MINERS OPPOSE CHANGE IN LAW Union Will Fight Any Attempt j to Wipe Out Present ✓v Two-Year Rule Scranton, Aug. 23.—Any attempt made to change the state law regu- I latlng the granting* of miners' cer tificates In such a way that the pres-1 ent two-year rule will be wiped out | Is to be stubbornly opposed by the; Mine Workers' Union, according to : j statements recently credited to j | leaders in the three anthracite dis- j j tricts. There has been some talk j of having the law amended so that i a miner would not have to have two 1 years' experience before becoming 1 eligible for a certificate, it being | claimed such a course offered a so- j lution for the scarcity of miners and j the tonnage question, before it J goes through it is sure to be met j with stiff opposition. • It is the contention of the miners' j union leaders that the rule making | It necessary for men to have experi- j ence In mining to obtain certificates , | la too valuable from a safety stand- 11 point to be dispensed with. ContenUon of Miners With it changed so that a man would be permitted to mine coal | with no practical experience, it is contended the number of fatal ac-1 cidents would be greatly increased. : enormous damage would be done to j the mines, and that in the long run It is safe to say the tonnage would j be depressed instead of increased. ! Mining is dangerous at its best, the i miners declare, and that it would ; be a mistake to wipe out one of its 1 chief rules tending for safety, Just to comply with the wishes of men | who believe they have found a| j means of increasing the anthracite J output. In a recent issue of the Miners ; Journal, the official organ of the International Union, it was pointed | out that no attempt to wipe out the two-year eligibility rule on men ap plying for certificates will be coun tenanced by the miners. The Jour'-, nal pointed out that this two-year rule is one of the essential regula tions of mining, in .that it keeps the inexperienced mari from blasting coal, etc., and thus tends to add to j the safety of all men working inside. ! The Journal said one of the argu xnents made in behalf of the pro-! posed change is that it would help relieve the growing scarcity of min ers, yet in the local field it is con tended that there is no real short age of miners because of draft and enlistment. Instead, it is admitted by operators that the ranks of la borers, motor runners, drivers and general workers have suffered more than the coal cutters because of the war and that the mining troubles are due to their loss more than to practical miners. As a rule, most | of the latter are above the present j draft age. but with the others a big majority are between 21 and 31 vears of age. Urge Kennedy to Run Considerable interest is noA f being | manifested among miners in the' anthracite field in the efforts being made at Hazleton to have Thomas Kennedy, president of District No. 7, become a candidate for the position of international vice-president, to succeed Frank Hayes, now presi dent, and who took charge of the union after John P. White resigned. John Lewis, editor of the Miners Journal, is another candidate for the vice-presidency. In Hazleton there is a sentiment that the anthracite field should be represented in the union by an in ternational officer and that Mr. Kennedy would make an ideal offi cial for the place. As president of | District No. 7 he has been an active I worker in the Interest of the Miners' Union for several years. He Is rated as a splendid organizer, is well versed on practical mining ques tions. and is an able talker. As yet lie has not announced that he will seek the place, but even so four or five locals In District No. 7 have adopted resolutions pledging him their support, and as soon as his candidacy is definitely proclaimed it is safe to say other locals In the three anthracite districts will do j likewise. escaped German Brings Five Comrades Back Grecnsburg, Pa-—ln a letter re-' "ceived from Lieutenant Paul Abra- j ham, a member of the Westmore-1 land County Ear, an interesting in cident concerning several German prisoners is related. 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