Bisbee daily review., 1914-09-18
UNITED MINE WORKERS MEET TO CONSIDER
 WILSON PEACE PLAN
Colorado Officials Take Up the
 Proposals for Cancellation Calling for Three Year Truce and Mediation of Disputes

TRINIDAD. Colo, Sept 17-One year after the miners decided to strike for an enforcement of Colorado min ing laws. 125 officers and members of the United Mine Workers of America are meeting here to decide fhether or not they will consider a plan of re-. conciliation suggested by President Woodrow Wilson.
 The text O fthe proposed agreement is as follows;
 Whereas, the industrial conflict in the coal mining fields of Colorado has disrupted the peace of those sections of the state to the extent that state of war has practically existed for somo time, and.
 Whereas. a temporary peace is maintained by the presence of the fed eral troops,
 Therefore there should be estab- lished a three year truce, subject to;
 l. The enforcement of mining and lahor laws of the state
 2 That all striking miners who have not been found guilty Of viola l ton of the law shall be given em- i ployment by the employer they for merly worked for and where the place of the employe has been filled he shall be given employment as a miner at the same or other mines Of the company
 g. Intimidation of union or non. union men strictly prohibited
 A. Current scale of wages. rules and regulations for each mine 10 be printed and posted
 l 8. Each mine 10 have a grievance committee to be selected by majority ballot at a meeting called for the pur, pose in which all employees Cexcept officials of the company have the right to participate.
 ] Members of said committee must be employed at least six months at the individual mine before being eligible
 Married men to be in the majority on each committee
 ] Grievances to be first taken up in. ! diyidually with the proper officer of the company Failing adjustment. they can refer to their local grievance com mittee for further consideration with the mine officials. still failing agree ment tue matter shall be submitted to committee composed of three men to be appointed by the President of the United States and which shall ! be representative of each side. with the third member 10 act as umpire whenever necessary. This commits sion shall, during the three years of truce, serve as adiusters or referees in all disputes (whether individual or ! colleetive) affecting wages, working and social conditions.
 saii comission shall devote prima- rily all the necessary time to the con sideration and adjustment of such dis. putes.
 G. It is understood as a condition of the creation of said commission that curing the life of the truce
 (A) The claim for contractual re- lations is to be waived but this shall mot prevent the voluntary agreement betwee any employer and their em- 1-ployeg during the life of this true.
 CB) No mine guards to be em. ployed but this does not preclude the employment of necessary watchmen.
 co In the establishment of the truce the presence of the federal or state troops should become unneces- sary
 (D) There shall be no picketing paradlng. colonizing or mass cam paignnr by representatives of any Ia. bor organization of miners that are parties to this truce, which win in- terfere with the workig operations of any mine during the said period of three years.
 E) During said truce the decisions of the commission in cases submitted