production,
giih the consequent effect upon coal
and coke operations. work viii not
be- available for alt the miners even
nOW employed.
You viii understand. too. thai q
great deal 1f 10 feeling has been
engeDdered between some 0f the
men Who quit and those who have
remained ~ 90 returned a. work.
We are very sure YOU would not
urQe shat We reinstair former EN-.
/ pluycs Who. although not actually
found guilty ~ violating the laws,
hase g. our knowledge given indica-
lions 81 hostility toward our men.
/ The inside Il a coal mine j. ~ best
I attended with hazards MT common
tD other operations. ~ II, there
fore. peculiarly place where We
should not assign men peacenbly in
/ olinsd 60 work alongside ~ other
men who have been instructed q"
accomplish their ends. " necessary,
I hs violent msan- and who were nov
RESTRAINED by notiing more than an
agreement bv their leader. a. sus-
pend hOstilhies.
We are prepared ~ rccmpl"'
upon work whirh NAV be- available.
any msu who 80 fnr ~ We knuw
Z has Not shared n responsibility for
acts Of violence or Overt hostility. IN
/ fict. We are dails taking back snch
men intn our service our COM
ptny bears NJ ~ viii toward thos"
the limit ~ whose offending whs
that the, left IT, empl",. our de-
sirr T. 10 make our terms ~ employ
ment 80 attractive thai We can Obj
tain az all times the very best class
~ workman.
But our paramount and immedi-
ate responsibility must be- 10 the
ner still at work men Who Tor
nearly year have laborei under
must trying difficulties. For thirty
year. nasi tld- romprn, has as~uf ii
IT, every empl0ve dat IT, mines
were "open shops" where any good
workman might obtain employment
| irrespective of whether he was %
uliou or uou-uuinn man
The particular plan of % grievance
I commits ion which NH.sr- Davies ana
FARLEY propose. while desirable BOO
puruose. b. not. as Ve see 70 apple
ablp iu essential details 40 our con
| ditilue For example. me proposal.
that mines could NOT bee closed
down more than e.G consecutive day
except hy permission off the proposed
commission would make us depend
eat upon the views 90 the commits
sion rather than upon our know ledge
OF mercantile conditions
Tho proposal that the commission
assess pcnaltics FOR violation of any
feature OF The scheme is not equit
able penoltio7 might b" Imposed
900 operator. hut obviously 100 pen
alties could be- enforced against Oh"
miners They would be- free. with
rut practical recourse 90 reject amy
/ decision OF the commission
The plan that the men should pay
half the cost OFF the commission
would commit our employee 90 600
rNp-.eI 90 which they have mot
agreed. and which We DO not boliet"
they want This BIS precisely iur
sort uF cNactiuu from which the
promise OF an open shop entitled
our men 90 expect exemption.
For many wears past our conn
paus ha. made systematic efforts 90
promote the welfare and happincss
nl Co.'S men We fully recognize that
th, interest oI stakeholder and
employs are really the anne. uoith
er cam prosper permanently unie-
tho Iusi riFhtF %. both are conserved.
Sia,. this agitation Vas started. We
have sought more than ever Co. a.-
certain tup nature of Whatever
grievance. The men have had, and
90 adjust them We have always
been quite prepared to meet CON.
mittrrs OF our men aud discuss With
them affairs OF our common inter
est our problem Us complicated by
violent racial 'etIUns'rs among som"
nI tho url. and other diff.ulfIH-
incident Go the employment ui e.
large number of foreigu-born work
men our coal operations are also
closely iuter-related with iron and
steel production and any plan O'
dealing between tbe men aud The
management bou'l Boa fairness ap.
p,y tn alI classes OF employs alike
S plan Co secure harmonious rela-
ti0u- in some Industries or sections
oi fhr country would not necessarily
apply to our peculiar conditions We
are nov dsyelopIuE an even more
comprehensive plan eMhOdy.ng the
results OF our practical experience.
which win We feel confident, result
Boo q closer understanding between
uur-plye. aud cur men This plan
contemplate not only provision for
the redress of grievance bar for
Nont'nuous effort 90 promote the
welfare and the good ViIl of our rm-
ployes
We shall he clad at 400 limos Co
relat" tO you the outlines U' our
progress Boz ibis direction ln the
promotion of our purpose v- snail
welcome suggestions not only from
yourssF huf from every agency of
social welfare We. wherefore. be-
speak your confidence and confirm
ed cooperation with great respect.
are are. faithfully yours
signed J r WELBORN