The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-06
PRESENT PROPOSAL
FOR BITRATIO I'M
Action Of Miners . COX Oper tors
Surprise Owners Little u
" Pleased. .Sss

55 Especial to Tho ,rlnrcs-D iSpntch.) } ia
NEW YORK. April -IIavng allied to-
come to an agreement among themselves
the hard coal miners of tI'ennsylvanla,.
through their Representatives.. to-day
proposed to the operators That I'LL mat
ters IN dispute be referred Il to q Board
of Arbitration for ettlement, tho iris
bunal to be composed of the Boar i Of
Cancellation, which was crca ted by55i
ward OF tho Anthracite Strike Commits
sion In 1908, with Judge George Grey,
Of Delaware, or any person he5may ans
point. as chairman and umpire. IT IS the
operators accept the proposition and III
convention OF mon workers approves tho
plan, tho 100000 men now idle ins#tho3
anthracite fields will return to work q u
once. as$
Came AS Great Surprise. XIII
The proposition made to the 4 mine
owners to-day came 4as a great surprise
to them. That the operators will sEac-iS
ccpt tho Miners proposition as sub
HmItted is not generally bclicvcd;5 In fact.
1T Is minated they may fatty refuse
the offer on the ground that existing con ! I
t1ltons arc theSrcsult of arbitration. Thag
employers have received the miners
latest proposal. and promise to Elvo an an
answer on Monday, when another meet
Ing OF tho two sub tees viii be;
held The text OF, tho arbitration proposal \
"a submitted to tho operators folloWs:
"The committee appointed by the ,&5i
shamokln convention OF December
18th last, representing the employees & h.
OF the various companies operating l.
the mines, washerIes and breakers ~ q 5js
the anthracite coal region having 7&s
under consideration our PROPOSE t'on to
you, dated February 27tl' TOGETHER
With your committees proposition OF
March 9th, which was continuation
r. OF the award Of the Anthracite Coal s5&3
Strike Commission, and letter rom a
The Governor Of Pennsylvania, have X
decided, In View of the great publ .5
Interest Involved, aside from those we 8E
represent directly, It Is our duty to t
make some further efforts, and even .y
sacrifice Of what we believe Justly our
due in the matter Of WAGES and con
dItlons OF employment, In order tloae
a great public calamity may 20 aVo'a
ed; therefore, we propose that, sup
tect to the approval Of a convention or tas
III anthracite mine workers, which shall 53s&
h-c called at the earliest date possible, u
the differences between us, as stated
K In our propositions and your counters
proposals, be referred for determlna-
lion and settlement to Board OF
Arbitration, composed OF the mem
hers OF the present 6oaVu " So''c''' l5t,5
lion. provided for In the award OF the
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission,
With Judge George Gray, or any PER-
son he may appoint, to act as chair.
man and umpire,
"The decision OF this trlhuna or the 5i
maIorIty OF members thereof, Insofar
as it influences wages to be effective
rom April 1, 1905, and to continue IN
force until March 81, 1908, such dc A.
cIsIon to be final and binding upon
ali parties In interest. the employees
Of the anthracite mines, vasherles ana
breakers to resume work immediate
ly and to continue at work, pending
the decisions Of said boards, ..,,s
(slnned) "JOHN MITCHELL,
1T, p. NICHOLS,
"WM, n. pETTREY,s
- n. GAELAGHER r, il19
John FAi1Y.
"GEoRGE HARTLlN.
Air. Mitchell Was asked whether5he bs-s
lieycd that the operators Will answer the
propositions 10 arbltl'atc at next Afon- IA
days meeting, and he replied that ne
Thought they would. f85
What Operators Say. Ss
Thc conference OF the subcommittee
lasted less than an hour, and AT tts
the operators held meeting II
70 informally discuss the mtnsr4 oftsEs