New-York tribune., 1871-04-20
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
THE COAL TROUBLES.

meeting organized, this morning. Mr.. sney wanted
to know II the prices Of Lhgh coal not higher on
| the line than at New-York
Mr.. Clark admitted that they were In 1870 but not in
| 1862
Mr.. Kelly Of the N. B. A., presented the following
| memorandum:
Isssei h,.h b. a. ,rvd ron eonerv Cor what ss
o b sn ss as sroa' Committee Of tire 70 vat upon e orr
dscagei him. The Branch when ,be sht ba,
no shah take paes unless twOh Of the mcnbs- o. the
vestlga,iOn provided for ny "
Mr. Kendrick wanted local Board Of Arbitration, and
| after discussion the memorandum OF Mr.. Kealy
| withdrawn.
The umpire to whom was referred certain pofnts In
reference to control Of coleres upon which points ar
brators present. chosen respectively by operators and
miners, failed to agree, made the following report
: The S S,Sr, nd s:, md Ge,s.Sr ?, y to
tee! 70 him By Tie law % o. s ssd ,5s q ,:, an Or
IS d E., s S%?s s ss' @ . s nj s9 !: .S S9' @ e.
mopwe.lh wherein be .sys that "ii sny fsn
BY TSsT n rom '1 %oas Il S sp % s5 % @' IN s
they please ssd at such wsSes as t pea ,ni ahIe onS y h
5 SsAss enjoying aIs's sSSs1ti as'sT sy s'as sH
sse4 upon between @ 3 tS pClIl & e. s s .o,
upo sreS term, As bali .sr,esbi. gns'
ns aay Sss a"sra2 as sSS ". Ss. o1
sssoa.on CONTRARY to s Po aod Of ne
se Interests o. o. sss sS DaDf,s sSS % tcen & ~ ~ s sSd eps -,
f. bTt T has S no ss " IN SsI ISs snssosSn S Wiz
Tonra tn. umpire decide. tbs, y TO The pm. ~, l's
o stated secondly above body 20 agree not o. ors tee
their employer refuses to employ parerp esro' 'f -
s sssrsei I u Be- Oppe7e and rs
sooI 30 'ps pscSsy se:S siSo1s s's
0S s S s S pl. 80 Of % sound sd aS conat axe permitted b
law 10 bargain for hemel7es her contracts "a rs - % or
sss sfis Il .ny manner provide, o. otAr In
s0 Operators ought 10 manner 70 eoa ne sc-hs zen
belong the Miners ard Labo' Bsnesoep, A., a,os An
Who shall discharge Inn for t Ieen soal 1eteS ~ so s'-ha
ssrcsa No member l. b oush. % be DEC tgs Of sots
sSea stS Article is cie BI-Iav, Of A,oe.o '
duties performed in The manner iaeq nentosa q ... v.
vsa they whether body ohesse ]: N o,bs 70
Bay By, dPT TsS 1P e. spe cs E to rscomslG lat after % s
p.ss :s: S ae1 .ses pIoSc ssn & 'E:s s y Of %
so "a ' ne, S ne bcrsT. md OPERATOR ba tie Whole cony
wheneyer it is stated TIE ior,goas fr h a se' ~
.sre s' ssar "a Is. empire had sssnid TIA.
d9 Dor ,sses By s9 S1hs, s e sh' parties s ws Sl
Messrs sney and Parish were appointed committee 10
settle the expenses Of the umpir the operators agree
ing to pay said expense.
The umpire then retired there being nothing further
before him.
Amotion was carried that when the meeting adourns,
n a,ourns subject to the call Of the President and Vice
President.
Mr. Muery asked for information, whether or not The
districts prepared arbae the question OF "nges can
not be now met by the operators, and tho questions as
to them settled.
Mr. ClarxTbe operators nccept the issue ms laid down
by the miners to w.t. To arbiate only upon existing
difficulties
Mr. Mullery-In the Lehigh region have been led 20
believe and told my constituents that the op
orators will yield them the wages that were paid before
tho suspension rely this, trusting to the honesty
OF my employers -,
Mr. Clark-Do the miners come here Ia hr0irate the
question O, changing the basis price from Port Carbon to
New-Yorki .f ..I. ..II
Mr. Kealy-we intend to be understood that we-tho
vorlr gmen-have been cheated by the operators IN als
matter We contend that this is not new issue. IL
as old as the Union 1t is TO you 1t seems tbst We
demand the same wages for labor as other workine
| men get. We meet you men, Capital ana labor arc
equal on this Board ana When We & are au nD, s bod
I'VE admit that the coal miners In echuylAl are ot ~
oS IL Is unfortunate for the operators that
they have laid out their capital there hsttaa o w
having localities but you want labor tn develop your
eaptal in schuylk Just as they do elsewhere ana We
want the wages. -, =. -.
+h mottar OF wages arbitration the operators VIII
ling to arbate for wages In the districts PREPARED 10
Mr. Cark-I not prepared to say have no ins'rue
the Gesficn arising in behalf OF the Lehgh region
Mr. Mcuugb stated that the wages Ina that region ought
TO be arbaed between the operators oil the region ana
Mr. siney- the miners meet the operators and they
do not agree N c Ge eea sas TO- nar or do the oper
ors persist in keeping up this deadoc until the miner,
Mr. Roblson~ ~ohr proposition, made At Philadelphia
| Mt Clark-We held a meeting in Philadelphia, at
which a committee was appointed. IL the miners nav M
accepted accept that Offer sDail consider IL my nH
TO do So TO get favorable action upon such proposition
| by the Board OF Trade. -, e.,.,,
The Council invited MS to meet you here for senera ar.
bitraton and we have met you but are not PREPARED i'f
Mr sineyeI don't see how there he general srb
tration when there are local PfSfs II @ - ,''
decline to settle in general artIa'iop io prices Jst
tions of the coal regions men work for mdcl less
wages than In others, and only by general arotraion
having reference to the different lOcatee, can hc quo
| ton be adjusted IN manner fair TO all-
Mr. Wallace. from Lehigh lemphaticallyl-Ih iehigh
men have never been governed IN their wages Dy tho
Mr. Reese-We are getting at anything, and we IN
derstaud already this question well as II We pro0ng
t6is diseussion move We adjourn We cannot say
VIII meet again II We 20 away. II Lchigh men are not
| question that may be submttedi
Mr. Clar*-We must go back for INSTRUCTIONS on
Mr. Reese--In December laht, the men ln s'hnyh
were receiving SO So per week. and IN the "!ohs r'
Mr. cari-we are willing to arbitrate everything by
Mr. SineyTb,s Is snare to break the integrity Of the
Irnan U !. nnfar 70 charge us with bring ng in new H.
sues We expect justice, with general aror"oh ana
the meeting then adjourned. II is the general opinion
that the deadock will be even closer nan before az t
r % WI , Cal nestion remains unsOlyed. with very
oornrosnect of an Immediate settlement Tue following
! WaS uia"o w " MArcH CHUNK April 10, 1871.
To Messr, KExDRIcK owES Co.'s AspEHs's bArs"AA
| and GUrTEasAs
AT meeting TIE representatives oi the ~ =
adjourned. il a-neri-inei that
ar urs IN speteJ IN The proposition mse ol us
Parrh ssures booking resumption WITH
op desire return 20 Constituents
sssns that oai-de aoorrrs N Ne
barlll si.u at varying from % tO -
bsI Is bos old basis pee The Pees aeandel are ios 40
| to SlA 'N- -''
| Atiest-C Ben Johnsou Secretary
Jt must be admitted that tho leaders OF the miners ds
nlayeJ grrat ability aud the workingnen shoid nave
M r that they cannot find among their ranks persons
ale to cope With any the operators may bring tem''t