The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-04-27
THE NEW PROPOSITIONS
MitcheIPs Further Effort to Reach
Agreement with Operators.

Agreement With operators.
Wflkesbarre, April 26-The anthracite
miners of Districts 1, and 8, compris-
ing the anthracite field, will hold con-
yention at Scranton next Thursday to
take action upon the reply of the oper-
ators, if any, to two propositions sub
mitted to President Baer and his asso-
ciates to-day.
The decision to call convention was
reached at meeting of the general an
thracite scale committee held here to-
day.
The session was lengthy, and while
those who participated were reticent, it
is known that there was a wide diver
gence of opinion as to the form of the
propositions to be presented to the op-
orators.
President Mitchell tonight made pub
iic two propositions, together with re-
quest for another joint conference, SUBJ
mitted by the miners scale committee
to President Baer and his associates.
The first proposition asks for an in
crease in wages ranging from to 10
per cent, according to the wages now
received. The second is for an advance
+, equal to ten cents per ton upon the to-
tai production Of coal, to be added to
the wages Of employees and apportioned
in such percentage as may be agreed
mpon.
The two propositions are addressed to
George f. Baer and the committee Of
seven Of the operators, and are as fol-
lows:
"The committee appointed by the
Shanokin convention, representing the
anthracite miners, have given your
communication dated April II the most
careful consideration.
"The refusal Of your committee to
submit the difficulties between us to the
nrbitrament of the Cancellation board
created by the anthracite coal strike
commission, or to that commission it.
self-both propositions having been
made to you by us-has convinced the
members of our committee and the
mine workers of the anthracite fields
that no proposition to arbitrate our diff
ferences, however fair or impartial,
will be accepted by you If proposed by
Ills.
''The suggestion Of your committee
that we first arbitrate to ascertain
whether or not there is anything to ar
nitrate and then restrict within narrow
limits the scope Of the investigation,
could have, if accepted, no other erect
than to bring into disrepute and ridi-
crle the beneficent and worthy proceed
ure through which seemingly irrecon-
cilable differences have been adjusted
co often in a manner reasonably salts
factory to all concerned.
"However, Notwithstanding the atti-
aude of your committee, we have not
Nat entirely abandoned hope that an
q aoreement can be reached between our
resnective committees upon a basis just
to us. fair to you, and which will moi
result in imposing additional burdens
anon the coal-consuming public; anc
4ha+ a. prolonged suspension of mining
IN the anthracite fields will be averted
''with this end in view we submit
herewith two separate and distinct
propositions. Upon the acceptance oi
either of these by your committee we
will recommend to a convention OF an
thraoite miners which has been cadlec
to meet next Thursday that work bt
resumed and continued for period tt
be mutually determined by our join
committees:
Proposition No. 1.
"pronosition No. THAT the aware
bf the anthracite strike commission b'
renewed and continued in force, subJec
To the following notifications:
"(A) That all persons employed in th'
eollieries, washeries, strippngs ant
Breakers who now receive-minus tn
sliding scaIe-$1 or less per day OF MIN
hours shall have their wages advanced
Is per cent.
"(B) That all persons employed IN Tn
pollieries, washeries, strippings ant
breakers who now receive-minus TN
sliding scale--above 81 and not to ex
ceed SIPS per day of nine hours shal
have their wages advanced 12R pc
cent.
"(C) That all persons employed IN tn
collieries, washeries, strippings an
breakers who now receive-minus tn
sliding scale-above SIPS, but not I
exceed $3.50, per day of nine hours shal
have their wages advanced 10 per renl