The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-04-16
GElL MINERS TO
get MORE MONEY
Awzna OF II Per Cent Ac-
zepfed By Miners and
~ Operators
(The Pathfinder

EaT--SEdh the public is the middle"
Tim employers organize and the
woT'aers organize; then they pool is
.SuE-z And make common cause against
the sssHsnmer. Labor gets increased
-sasEys. 1be employers get increased
g,ru2Ez--and the public foots the bill
NmS also there is another little
Erik z1hicb consists of playing the
nxgSl s5aAl industry against the soft
~lozI SS1Estry, and again making the
pnhNss say First the hard coal min
GYM 'Eut 3 raise on the ground that
s95EsT NEsue harder work than the soft
'S1grgl ~ liners Then the soft-coal min
e11 Rg9 raise Sc as to equalize them
Win ZAP hard coal mipers-and so it
Spzss-
Npz0e lof them are ever satisfied
tVIfn she raises they get. The cost
C1T living Keeps pace with the wage
rrzFss,S s1nh so in the long run the
rxEakzrrs are no better off than before.
Dus 4nEsr shortsighted leaders have
r1nS-x III better to offer them than
fhi1z ss1ciRnt ana exploded scheme of
strESi11e
FE8-uow fhat strike costs money
AMI sEnat At mas to be paid for. The
u1aIns.l labor Association is authori-
ay 't1r 51Te statement that the recent
Ssss5s szral strike cost the miners $780,
SAf,S gSs9 In,fGst wages and the country
s1yx.1zg. ,1.ngt much altogether in lost
tRSEsSsse snn
yzass II sfhe strike that President
EDEnESx 5.fgnounced as ''unjustifiable
AMT z 1Eawfnl" Strong pressure had
GEs 'EE lHSs1 by the government to stop
@aaH STRIKE, and the men were Undue
eslS 1ez 10 back to work on the assur-
sGSs5a1enaI they would get a raise of
TX 51szsEt ~ per cent and probably
1Invzl- The second conference which
11xzs ,iEassident called reached the con-
csIr2E1s Lnat ahnnt "a per cent would
ISs .sRssr, This award was accepted by
eIsN-s cElinerS and operators and it
vVsEE IluOgaffHet April /.
-Ahihs -same time the president re-
Ss.IAGAzr government control of coal
a.zkS -Es51ces He issued a warning to /,
f1,sssiss5al ,ps0Iie not to take advantage !
CAY a-&0s situation to profiteer. How
osss1IR chr wage Increase to the soft
Csa1l -z1sners alone will total about |
Ss@sJis ,assi1 900 year-and we will al |
I0sF yUs three guesses to guess who !
MID way this.
TLMsazMhiile also the hard coal min
e2S :-snd~ operators have been gathered ,
N11HDn the peace table" to make a
tTGEf1v Gr contract covering the next
fi.gx wars. The miners want tie
sC.sEzEs-rSEi changed every two years, so
T11asy EzD SECURE more frequent raises.
EtzE ere modest in their demands.
AalL Eney want is 60 per cent wage
ratGFIr, - asix-hour day and a five-day
-VrsSa, All overtime paid for at time
an,A5s-eajf rates and Sundays and hol-
IlfsCgx ADOble time, and few other
s2s,zs Ezsi5Dns The miners agree to
c9g-c7lD1e AT work provided the wage
-,sai.sp mat is granted is made to date
AalE slE April 1. This date was
'sJaszs1 FOol" for the American coal
Es0uasa11rT all right.
.,sIna l25 coal men who were recent
~ in0cied by federal grand jury
in 1Nzb1Da for conspiracy to profit
trHsr lBilBde John l.. Lewis, the in
Isszl.a15Nn president Of the mine work
Clsss gEG3 number of other big union
EE1Hssg-s, as well as a number of oper-
slaxlrs Es,no cOnnived with them to sc.
cSas7s EzNnfbitant prices for coal
'f-l1s operators in both hard and ,
sU1 E.aai fields are urging the pas
saEx nj laws which would forbid
GsI-iS -. and make the contracts of the
J1zal1E enforceable by law. The OPP
{ s1zdZus .can be sued and made to full ,
ffW rlsET contracts but the unions I
Lsscsg a4sa avs sought to evade respon- I
sss,z1-pV by remaining unincorporated.
,E,lIe 0zlY way to bring any pressure to
GsSl2 an mem is to proceed against I
T. ancs as individuals, and it is usually u
CzsaI 1lzr Them to escape service. I
11aTsasy. public sentiment is crys-
IsiyJous on this subject and the de- 8
I222Ni As becoming general that the {
v2Ii$lns shall be responsible for their q
SISsz I'M Sayae as common people are. ,
,En0s AT&9lsAs courts found the union |
Iz2Enszs guily Df destroying property ,
etc s6aI ring the mine strike of 1914 I
zSIs2 l-NgJf levied damages of $500, 600 1t
sssszsaS fhem. This follows the q
Is1- 1cIPts Land down in the famous II
IS.Es su1y hatters' case, where the
Iz5grszNs sllsU hId 10 pay heavy damages 8
aE1a,l Zas conrt Vent after the proper /
q 2xaa8 hank accounts of the indivi- ]
l-f siAi members 4
EibA is good Americanism for citi- {
,asGs ~ ihis country must realize that 7
tiyFs are accountable for their wrong '
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