The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
OLD WAGE SCALE
THREE YEARS MORE
Mitchell Comedies All to the Coal
Operators.
mr.. BAER in RARE GOOD HUMOR.
After Three Months Negotiations MltchelPs
Last Plea for Twe.Year Wage Agreement
Is Refused and Operators Win Their Point
for Three.Year ScaIe-Men to Resume
Work Next Monday.

New York, (Special). - After carry
ing on negotiations for nearly three
months the subcommittee representing
the anthracite mineworkers and opera
tors of Eastern Pennsylvania Monday
Hgreed to continue the award OF the
Strike Commission for another three
years, and the men will return to work
as soon as. practicable.
Ali miners who have not committed
violence against perSons or property will
be re-employed, and no one will be dis
eliminated against because OF any actlv-
ity he may have taken in the strike
movement. The agreement is subject
to the ratification of the tridistrict con-
vention of Inineworkers at Scranton, but
there is not the slightest doubt that the
delegates will approve the action OF their
representatives.
This outcome of dispute which threat
ened to develop into a long and bitter
struggle and paralyze great industry
was looked upon with considerable sat
isfaction by the coal road presidents, as
the agreement entered into it their f1rst
proposition, made early in March IN re-
ply to the mineworkers' original de-
nfands.
The miners had little to say regarding
the agreement, except that it was the
best they could get They pointed out,
however, that the agreement entered into
is the first general agreement that has
ever been signed between the operators
and miners, and they look upon it as
step forward in their efforts to have
regular agreements with their employers.
The following is the text of the agree
meent:
Whereas, pursuant to the letter OF sub
mission signed by the undersigned IN
1902. "all questions at issue between the
respective companies and their own en-
ployes. whether they belong to a union
or not" were submitted to the Anthra-
cite Coal Strike Commission to decide
as to the same, and as to the conditions
of employment between the respective
companies and their own employees" and
the said strike commission, under date
of March 10, 1908, duly made and filed
its award upon the subject matter of the
submission and provided that said award
should continue in force for three years
from April I, 1903, and the said period
has expired.
Now. therefore. it is stipulated be-
tween the undersigned in their own be-
half. in so far as they have power to
represent any other parties in interest.
that the said award and the provisions
thereof. and any action which has been
since taken pursuant thereto either by
the Cancellation board or otherwise, shall
be extended and shall continue in force
for three years from April I, 1906,
namely, until March 81, 1909, with like
force and effect as if that had been orr
gina1ly prescribed as its duration. That
work shall be resumed as soon as prac-
ticable, and that all men who have not
committed violence to person or property
shall be re-employed in their old posi-
tions. (Signed)
GEORGE F. BAER.
E. B. THOMAS.
w. H. TRUESDALE,
DAVID WILCOX,
JOHN D. KERR,
MORRIS WILLIAMS,
JOSPEH L. CAKE,
JOHN MITCHELL,
P. D. NICHOLNS,
JOHN DEMPSEY,
w. DETTREY,
JOHN P. GALLAGHER,
JOHN FA1Y.