Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-02


commission which ia seeking TO set
tle differences between the operators
and miners resumod hearings today
the operators we're ready with sta
t!stics TO support their side OF the
dispute. Figures Involving tho pay
roll OF ia mines In the central ncld.
they said. showed now much the
miners are earning. to what extent
their work Is Irregular. and the loss
ca incurred by them in failing TO
take advantage or opportunities to
work.
In addition TO wages and hours.
data WAS prepared dealing with
working conditions, safety provisions.
profits. and tho cost of living In min
ing communities. which the operators
claimed In q statement by Attorney
Ralph Crew was frank exposition
OF the ground work OF tho coal in.
dustry" that would put new light on
the contentious OF the mine owners.
Chairman Robinson announced than
the commission expected to conclude
the examination OF the central dsi0
Wednesday.
Final Answer 20 Rail Workers.
An answer TO the wage demands
OF the 100000 railway employees
presented last July will be given to-
morrow by Direceor General Hines
at conference with officers Of the
brotherhoods and other unionA u
was said today the answer wo,Ald b
"dennite and final"
This oonference probably WIN -
tho last on this subject durinS ~
period OF government control. wA106
ends March ]. Decision On the Aos
msnds Of the woyksre has been de-
ferred pending tho cutcosne ot tnos
efforts to lower the ooot OF Mvin&
Officials said that Nm Nanoo 20G1,
worked out the dnal p3Aan and tha4
few advisors had been taken IN ~
his confidence.
The union officials have been
pressing the director general for a
answer to their demands for neax3y
year. But he has put them %
on one pretext or another, and now
1t Is said there win Be no moro
waiting,
Unauthorized Walkout Fsan
So far as an authorized general
strike is concerned, the union officials
deny one is contemplated. Hut thoy
fear II the director general refuses
TO grant In increase the rank ana
Ale of their own accord will stop
work as individuals an protest.
The last answer of the director
general claimed that the shopnsn
wero not entitled to an increase bes
cause they were already receivine
higher wages than 100000 other
railroad employees. He pointed out
that while the shopmen had been
given an increase OF 102 per cetn
the cost of living had advanced only
about so per cent.
Figure out how can pay Won
| higher wages because OF tha. In.
creased cost of living while at tho
same time you nave been granted
greater percentage In wage in
crease than the cost OF living has
advanced" said the director gen.
! eral.
For several weeks the shoptnen
and employed experts studied tho
figures presented by the director
general and found, they said, TINT
they had been Jusgled to At the case,
They presented indlsputabie cvi.
dence that tho wage rates had not
been advanced as much as the al.
rector general had asserted, and that
instead they were still very much IN.
side the figures given out by the dos
partment Of labor as to the IN.
creased cost OF living.
ChnnII
nounce to the fourteen chief execu-
tives Tuesday that no increase can
be granted, great fear Is expressed
by the latter that an unauthorized
walkout, especially Of rhepnaes,. wA1
follow immediately. Because Of this
the hopo is expressed that he Will
recognize the seriousness OF the sit4
uation and make satisfactory conces-
sions, f
Shea Hints Trouble.
Timothy Shea, acting president Of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Ffre-
men and Engineers, limited In New
York last week that trouble would
follow q refusal TO meet the demands
Of the firemen. Il the refusal comes
Tuesday the fourtecn chief execn-
uves win immediately meet to con-
slder u concerted movement 10 sa-
ourc conccssions,
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Women on Assay Commission 4
| Washington. Feb. 2s-For the first
| tiuie In history women ara i,,clusfAd