The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-19
NATIONAL COAL
STRIKE LIKELY
NEXT SPRING
Men Refuse Wage De
creases and Insist or,
6-Hour Day

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lNDlANAPOLIS. sept. 1g,-Grnvo
apprehension In felt AZ headquarters
OF the United Mine Workers Of AM
ericn that there will be another ma
tionai coal strike ncxt SPRING.
Every present indication points to
n walkOut OF 500. 600 unlonized an
thracite and bituminous workers..
This forecast rs based on these dis
closures!
That miners are dissatisfied with
the present working and wage scRlea.
That they Will demand more money
from the operators.
That the coal operators Will refuse
and Insist on a reduction OF the pres
ent basic wage OF $3.50 a Day.
That every agreement and on
tract In the country between tho
miners and operators expires March
"a, 1929, which IN unprecedented.
That the miners. almost without
exception. consider they were treat
ed unfairly by Interference OF tho
government during the asst strike.
when an increash OF 81 per cent In
wages was granted. compared to their
demand for a so per cent advance.
National Convention.
on September 20 miner delegates
wiz assemble hero from every sec.
tion OF the United States and parts
Of Canada.
Already they have made known
their determination to fight To the
last ditch for preservation OF pres
cnt wage scales and an increase above
the basic $3.50 % day rate.
According to President John l.
Lewis. never Was there a period In
the coal industry when miners were
~ ''entirely wrought UP oyen the
wage controversy"
Some OF the proposals call for
enactment by the convention OF de-
mands ON coal operators FOR wugc
increases OF 10 per cent.
By contrast. certain operators in
various parts ~ tho country have
posted notices that their mineH, after
resuminE operation, VIII run on re-
duced wage scales
Some operators have oven sent del
%egatiuns to the miners headquarters
here. entrcating President LOWS TO
uinctiOn q pay cut.
To these Lewis has replied that
tho miners will never consent to a
Lower scale ana will fight Ia the last
ditch any attempt to bring about
such a reduction"
Resting ON Dynamite.
In the opinion Of one high officer
Of the mine workers organization, the
probability OF "a national coal strike
~ very imminent. He says;
The entire situation is resting on
u load Of dynamite. Not very much
In eed To sut off the charge"
Some other revolutions received IN
advahCc OF arrival of the delegates
who formulated them. call for: =
Government interference with th'
import OF Mexican oil, which Is com
peting with Tho cod ludttsfry, hy IN.
stitution Of a hiTh protective tariff.
Standardization OF an coal min"l
In the United States Hs a means u
preventing such disorders which re.
Gently occurred Ia West Virginia.
Steps to bring about the amniEu.
mation oc transport workers. rail
road employees and miners init 0
nationHr body. each To co-opcrat,
with the others iu event of strike.
Release Of Eugene Dchs from
prison.
Ahaului. disarmament.
\ siN-hour day.
\ nNe-day wording week.
Basic Awards.
In 1913. following the last bicn
mai convention at Cleveland dc
mands were made ON the ooal op
orators Tor basic awards In the con
ual competitive Held which callD,
Tor.
\ Go-pcr cent wage increase.
4 slN-hour day.
\ dyc-dly week
The central competitive field en-
braces eastern Pennsylvania, ohio, 10
Uuuis and Indiana.
Whatever award IL agreed uuon n.
the Joint scale committee Ut 80 op
orators aud miners " used ~ IA
basis for cstHhiiHhing working mn
wax" rates throughout tho country.
Wages and wages oniy b. to y
the big ISSUE says President Low
h There ran be no reduction
Further than his 7 cannot comment.
In event OF strike, the uuinu ,uul
call out every member. thereby com
plctcly yin up not only the btu
oil H. IT,.