El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-02
Miners Strike
WILL CONTINUE
Committee Votes Down Pro
posed Agreement at
Meeting Today.

New York y Y Nav The full
committee of anthracite operators and
miners voted down the agreement that
was submitted to them by the subcOm-
mittee of the operators and miners to
settle the controversy over the ques-
tiOn OF increased wages and OLner
questions in the anthracite region.
The conference Of operators and
workers which was expected by the
subcommittee to take favorable action
on the agreement adjourned subject
to the call of the chairman. 1t was
announced that the suspension of work
throughout the anthracite fields would
continue.
The Agreement.
The agreement which was voted
down follows, in part:
To the joint committee OF miners and
Gentlemen. the undersigned. repre-
senting the subcommittee appointed by
YOU at your session in Philadelphia on
April 10, beg TO recommend for your
consideration an adjustment Of the fol-
lowing terms and conditions:
That the terms and conditions
awarded by the anthracite coal Strlk-
ing commission and supplemented by
the agreement thereto be continued fOz
a further period OF four years ending
March 81, 1916, except in the follow
ing particulars, tO-wit-
The contract rates and wage scale
for all employees shall be increased 10
per cent over and above the contract
rates and wage scales adopted by the
anthracite coal strike commission as
effective April /, 1903. The provisions
OF the sliding. scale are by mutual CON
sent abolished
AT each mine there shall be a
grievance committee consisting Of not
more than three employees and such
committee shall under the terms OF
this agreement take up for adjust
ment with the proper officials Of the
company all grievances referred to
them by employees who have first taken
up said grievance with the foreman
and failed 20 effect proper settlement
of the same.
Contract miners shall have the right
to employ check Weighmen and check
docking bosses as provided by the
award of the anthracite coal sarike
commission and the decisions of the
board of Cancellation and when so en-
plOyed their rights shall be recognized
and they shall not be interfered with
in the proper performance Of their
work; provided they do not interfere
with the proper operation Of the col
liery.
For the purpose of facilitating the
adjustment Of grievances company Of
ficials at each mine shall meet with
the grievance committee Of employees
and prepare a statement setting fOr,h
the rates of compensation paid for each
item of work under the provisions OF
this agreement and certify the same
TO the board of Cancellation within
so DAYS after the date Of this agree
ment"
Fails To Give Check system.
Preliminary to the conference rep
rescutatives Of three anthracits dis
tricts conferred with the subcoumit-
tee OF the miners and protested THAI
the agreement failed to give the un-
ion the check system which the
union advocated. to compel the mining
companies 10 deduct from each miners
envelope on pay day, his dues 10 the
union.
The committee OF miners. which has
agreed TO the settlement. sought TO get
representatives OF The district boards to
approve their report but the district
boards insisted that the check sys-
TEN" should be e part Of their agree
meut