The Topeka state journal., 1922-03-08
VOTES FOR STRIKE GROW
Operators From This District
Plan New Proposal.
Coal Price Reduction "PrOm-
ised" Says h. C. Paper.

Indianapolis March s.-The inter
national executive board of the L. NJ.
w. A today ratified the articles of al
lance between the transportation and
mine workers unions. The announce
ment was made by John L. Lewis, in
ternationaI president of the miners
organization. The action. it was said
was taken by unanimous vote of the
members OF the board. Formal noti-
fication OF the action will pc filed
with E J. Manion. president OF the
Order of Railway Telegraphers-
Kansas City. March s.-AccordinG
10 a story published in the Kansas
City Journal today drastic wage re-
ductions proposing a scale of less than
half that now being paid to coal min
ers will be presented to miners of six
states as an ultimatum by the South
western. Interstate Coal Operators as
SociatiOn when present wage agree
ments between the operators and
union miners expire April !, it became
known here today.
Conference Up Thursday.
The Journal announcement comes
tWenty-four hours before a confer
ence to be held tomorrow between
representatives Of the operators and
a wage scale committee from the
miners union district II, Of (which !
Alexander Howat. deposed mine lead |
er, was formerly head.
Inc conference VIII marx the IlrSI I
meeting the operators have held with /
the new union officials appointed by !
President John l. Lewis of the u NJ. 4
w. A. following the collapse of How i
ats administration. The reduction /
which calls for restoration of the 1917 /
miners schedule will not be presented /
at Thursdays meeting, the journal /
says. but the operators intend to wait
until the miners have appointed other
committees at a later date.
The new scale means n daily wage |.
of S5-4s present union wages are s7.SI
day.
Association Is Behind It.
Associa ton representatives from
Missouri. Kansas. Iowa. Oklahoma,
Arkansas and Texas are understood to
be solidly behind the agreement which
followed twO-day meeting here end
ing yesterday Abolition of the check
off system. it is reported is also a
part of the plans of the operators. 4
This. according to operators ex-
plantations will mean that union dues
viii not be withheld from pay checks
as heretofore but that miners will be ;
left TO their own volitiOn in paying
union dues.
ment from the operators cutting the '
price of coal from 81 to $3.50 ton {
will Immediately follow the adoption i
Of the proposed wage scale {
Separate Agreement for Illinois. /
St Louis, March s.-Frank Earring {
ton. president of the Illinois district I
L NJ. ". A. telegraphed William '
Green. international secretary treas | I
urer at Indianapolis this afternoon.
that the Illinois mine workers would s
attempt to negotiate a separate wage g
agreement with the Illinois operators, S
unless The international union ar {
ranges an Interstate conference with a
the operators in the four states COM I
prising the central com petitive field on a
or before March 81. $
West Frankfort. ILL.,. March s. c
Members OF miners' local $50 voted
$50 10 30 for a strike April 1. it was a
announced today Local No. 2.657 i 6
voting today. and officials of the local a
predicted an overwhelming majority Il
for strike"
Danviue. H.. March s.-President
r. Shaw. of Peabody local No. 1914. D.,
L. NJ W. A. today announced his local :
had voted SIS 10 II for suspension L
OF work on March 81 in the coal
mines. unless a satisfactory agreement II
was reached between the operators \
and miners. a
Nurphysboro, Ill. March S.-Union n
coal miners here have voted 235 to 2S =
favoring strike. it was announced ?
today. This. it was explained, is about
of the local vote a
BeIleville. I'LL, March s.-The vote {
OF the eleven thousand miners in the -
Belleville sub-district will be approx
mately 25 to 1 forFa strike. James
Mason. secretary-treasurer of the sub
district. announced today. Local No.
4. $50 voted $50 to Is for a strike,
it was stated.