Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-03
FINAL MOVE
FOR PEACE

NEW YORK, May 3.-The situation as
regards great coal strike Is now more
critical than at any time since the con
troversy hegan, according TO privately
expressed views of both Sides to the
struggle. 'fhc visible supply of mined
coni will last scarcely four weeks. 1t Is
asserted
Representatives of the United Mine
Workers OF America held another meet
ing today to determine what course they
would follow as the result of their re-
lection of the agreement drawn by the
subcommittee of the miners and coal
operators. which WAS presented for rati.
bcation at meeting of the full commit.
Tee OF both sides of the controversy yes
terday. state Senator William Green. of
Ohio who has acted MS chairman for the
miners in the absence Of President White,
still believes that settlement win event
ually be reached without strike.
John MITCHELL former president OF the
United Mine Workers of America and
now vice-president of the American Fed.
Grafton Of Labor participated today In
the deliberations of the anthracite mine
workers representatives. Mr. Mitchell
was closeted for more than an hour with
Senator Green The conference was also
attended by the district presidents of the
anthracite miners in the three affected
districts. None Of the conferees was will.
ing to discuss the nature of the delibera-
tons, but each expressed the opinion that
an agreement of some sort with the
operators would be reached
The conference today was prepared TO
consider two courses of action: First.
should convention of the miners be
called TO approve or disapprove the ac.
tion IN rejecting the agreement of the
subcommittee, and second whether the
miners committee should ask for another
conference with the operators with the
view OF obtaining further concessions?
convention of miners at either Scranton
or Wilkesbarre would not only pass upon
the agreement of the subcommittee but
would consider the proposition of Presi-
dent Baer, OF the Reading company. that
the whole controversy be submitted TO
the surviving members Of the anthracite
coal strike commission OF 1903
Mr. Baer told the miners yesterday that
he considered that the full committee OF
miners were morally bound to stand by
the action of a subcommittee and that
until the matter had been submitted to a
referendum vote miners of the full com
mittee were in no position TO ask for fur.
ther concessions from the operators
Meanwhile the suspension of mining In
the hard coal region Is continued About
10000 miners have been idle since April /.
FFOpOshts tteJegtcd.
Negotiations were broken off last night
when the committee OF ten of the miners
refused to approve the agreement re-
ported by the Subcommittee
The action OF the miners committee
was prompted by an urgent protest from
the great body OF miners in the anthra-
cite fields which was expressed by the
leaders of the district boards of Dis
triets ]. and o. who came TO New York
today for that purpose
These district representatives held
secret meeting with the subcommittee
of miners in the Hotel Darlington, and
for two hours discussed the situation.
The meeting adjourned TO assemble
again this morning at 10 O'Clock.
NO statement was given out as to the
result of the discussion.
Several Of the participants. however,
expressed the firm conviction that the
terms of settlement offered by the joint
conferees are not at all satisfactory, and
intimated broadly that unless a greater
proportion of the miners demands am
granted further efforts at Cancellation
will be abandoned and the question of o
strike will be referred back 10 a conveD-
tion OF miners. either at Scranton or
Wilkesbarre. Immediately
The rock on which the contending
parties have split mainly is the miners
demand for a straight 10 per cent. in
crease Of it's wage scale. The tentative
agreement submitted yesterday offered an
increase OF only bM per cent.
Another point OF difference still ex-
listing is the declination of the operators
TO give the unions recognition by making
collections from all their employees for
the unions