The record., 1918-08-15
Patriotic Miners to Serve On Preduc.
tion Committees.

In order to supply leader for an
intensive campaign for Increased
bituminous coal production the
United States Fuel A ADMINISTRATOR
is appointing in each of the |produc.
ing districts throughout the'country
man to serve as Production Man.
ager for his district. At each mine
a committee of six, to be known as
the Production sCommittee of the U.
S. Fuel Administration will be form.
ed; three men representing the mine
workers; three men the mining com
pany.
The duties of the production com.
mittees will be to stimulate. patriot.
ism; to set a good example of patrl.
otic industry; to arrange for local
meetings at which patriotism and in.
creased production alone shall be
discussed. 1t is the task of the pro.
ductlon committee TO make known
the fact that there must be a large
increase in tonnage If the United
States is not to tail In its bar work.
It will also make clear that it is the
duty OF every mine worke 10 work
the full prescribed hours during six
days each week; to pass upon the
reasons given for ABSENCE, short
hours worked or any other causes
that may have resulted IL a loss of
tonnage.
The Production Committees will
be bound by the majorltY rule and
in case of dispute the PRODUCTION
Manager is to be the 6naii iarbiter.
The qualifications for membership
on these Production Committees are
that the men should be known to be
patriotic; men who on account of
relatives or close friends in the war
are deeply interested in having our
soldiers receive all possible support
from those at home; fair minded
men able to pass unprejudlced
judgment as to whether the work
men OF, the company is I'd blame for
absence, short hours or low tonnage.
1t is also suggested that The largest
group of foreign-speaking mine
workers should be repre- sented on
the Committees and if Two nation.
alities are largely represented tha,
both should have representation on
the Committee.
In announcing the forma ton ol
these, Production Committees James
B. Neale, Director of Pro duction
wrote to the local unions of the
United Mine Workers of America
wYou Mine Worke e like
great reserve army vs. i shoulder
the burden of long smpalgn in
which there can be no let up or ths
whole offensive plan will crumbl.
and collapse. Not a man of 70,
would finch or hang back if he wer'
IN France today and the orde
came to advance In the face of tn,
enemy's machine guns. In the sam,
way l am sure you will not falte
when you realize how great the nee,
IS fol your best efforts at home
The operators must join you in
patriotic partnership of effort
They must work elbow to elbow
with you and keep evertas,ingly a
it, and am sending to every opera
tor a letter emphasizing his own du
ty and obligation. Prtiiots All To
gether: This is the motto TO llv
by, day in and day out. The sold
ier cannot fight to best adyantag
unless his officers supply him wit
everything he requires, and so yo
men cannot get out tbs coal, flu
time, six days week, unless yo
are given pit cars, props, fair work
ing conditions.
where is only one way to VIE
Don't expect the other fellow 70 d
1t for you. All you have to thin
about is your own days work. Thi
call for more coal means you Pr
in your best and your duty is done.
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