Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-21
80 telegram folIows

Mr.. Stewart's telegram follows:
I'VE have this morning arranged with
coal operators of Indiana for a confer
ence at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning Of
Joint district scale committee to ad-
just any inequalities existing in the wage
scale between tonnage and day labor.
I'VE are ordering all members Of your
local union, where idle, to return to work
Immediately and those already working
to remain at work.
I'VE assure you that this question VIII
be properly handled and adjusted Tues
day"
Officials Of the miners said they ex-
pected the order to be obeyed to the let-
ter Monday morning.
In order personally to advise the day
men to return to work, Vice President
Rainey at noon. called a mass meeting
Of all miners in the Ayrshire mines to
be held at 6 D. m. Sunday at Winslow.
II will personally advise all day men
to return to work as the contract must
be respected" 3ir. Rainey- said
District officers of the miners claimed
they have the support Of all the older
miners in urging the men to return
2. II. Penna, secrtary- treasurer Of the
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators as
soeiation, said that there was nearly u
6
about 195 Of the 225 mines having sus-
pended operation.
No resumption Of work at the Clinton.
linton, Brazil and south Terre Hauts
fields was reported.
OPERATORS
PEsSISHSTIC.
Operators expressed grave doubts as
to whether day men viii return to work
on order Of miners officials
Members of three important mining
companies are in session considering =
proposed settlement OF the demands of
IS day for day men.
A representative of the Pennsylvania
railroad is here prepared to pay 81
ton for mine run coal
Arrangements are being made by the
district officers Of the United Mine
Workers to hold meetings in the various
Indiana districts affected by the shut
down for the purpose of attempting to
reach an agreement to resume work
Reports reaching here are to the ef-
feet that the entire Clinton coal dis
trict is idle and that only five small
mines are operating in the Linton dis
trict, with three in the Terre Haute dis
trict and none at Brazil.
Among the operators who are here
following the Cleveland conference are
Phil Penna, W. J. Freeman, Hugh
Shirkle. Howard Richards, A. NJ OgIe
and NJ L. Gould
Members Of the United Mine Workers
7 who are here include President Edward
[ Stewart Of the Eleventh district: Vice
President Rainey and Secretary William
Mitch and numerous representa- tives
from the various districts
CLAIM AWARD
Is UNFAIR.
Officers OF the miners say the failure
Of the commission appointed by Presi-
dent Wilson 70 recognize certain funda-
mental mining truths has resulted in
the granting Of an unfair award to the
day men.
"The action of the commission in
making an unfair award to the day men
again proves the futility Of settlement
of coal mining questions by a commits
coal mining problems" said one of the
most prominent officers of the miners
organization today.
The problem today is an inter-coal
mine organization controversy in which
one set of men, the day men, who COM
prise about so per cent of the $4,000 In
diana coal miners, contend that the
miners. those actually engaged in dig
ging coal. have received more at the
hands of the commission than them
selves
When the day men refuse to work the
entire mine must. shut down. and all
other men are forced into idleness.
The coal miners, not to be confused
Continued on Page Two.)