Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
MINERS WANT MORE
PAY,LESS WORK
Demand Almost Certain to Be
Made at Cleveland
Convention
BRITISH LOOK TO AMERICA

4 delegates from the COnericS oil the
I United States and Canada gathered in
the armory Of the Cleveland Grays. the
international convention of the United
Mine Workers of America. the twenty
+ fifth consecutive gathering Of that or
ganization. was called to order nj 10
O'Clock this morning.
Events have conSpired to make It
probably the most important IN III" ms
tory of the United Minors. since, quite
apart from the poSSini'ti"~ OF trouble
contained in its almost certain de-
mands for higher wages and shorter
hours, the miners of Great Britain are
looking to it for support and co-op"ra
t;on in the questions of the six hour
dav and thirty hour week an OF the
naturalization of coal mines,
Roth articles of the British miners
prografn figure upon that of the 'lrVe-
land convention. Favorable art"h'
which is anticipated, is expected T" re-
act svmpathctically upon the struggle
across the Atlantic.
o
Membership Shows Big Increase
OF great significance. in view OF th'
desire to secure the support Of or
panized labor everywhere for the Ilump
plan for the naturalization "' ll' ,",'
ways, was the presence upon Wv oI
ing program OF warren o. aorsotir,r
chief of the Brotherhoou UI S4i,,,,
=
Engineers; llmotnS a. ,0
president OF inc llori'.l IIl.o,,. ,." w =
motive lrt"''h an" - Dn,tLorbood of
Lee, prcslueht VI u" T. Sbon,ord.
Railway lraihhen' anu Dai,,,'a,. Cnr
president OF '"F h,,,r hod hcon
4 ductorS' VINO 1T .to,L cleveland
addeu 10 ''">' .t;nr
welcome t' NV ,o'a,,i aa+inr prosident John
Inc resPons. " I!,;tnS Nina Workers
j.. Lewis VI Wv ahoir nf tho convcn -
OIL Aiiet a. " tho ;llnoss of President
tloh o"I"e ,,.;I ;,ougnrotc tho
sl,,L3io,, stenN of tbo convention, which
.toJ aeiiDeI I"t o.. 1os+ from two to three
Is eApe''eo
\ M uo,or+ of Secretary Treasurer
William Green showed tne "T''as'
membership Ill i'i' i'ist,,,. ,,f III,
hlgh water r''o'" ~ ~ of 1YA u,;-
organizatlon' an ontbs Tb,
during Ihe ms NM .,, anno,i,o+io,
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Threat Of General Miners Strike
Acting President JOhn l.. Lewis II
( his report discussed the greatly increasct
cost of living and the improbabiIity o
any sweeping reduction through ''be
lated federal action. He recommends,
cancellation of thp Washington wag
agreement in the bituminous field no
later than November and the negotia
tiop of a new wage scale to be euforce
in case of failure to reach a satisfar
tory settlement by general miners
strike throuphout the entire inrisdictio,
4 of the United Mine Workers Of America
The hosis of tho nronosod ooroor,or
should he he. said. thnt outlined hv III
national policy meeting held or In
dianapolis in March. calling for tbo siv
Lour day and five-day week and "suh
stantial" wage increases
In other parts Of his ranort bo III,
cussed dificnItics with rho I'nitoJ S+a,o
railroad administration resmIt;no fror
a. So - Dinaa,a,,' Ia,'a, ,,.,'nS ~ ,'"|
below the rate fixed by the Tnite