The chronicle=news., 1914-04-16
NINE WORKERS
VOTE T0SETTlE
WAGE SCALE


Gals thTouxhout the Uaitsi states
and Canada OF the United Nine
Workers Of America are easiinx =
referendum vote ON the proposition
subnttted and recommended BY .
policy committee providing for . set
ticacnt of the wage scale. i-orsls OF
the state Of Illinois nun,ber 5o7. who
vote upon this question. The returns
Of the referendum vote viii be mailed
To tho miners headquarters st Ia
diAnspolis. where tho result Of the
votinx will he announced later. when
all returns arc In.
In . circular seni out from tho
head office al Indianapolis March 80.
II is s~t forth that the represents.
tives OF tho mises. m-, with the
coal operators Of Western Peansyi-
vanis. Ohio. iadiasa and iiiiaoia NJ
philadelphia. sad ~ this m-ssias the
Operators refused to accept tho de-
msnds of tho usited Min- work~ss
ss drawn up BY the International
eoaseation. bat ,iasscAd they Offered
the Cleveland contract sishoai
change. To this the representatives
of tho mia-rs refused to nssc- aud
the m-~,inx closed with no sruasd
cove ~r.d.
Later. the circular says. tho mia
~ss' Representatives and the op<sss-
of. met In Chicago ba, no'hinx ga.
ssin-d at ihi. s~~,ins. the op~sss-
of. r-tl.ins ,o asr-pt the demands oT
the representatives.
The policy .ommitt--. r-,s~.~alias
the International union. composed OF
Representatives of all sisiss ani dis.
ui.is ~iihin tho Just.siisiios ot the
then me, for the pssr-
i-,>~ al d-tssas g sais.s IN b- rar-
sa~d. ea,s tho circular tt~tl~viap
the demands uf The sia-t. Just. the
committee considered III. pois~y of .
national STRIKE. but found that this
~as,ia cot b. the psu,ser ,hias ~ ilis
tim-.
Aeiias in accordance With sasA
srin,eas sna soasiussoaa the soa.
miiir- drafted = hssss Of .~ssisasaI
of the wage sale. asd s-~um@eaA@d
IL In the msmbess At ,h. t'sised Mise
workssS Of Aassi~s fns sheis sppsev.
81 saa sesrsssaam su,v. Toaay lhs
miasss tasassAoa, ~ ~osssry wtii
decide II ih.y dsas,e he hasis os s,s.
sl~mees As drafted BY sAe soAtnisss~
The bsst. OF se'si-m~at 10 iissS
that representatives Of lhs rsis-s
Min~ Workers Of Aaass.es IN sas.dss-
,si.ls sad group. Of districts. sill
have sav ss-t to make the settle
r.sai 81 the vsse sale. th-J To sats~
to the rs.seas wages of the .pusss.
S,eat Of shs tonnage asd rf,ers IN
piare. ~hc-r the method ts changed
fsum sef~~a 10 h,ia~ ruas seeoed
tho soMmisirr is To have the power
10 take up for settlement iorai il.
equalitIes both in psires ut eoadi.
lioss. Third. all snea are to euaiia.
ur ~ work ,radias . sel'iem~as of
turai questions where the operators
ass-v TO the prices sa1 eoessSsoas
now esissias. except to whsrr a
. change IRON sesr-a coal basis 10
mine ruu istcs place. the min~fs fus,
.cnsiaue al work p~adtaE = settle.
meat of all questions il dispute.
oturth. all contracts viii be- ssadc
for a period Of two years. beginning
April !. 1914. fifth. stxaias agree.
mcut with Individual employers to-
Scthcr with other details uf p-oliry
necessary u referred To the int~:u.-
iioaai executive hoard with full pow
sr to act.
The nationai officers Recommended
the adoption Of the wage sc',lcmcns
policy for the following reasons.
First. IL means a .estlesnsut at not
Ices than the present rate of wages.
Second. IL gives distsicis. sus.dis-
tricts AMI groups Of districts the
right to take up local questions.
Fourth. jus, at thi. time the non
union operator. desire a strike In The
organized fields so tha, they can sc-
cure their contracts.
The officer. believe the adoption
of this policy mean. Industrial peace
while its rejection means a strike. u
is all left to the ,cie Of the miners
whether this nation faces an cnor-
nous strike or has industrial peace.
When the meeting betwecn opc'as-
ors and miners Representatives at
Peoria was adjourned Il wss thought
by the miners tha, the operators did
not care for a settlement Of the wage
scale controversy. This opinion ts
based. I, Ia said. upon the fact that
there is a surplus Of coal on the mar
kc, ani further mining - not neces-
.ary at this time to Keep up with the
orders. However. IL is thought by To-