The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-31
MINERS AT S|PSEY AND PAYNES BEND
 WILL NOT STRIKE
Mass Meetings Attended by All Employes--Adopt Res OlutiOns By Unanimous Vote, Disappearing
 of Strike

There will be no strike at Paynes Bend
 and sipsey. Every employe in both of
 these mines is pledged to remain at work tomorrow and to continue at work until such time as the present contracts may i be legally vitiated
 Resolutions were adopted by unanifaous vote al meetings held at both places at tended by every employe, white and col
 ored. male and female expressing their opposition and disapproval of the strike order and their firm determination to re fuse to obey the order to cease work to- night at midnight
 They declared their intention to stand
 by the contract made in good faith with the operators which has not yet expired. that they will abide by the terms of that contract until such time as the govern ment authorities. under whose supervision the contract was made, see fit to change it's terms. they express their dsapproval
 of a five-day week and six hour day;
 they express their opposition to govern
 ment ownership of coal mines, and de
 clare their allegiance 10 the principle
 of open shop.
 The resolutions which were signed by
 a committee representing every depart
 ment of the mine and the several classes Of labor employed. express appreciation of the attitude of fairness toward the employees, which has always character zed the operators of these mines, the De-
 Bardeleben Coal company and pledge
 them 100 per cent loyalty during the strike.
 ECONOMIC SITUATION
 At the meeting held q Paynes Bend, the miners were addressed by H. T. DeBar-
 deleben. president of the company: Charles F. DeBardeleben. w. Carson Adams, w. II. Fies. and about a dozen of the employees. The resolutions at Sip in a forceful manner the economic situa- tion confronting both the operators and
 the miners and showed them how any advance in the price of coal would so reduce the trade territory for the sale of the output, due to more favorable mining conditions in some sections and the encroachment of oil from the south and southwest. that the production would necessarily be curtailed with a conse- quent decrease in days worked and pay received by the men.
 THE RESOLUTION The meetings at both Sipsey and Paynes
 Bend were attended by every employe al each place and the resolutions were adopted without dissenting vote, The meeting at Sipsey was addressed by II. T. DeBardeleben, W. Carson
 Adams and w. II. Fies and ten or twelve of the employees. The resolution at Sip
 sey were signed by R. F. Miller, chair man; Hugh Cook. Ernest F. Powers, Ollie Thomas and Rosco Ward as a com
 mittee representing the mine workers.
 The resolution at Paynes Bend were
 signed by $. Laird, Ed Rolo, J. R. Me
 Gowan. Will Stradford and G. Burton, members of the committee representing the mine workers
 On both committees were miners, mine machine runners, outside lahorers and coal loaders and both committees con sisted of white and colored employees The resolutions follow
 Resolved First That they believe in the sacredness of contracts and that they are opposed to the violation of any con tract made in good faith.
 Second, That inasmuch as they are working under contract made in good 1 faith that they will continue to do so until such time as the government au- thorities under whose supervision the contract was made and who are a part of it, make provisions to change the terms thereof.
 Third, That they~are opposed to the six hour day and the five day week. Fourth. That they are further opposed to the government ownership of coal mines and all other socialistic doctrines Fifth. That they believe in the princi- pleS Of free institutions and the open shop and that man should not be forced into a union who does not care 1 to join it.
 Sixth That they extend to the DeBar- deleben Coal company, incorporated ap preciation of their attitude of fairness 1 toward their employees.
 1 Seventh, That further emphatically re- solve, as "soemnly requested' by the President of the United States, that it be 1 the will of this mass meeting that the | employees of the DeBardeleben Coal com pany, incorporated, remain at their work i 100 per cent strong on November 1. and | that copy of these resolutions be mailed ! to the President of the United States the governor of Alabama, federal arbitrator. | H. c. Selheimer; the sheriff of Walker | county and the president of the De- Bardelehen Coal company. incorporated. 1 Upon benig put to rising vote, the above resolutions were unanimously | adopted. there being 100 per cent em- ployes present.
 tion of pumps to prevent the flooding | of miners
 1 The majority of the miners in this dis l trict. said Philip Murray district presi-