The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-15
ANTHRACITE MINERS
AND OPERATORS Open
MAGE CONFERENCE
70 Demands of Union,
Including One for
More Pay, Is Pre-
sented

NEW YORK. Mar To- Authla-
cite miners and operators were pre-
pared today TO begin negotiations
Cor u new wage agreement to take
the place Of the tWu-g,ar contract
winch expires at the end NJ this
month a large number ut opera
Tors arrived Co participate Boz irr
first Joint conference this aftvr-
noon a majority OF The repre-.
Funtutitos OF the miners comprising
the scale committee have been in
tho city several dnyH comforting
thU last tu arrive being HrDsidrHa
John o. LOWS OF the International
organization of the United Mine
Norkors
Tho nineteen demands OF the
miners formulated az then CON
Nrutuu Zoo Shamokiu, Pa lu Jan
uHtA and ratified hy the |lutctusa
touul convention az Indiauauoi!s
lt-t month. are Co bee FORMALLY pre-
scented to the coal operators and
explained hy Officers of the union.
The operators are expected to inn
-iucdlaf.ly take them under con-
t%idgrutiuu and make a statement OF
thsir position ON Friday.
All 20 Per Gent Increase.
Tho miners are asking for "a
TWENTY per cent increase IN cor
tract rItrs ANON other thing.
w9'ip tht milne owners m on rec
ord Co.'S mNuTiug 70 decrease below
thc-rrescnt working hHsir.
ft T. mot expected that an agree
rnsant win sbo reached before tho
ond 90 the month ana ln that cvant
thH SCALE committee ~ the hard
coal workers .s under Instructions
OF Tive shlmokiu convention TO ur-
.H-. o. .".# 100 80 HH".#HHm HHHHHHN en-
H~utirfurturY agree mrut b. IN sight.
4 rri,ioudum on the question 81
suspension was not taken IN the
lutuIHDIt, rrlds the action OF the
convention having expressed wishes
pf fIt mon The national policy
committee OF the mine workers has
Ihr power fu set aside OBJ suspension
90 90 fros nt but according 60 o.
luu Nlders hcrv. such ucttou is Lui
lkvfy 10 BE- the opinion Of miners
uud.Illuy OF the operators that a
slsp4nsion lu hard c0al fields
OF Pennsylvania is certain. II DO
comes. % BE- expected there will ha
sronelete cessation OF production.
~ OF two former occasions when
NNasn negotiations dragged over
many weeks because Of generally
.lalH supplies. 90 shortage of nuthra
era g. not anticipated unless the
Imminent suspension should run
INTO the summer. which Is NO
looked FOR hy the miners.
The miners enter tho conference
artcrmlnod they suld, to resist any
rffort to reduce wages There
must he mo- backward step. Tres
hleut Lewis has said and the
miners have declared themselves
a. unanimous iu supporting him.
Owners Not United
Beyond b. general statement
the workers shall share ion The
general deflltiDu hy accepting o.
wago rut thv miner owners have
NO indicated what preparation they
WiII make 10 has been reported
that flng are not "a unit ou what
-prrrDufIso Of decrease they shall
ssk
Tho principal demands NJ "a.
miners follow.
a twn-yrHr contract.
a go per cont increase In an,
cf n'rapf wage scale; a dollar
n day increase fo an labor paid by
abe day and that dI~fforcBtials cX-
sting between different classes OF
NuulnNcF prior to the 1890 award
b. restored
4 uniform wuge scale In an col
fhrieH Tor occupations Of Ike char
atffer
An oigbt-hour dny'for an cm-
ployoa those working under ground
"a count their hours from the timc
thev enter the mine until thoy
lnnvc 81.
a standard cjccK or provision.
Tint whore coal is paid for hy
fho rtr the system be- changed To-
N Tonnage basis.