Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1910 — MORE PAY FOR COAL MINERS [ARTICLE]

MORE PAY FOR COAL MINERS

President Lewis Announces That a General Strike Is Averted. Pittsburg. Pa., March 3.—President Thomas L. Lewis of the mine workers, who is here attending a convention of the Pittsburg district, announced that within the next few weeks the wages of every mine worker would be advanced. A general strike has been averted, as it is understood the miners and operators have come to an understanding, and the official announcement will be given out at the miners’ convention in Cincinnati on March 8.