Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-08
Anthracite Operators and Sub
Scale Committee of Miners
Sign Compact
TO CONTINUE FOR THREE YEARS
All Miners Who Have Not Committed
Violence Against Persons or Proper
ty Will Be e-empIoyed, the Scale Of
1903 Award to Govern.

New YORK, May S.s-tAIl'r carrying
on negotiations for nearly three
months the subcommittee representing
orators of eastern Pennsylvania have
agreed to continue the award Of the
strike commission for another three
years and the men will return to work
as soon as practicable, probably Mon
day All miners who have not commit
ted violence against persons or prop
erty will be re-employed and no one
will be Disseminated against because
Of any activity he may have shown in
the strike movement. The agreement
is subject to the ratification Of the
tri-district convention of mine work
ers at Scranton today, but there is not
the slightest doubt that the delegates
resentatives. This outcome of dis
pute, which threatened to develop into
a long, bitter struggle and to paralyze
great industry, Is looked upon with
considerable satisfaction by the coal
road presidents, as the agreement en-
tered into Is their first proposition
made early in March in reply to the
mine workers original demands. The
miners had little to say regarding the
agreement except that II 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 OPP
orators and miners. and they look up
on 1t as a step forward In their eff
forts to have regular agreements with
their employers.
Text Of Agreement.
The text of the agreement reached
at the conference is as follows:
Whereas. Pursuant to the letter of
submission signed by the undersigned
in 1903. all questions at issue be-
tween the representative companies
and their old employees whether they
belong to union or not were submit
ted to the anthracite coal strike COM
mission to decide as to the same and as
to the conditions OF employment be-
tween the respective companies and
their own employees and the said
strike commission under date of March
80 L'V"s 0QIS pttuG anu lllGu It's dWdIuS
upon the subject matter Of the sub
mission and provided that said award
should continue in force for three
years from April ], 1903, and the said
period has expired"
Now, therefore. 1t is stipulated be-
tween the undersigned in their own be-
half, insofar 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 1,
1906. namely until March 81, 1909, in
like force and effect as IL that had been
originally prescribed as it's duration.
That work shall be resumed as soon
as practicable and that all men who
have not committed violence to per-
son or property shall be re-employed in
their old positions. Signed: George f.
Baer, E. b. Thomas, w. HI. Truesdale,
David Wilcox, John D. Kerr, Norris
Joseph L. Cake, John Mitch-
ell, P. D. Nichols, John Dempsey, w.
Dettrey, John B. Gallagher, John Fahy.
predicted last week, the agreement
was not reported without final strug-
gle on the part Of the miners to get
more. President Mitchell.
In stating to the operators the action
Of the Scranton convention, asked that
the proposed agreement be made for
two years. In arguing for the two
wear term, he said the cost of living
might increase considerably in three
wears. and that other changes in the
mining industry might come that would
make the present wage scale unfair 10
The men. The operators, in their re-
NV. said they felt that any contin-
gency that might arise was covered py
The award Of the strike commission,
and they concluded by asking that
The award be continued for three years.
This was then agreed to.
In taking up the question of discrim-
;nat;on against some of the men, II was
INC ;ntantion of the mine owners to
take back only such men as they chose
10 re-employ, but President Mltcneii
contested this point SO strongly thal VIC
operators withdrew 1t.
The session was the longest OF the
series lasting nearly two hours Every
was present with the excep-
lion OF District Secretary George Hart
ein. who is i'll at his home in ShamoKlh.
AS the operators entered the rooms OF
The Trunk Line association, where the
meeting was held, they appeared to ne
IN the hest Of .humor and cracked Jokes
with the reporters as they passed py.
The miners, however, entered the room
in the usual usual quiet way. having
nothing TO saw. The first intimation
that an agreement had been reached
came from Mr.. Baer, who left the room
TO have copies made of the agreement.
In reply to question, he smiled ana
said: everything Is lovely and the
goose hangs high" After the meeting
adjourned Mr.. Baer handed copy of
the agreement to representative Oh
the operators who read it to the wait
ing newspaper men.
The district president and secretaries
left for Scranton last evening. Pres
ldent Mitchell will go later, reaching
that city in time to preside over the
No date has been officially
set for the resumption of work. 1t was
thought that Thursday would be select
I'd, but as some of the mines are not IN
good condition for an immediate re-
the beginning of operations
nay be delayed until Monday. This is
he sixth week of the suspension, and
loss in production of about
200, 900 tons.
Fire DESTROYS Seattle Block.