Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-06
Employees to Resume Work as Soon as
Proposition is Accepted.
JUDGE GRAY TO APPOINT UMPIRE
Scale So Created to Continue in FOrOs
Until April <''9o0'
OPERATORS ASK FOR
As soon as Proposition IL the
Committee Takes Recess
Monday 10 Allow EN-.
pIOyere to Confer.
DECISION TO BIND ALL PARTIES

KEW YORK, April 5.-Having failed 10
come to an agreement among themselves
the hard coal miners of Pennsylvania,
through their representatives, today pro-
posed to the operators that all matters in
dispute be referred to a board Of arbitra-
ton for settlement, the tribunal to be COM
posed Of the board Of conciliation which
was created by the award of the anthracite
strike committee in 1903, with Judge George
Gray OF Delaware or any person he may
appoint as chairman and umpire. II the
operators accept the proposition and a con-
vention OF mine workers approves the
plan the 10000 men now idle in the anthra-
cite fields will return TO work at once.
While 1t had been reported for several
days that the miners might ask that the
differences be arbitrated, the proposition
made to the mine owners today came to
them as a great surprise, they did not
believe the union leaders were ready to
leave the controversy TO third party at
this time
That the operators will accept the miners
proposal as submitted is not generally be-
lleved: in fact. Il Is intimated they may
fatty refuse the offer, on the ground that
the existing conditions the result Of
arbitration. The employers have decided
to consider the miners latest move and
promise TO give President Mitchell and his
men an answer on Monday, whom another
meeting of the two subcommittee will be
held in this city.
Text of Miners Oner.
The text of the arbitration proposal as
submitted to the operators is as follows:
The subcommittee Of miners met at ]
o'clock today and the miners submitted
the following proposition:
The committee appointed by the ShaRlo-
kin convention of December ia last, repre-
senting the employees of the various COM
panes operating the mines, washeries and
breakers in the anthracite coal region
having under consideration our proposition
Ia you. dated February q, together with
your committees proposition Of March 9,
which was a continuation of the award of
the Anthracite Coal Strike commission. and
letter from the governor OF Pennsyl-
vania, has decided In view OF the great pub
lie interest involved, aside from those we
our scs1ts duty to {, make max
we believe Justly our due in the matter
OF wages and conditions of employment in
order that great public calamity may be
Therefore we propose that, subject to the
approval Of a convention OF anthracite
mine workers. which shall be called at the
earliest date possible, the differences be-
tween us as stated In our propositions and
your counter proposals be referred for de-
termination and settlement to q board OF
arbitration composed OF the present board
of conciliation provided for in the award
OF the Anthracite coal strike commission
with Judge Gray or any person he may
appoint to act as chairman and umpire,
The decision of this tribunal or the ma
1ority OF members thereof insofar as II
influences wages 90 be effective from April
l9o6, and TO continue in force until March
81, 1908, such decision to be final and bind
ing upon oil parties in interest. The en-
ployes OF the anthracite mines. washeries
and breakers 20 resume work Immediately
and to continue at work pending the deci-
slons OF said boards. (sgned)
JOHN MITCHELL.
T. ID. NICOLLS,
WILLIAM H. DETTRY,
JOHN q. GALLAGHER
JOHN FAHEY,