Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-27
SANE WAGE
SChLEhSS SOFT
COAL Miners
Demand of Hard Coal
Workers at Phila.
Conference
AJAX Ss-upeusnr H--sssnes1tIai COM
ynsHsIuris Asss-u--rsssnr lisr or
Esps-- Demands ID Elsmsrsre in

FhiiaaelpiIiE, Pa Or %h.-Ntlsss
ln..-saHes 4uuEl 70 the - Itsr cent r.
r.aI111v s---autsa the niruninnus miners
with q MINIMUM niag rats ef ST a-Id
ia uIlzssersaI eig1I1-iluur tiEy n Ctls hard
cral region were demanded by repre-
sssn-z11wes NJ -ne a1l--..-4cIte mime
wur,Aa-s ruduy IL conferences w1Cr
me CDR ups-arurs-
Tntie- the Ee--esirisn-las AH-nrzaciZs
Commission award the lIa-u cnE- men
were given an average :nci-assse u i
par cent with 4 minimum dEg TA.e u
sac
IN asking re-epen1ns NJ r1ls award
a. 1nia-'s meerings. wtIicn WIS called
a. 1le rs.lsnfsst af p-esirisnt lisan-
officials TT tins miners presented eIElif
Demands winch they explained would
eliminate ireuuaIi-ies II tine present
wage agreement
The aptrazurs without discussion
-nuR the rr1a-1er under cflnEinsrsILlnn
and viii pr-ess1l1 their answer N me
miners x znBrls- meeting. m DE- he1c
m NuverIlhs- d
The demands were cBr-alnsa IN -rls
epIlnwinE Statement II me nE'e-A+nT's
explaining Unequal irles II The present
nbnEacI
-.C71rr-sar:z -azas Z Eils anthracite -'t.-
Glnn snuull be 1nC-sasssa al aalirlnllii4
Is per cant n aTrtar -iIa- lie LOLA
increase nay rea1h q pe- CENT which
IVES the average Increase Teceiven bE
-u.. rrr7ua..e miners n rtIs EI1uuslnnus
region as 3 result OF me award "
-.Y.. Fs-essitl.srI- < SOFT CBH1 Comm ssInn.
The. minimum dav -G1s sh1Uln he
more euuIIahlv n1zRG So ar ID cnn-
form "a the amount If w31ses nssnsas=-
sa-r ID suppD-r HI Amsr,can -EariIal5
IN currzfIr1 ana oecenrv Equity wuu4d
dictate thar the minimum wage should
mt he less rnan So Der eiSi11-hnu-
uar
Al eiasssns az lanur setsel Wing -as.-s
=, tz..nsas o. rne minimum ra1s II Il
esc- prerIngE ID me agreement q sep
rsrail.sr :. 1a.6 snnuid reoe,EFe Tlle saIns
increase as auuileE an ing minimum
ra1s III ar1ar -1E- me uIlIeTeIl-Ii.ss ht-
twt.sn rre various CLASSICS u laisoE
. sinai iss na.uralnen
'"TIhs. hourly -R1ss o. gaosa raceI7-
ing lsEs IMAM tine old minimum OF 1-aiss
sneulu ne Iuc-aasHn ID me same Der
fs.anza-e ar ia- amount as -nsG- rs
...tvsE bv the ULifs- sranisfEss
The -a1es BRIG III Guns itiarazinn MIN
s.-s snnuld DE Increased III aatI-lnIIa
- ne- Gent II orus- -ila- -nry me-
r-,.s.aszre -ile increase Of 3 Der CAM
Us ur-nrlnaG 9nr IN me ai1Uve paragraph
curlgsrn1nE contract 1nE-aasa
Contract miners lR3nr= and Gsn-
ssIti.s--EeIan miners IaDn-s should r.
ceive The same increase Ter aH% as
given 10 insiae lay men WIN previ-
siur1 Tor the apa-EtU-E n assume "a
zuunsibfIItv for ms Inc-aasz aaurrs the
pss-r.r1aE.- amount gwen Il me cHn-
r--as,- miners E8u--ac- miners AaBUT-
ars 10 7rzeueIve tina ful increase IN tiIeiI
rnral Tata OF earnings rtasse.vsl Ok tIlsr
previous 1D tins Rsy--eameut If Sspfanl-
ner =. 19.0
Monthly men and men en q Ea49i
basis silnuiG reEsiyrs me sane Incrsass
as provided 1oT Those -g2afy1ng ailuul
ma minimum rzEtH.
Men wurE1rrg n e,1t;esss g -as eight
iIaur dRv snouiG have their WORK re
adjusted II The eiEt1r-huur HasziE.