New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
British Mine Owners and Premier Asqulth Hold
Conference with the Mems Leaders
Crisis in Tie-Up Expected Friday
MORE GERMAN MINERS STOPWORK
REPRESENTATIVES Of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Miners to
Meet the Operators in This City lo-day-Labor
Leaders Insist on Their Original Demands
Employers Stand Frm-Slrlke Feared
Price Of Coal Jumps

Members of the conference committee
| Of the anthracite mine workers VINO ar
rived in this city yesterday to confer
with the committee of ten anthracite
operators expressed the opinion last
night that the mine workers would IN
sist on their original demands, as foi-
lows:
Ono year agreement instead of three
years.
Eight hour day.
Recognition of the union and r'sn' 70
collect dues.
Uniform system for adjusting grew
ances.
Twenty per cent increase in wages.
A minimum rate of So SO day FOR
miners and $275 a day for laborers FOR
consideration work.
Contract miners to be restricted to one
working rlace and to two laborers.
That check weiehmen and check deck
ina bosses employed by men be reoos'
nized by employers.
That coal be paid for by the ton OF
2,24o pounds and not by the car wher-
ever practicable
At a recent meeting of the operators
resolution was adopted in which the oe-
mands were virtually turned down.
Among those who arrived yesterday
or are expected early this morning are
John p. White, president OF the onl'eu
Mine Workers; John T. Dempsey OK
Scranton, Penn; John NJ. Mack Oh
Kingston, n. Y; Thomas Kennedy am
7 Yourshin, of Hazleton. Penn; Jonn
Fahv and Thomas J. Richards, OF sha-
mokin. Penn; State Senator William
Green. statistician Of the unlon' ihu
John Fallon, of Wilkes-Barre, Penn.' an
international board member.
II was said that Investigations hal
becu going on under the supervision o'
Mr. Green as to the quantity OF anthra'
cite on hand. 1t was found, IL was
stated. that this will amount to on'y
about three weeks supply of anthracit'
bv April /. A suspension Of work Is then
expected. which may become strike.
When President White was tolo tha'
II was understood that at the conference
to-day the reply Of the operators "ou''
he final. and that If there were 10 De any
negotiations the miners would nave u
present propositions on which 10 paSe
them, he said:
We have no official notification ina,
Tho demands have been refused, ana II
| yyould not be fair TO predlct any .iIlns
based on unofficial reports. Enroiirel'S
in the union are going on very las'' a,hc ThN
| the organization is in good shaPe. n'
spirit ot loyalty to the union WnlGn ca :.
ists all over the anthracite dlstricts u
,,or, ,arS gratifving We are ready for Goa
strike If one is necessary, but stlli nope
that there may be an amicable setue'
ment. which will avert strike.
meeting of a subcommittee OF the
committee of ten operators was helo
Yesterday, at which the draft OF the re-
nIv m the mine workers demands CIV
inc the reasons for refusing each de-
mand was completed. This VIII De SUP
mitted for ratification to the COMMITTED
this morning, and will then be submit
ted 10 the conference committee OF the
L
mine workers at the joint conference
this afternon, which will be held IN the
rooms of the Trunk Line Association
No. 143 Liberty street. The committee
Of the mine workers will also hold a
preliminary meeting before going into
conference with the operators
It was stated by dealers yesterday
that the continued strike rumors have
had the effect Of further increases In
the prices of both anthracite and soft
coal. The latter has in some cases more
than doubled in price at the mines. 1t
was stated that on account OF the de-
,,and for boats for coal the freight rates
have been more than doubled in somo
cases at New Haven, New Bedford.
New London and other ports. and that
this was principally because OF the diff
Guilty of getting enough boats.