New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-04
END OF THE STRIKE AT HAND.
PLAN FOR 4 SETTLEMENT ADOPTED BY
THE MINE WORKERS BOARD.
THE PROPOSAL. TO BE SUBMITTED TO A CoNvEN-
TION OF MINERS IN COLUMBUS or wEDNES-
DhY-No DOUBT OF RATIFICATION.
THE OFFICIALS SAY.

TION OF MINERS IN COLUMBUS on wEDNEs-
D,Y-No DOUBT OF RATIFICATION.
THE OFFICIALS SAY.
Columbus Ohio Sept. .f-The end Of the
great miners strike Is in sight. This afternoon
the National Executive Board of the United
Mine Workers agreed to recommend to the
miners proposition from the Pittsburg oper-
ators for straight price of 81 cents a ton. to
continue in force until the end OF the year.
delegate convention of all miners who have sus-
pended work has been called to meet in Column
bus on September at 10 a. m. to act on the
recommendation. President Ratchford and the
other members Of the Board say there Is not the
slightest doubt that the miners will approve the
recommendation
The proposition does not involve arbitration,
and in effect provides for an immediate settle
ment of the strike President Ratchford said
tonight that there were special reasons for the
Boards recommendation Of the proposition In
the first place. II comedies to the miners a ma
terial advance. Had q 69-cent rate been Sc
cured ne was confident 1t could not have been
maintained for more than seventy days. The
proposition does away with all the uncertainties
of arbitration and will bring the strike to a
speedy termination. As soon the miners ratify
mines
In the second place. the proposition provides
for a revival OF the Joint conferences for the ad
justnent Of prices The operators are pledged
10 meet with the miners prior to the termination
Of the agreement and determine the rate OF
ages for the next year Both the members of
the Miners Executive Board and the Operators
Committee arc pleased with the outcome or the
conference and feel tha; public sentiment viii
sustain their action.
This morning tho operators committee re-
newed their first proposition for a hl-C"nt rate
pending arbitration. This was again rejected Ivy
the miners board Then the operators commtt""
got together and submitted a now proposition
for n straight price OF - cents. and after a long
discussion /; was accepted by the mincrs' Off
cials hut subject TO tn approval Of IN" miners
at large. The following circular was issued to-
night 10y the National Exccutiv" Board
To the miners who have suspended work In the
You are hereby notified that = convention will
b" held ~ columbus. o7l1. ~ ~ O'CLOCK on "''h'S
day morning. Scptomhc. : l",.
Greeting: Vt conference" h"ld ~ 'o,unbuS.
Ohio. on september , and B. heiwcon the National
NniyG 6oHrl nni ds',,, ' Ia,S ,na % ,cpr Te
sentative committee of trc Pttsburs district or
orators whom p" consented u mcct ONLY attcr
it hal become apparent that National confer
cncc Of operators and miners could moi be- con-
ycnod the following propositions w"Ic sun'ni,'rn @ y!
tn, FNo utiv" Board and district presidents as IN.
basis OF settlement to terminate the present
strike
Prs, Tho resumption Of work at s'ccnt rat.
OF mining. IN" submitting OF the question to a
Board of Arbitration to determine wnai ~" piic'
shall be- the maximum 10 be ~ cents ana nc Nun
imum To hc ~ cents ton the price 10 bc eHtctiFe
from daic Of rcsuming work.
Sccond-A straight price of b5 cents a ton TO CON
tInuc I'm force until the md Of tho year. with the
additional mutual understanding that JOINT me-" ;inI
Of operators and miners shall be he'd IN Dcccmbci
Isq, for TN. purpose of determining Whit Tie rae
OF mining shall hritheTcaftcr
Your Executive BOARD and district presidents.
after such deliberat!Dn and thorough consld'ra-
lion OF the two propositions, do recommend n"
latter as in their judgment the best that can De-
secured because Of circumstances that ar" apparent
TO all who study market conditions since th" in
augurailon OF the strike. You, however. jr" ne
Yourselves what your actions shall be ana when
work shall be- rcsuinca Additional reasons Will
he given ana = lull report made o. the general
situation at the convention. We would furth"r
advise that delegates com" untrammcil"d by resoiu-
lions and unnstructcd other than 10 act IN your
b.s interest.
A. this time it IL deemed advisable. for III" rcd-
son that provisions made IN th" UNI prmfN
agreement now pending Iu tho Piftshurg district
ard which II g. expected VIII b" Operative IN fhfi
district on and after January !. 1895, TO arhitraic
me question u relative drrr@ntial between r.@
and machine mining which VIII We anticipate, 10
rlrh toward furnishing ~ with more rrIidh" datd
Of that question than " possess al pres NJ. ana
Ia ma, ,xfcn will hc beneficial to Ms IN s"ttllng
questions as between machine and pick mining.