The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-06
PRESENT. PROPOSE \.
FOR R5ARBlTR.ATIO Inv.
Action Of Miners * Ok Operat tors
Surprise owners Little
Pleased. n 5Sss
Especial 10 The ,rlnrcs- spatch..

Especial 10 The 5,rlnrcs- Disputch.)
NEW YORK. April 5.-EIavlng fl led to 4
come to an agreement among themselves
the hard coal miners aof sPennsylvanla,s
through their r3rcpresenta tlves, to+dnys;
proposed to the operators that ull@mat-5$s
ters In dispute beSrcferred to n Board !
OF Arbitration for settlement !, the trl-iSf
bunal to be composed of the! Board of
Concliation. which was crca ted 81 by 4s;l5
ward OF tho Anthracite Strike C'ommis-s
sion In 1908, with Judge George Grey
Of Delaware, or any person he may g p17ss
point, ns chairman and Inn ptre II " the
operators accept the proposittoa antl. I
convention or mon workers approves " llo q
plan, tho 100000 men now idle In tho 4
anthracite fields will return to work g E
once, u .8
Came AS Great Surprise. 9555
The proposition made to the mine
owners to- day came as a great surprise Y
to them, 1,ilat the operators will ac-i9i
cept tho miners proposition as sub
mttcd is not generally believed; IN fact
it Is intimated they may fatty refuse
tho offer on the ground that existing con ii.
ditions are theSrcsult Of fstlrbitra tlon.4s rs
employers have received the miners
latest proposal. sand promise to Elvo an az 4 \
answer on Monday, when another meet NEE. 8s
Iny Of tho two sub tees viii 4bA8s
held. The text Of the arbitration prorosal N
as submitted to tho operators foloWs;$
.'The committee appointed ny the 4gsSS XII
shamokln convention Of December
18th last, representing the employees
Of the various companies operating falg
the mines, washertes and breakers n SsjH3
the anthracite coal Ion, having is5$
under consideration our proposlt'on 70
you dated February 27th, together
. ! aSe
81 March 9th, which was continuation is,s
n OF the award OF the Anthracite Coal s3.E
strike Commission, and a letter from 3
the Governor Of Pennsylvania, nave S8
decided, In View of the great pub llc
Interest Involved, aside from those we
Ri represent directly, It Is our duty 70 53&s
make some further efforts and even even . *
sacrifice Of what we believe Justly tour
due In the matter of wages and con
ditIons Of employment, In order that
a oreat public calamity may be avoid
ed; therefore, we propose that sup .sEi$
lect to the approval Of a convention OF
3 anthracite mine workers, whlch shal' sis5
he called at the earliest date possible,
the differences between US, as stated
In our propositions and your oollnter-
proposals, be referred 1or ae.e'N'Mii" M
lion and settlement to a Board OF 5s5
Arhitratjor, composed of tho mems
hers OF the present Board Of Concilla
tIon. proyIded for In the award OF the
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission, u
with Judge George Gray, or any per-
son he may appoint, to act as c'a'r'
man and umpire,
"The decision of this tribunal or t'e
majority OF members thereof, lnsolar33
as it influences wages to be ettectve
from Aprjl T. 1906, and to continue IN
force until March 81 1908, such 90 IS
clsIon to be final and binding upon
ali parties In Interest, the employees
Of the anthracite mines, Wasf'erles ana
hrsakers to resume work Immediate
Iv and to continue at work, pending
the decisions OF said boards.,,s., ..,.f
(sinned) "JOHN MlTcHELL,
.. 1T, p. NICHOLS,
"WM. n. pETTREY,%
- IT. GALLAGHER, n
"joHh EAf1f,
GEORGE MARITIME
Mr.. Mitchell was asked whether he bs- d
,i,vcd that the operators Will answer the
nropositions TO arbitl'ate at next Mons II
day,s meeting. and he replied that ne
thought they would.
What Operators Say,
rhc conference of tie snh-committces
lasted less than an hour and at itsS
coucinsion the opera tors held u NEE Inn N
20 informally discuss the ninsrA' of1sFst