New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-26
HARD COAL MEN AGREE|
Operators and Miners Arrange
Terms of Settlement.
WAGES WILL BE ADVANCED
Report To Be Made to General
Committee on May Q, and
Ratification Expected.

Philadelphia, April DENOMINATION of
the report that the anthracite ccal miners
and operators had reached an agreement In
settlement Of their dispute as to wages and
hours of labor was had to-day when the
office of President Baer in this city gave
out the following:
George +. Baer, the chairmon OF the oper-
ators' committee, has issued call Tor
meeting Of the general committees OF opeI
ators and miners representatives In New
York on Thursday, May :. at : p. m, 10
rec Give and act upon the report or tne
Subcommittee appointed by the genera
committee 10 suggest method or setllns
differences, the subcommittee haVihs
unanimously submitted q recommendation
of terms and conditions looking 10 an au-
| juStment OF al differences
The terms and conditions of this report,
however will not he made public until after
the meeting of the general committees OH
May ..
The report that an agreement had been
reached and that it includes a 10 per cent
increase in wages was received with salts
faction in all parts OF the anthracite re-
gions. although the miners asked a y per
cent increase
IL the fun committee Of ten operators
ana ten miners approves it the proposed
agreement will have TO he ratified by inc
miners before IL can be put into enec''
This probably will be done at convention
Of delegates from tho three anthracite as
tricts.
The board Of Cancellation created BY the
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission after
the strike Of 1902 with some modihcauons'
is continued. The miners asked for more
convenient and uniform system OF ADJUST
ing local grievances.
The Gliding scale. by which the men Cd
tanned an increase Of I per cent when the
price OF coal was advanced five cents
ton above the 81 :" basis at tidewater. Is
abolished.
4 four-year agreement IS reported. the
miners asked for one-year arrangement
Nothing has yet been made public re-
rarding the demand for a reduction OF
hours. recognition of the union or tho
minor demands.
The sub committee has been meeting al
most daily since April II. IT Is expected
that Il the agreement is ratihed by the
r,iners the l7oc0o men who have been Idle
since April I will have returned to WORK ny
MAY 10 II is possible that the executive
committee Of the three anthracite districts,
headed by John White. national president
may order tho workers back at an carrier
date and trust 10 the convention TO indorse
its course.
|, IndIanapoIs. Aprll 5.-Representatives OF
soft coal mine owners Of Ohio. Western
PENNSYLVANIA, Illinois and Indiana and OF
the United Mine Workers OF those states
signed to-day the wage agreement rauhed
,.faroudn,,1 Of the MIN
ers The agreement will be the basis OF
contracts TO lie entered into for the next
two years by the bituminous miners ana
operators of many states. II grants
wage increase Of five cents ton.
II Is understood that under the agree
uent reached in this city the anthracite
mine workers will receive a 10 per cent In
crease I'm wages, and that the sliding scale
&c IN he abolished I'm view of this advance
Under the sliding scale the MIXERS nettea
SOS 600 900 in nine years over their regular
wages. or more than $3,000,OOO year. AS
the. advance in wages of 10 per cent VIII
mean an Increase of SG,O00,OOO yearly TO
the 10000 mine workers involved 'hey
will be getting nearly double the 'ncreas"
they, would have received In %ear unner
the gliding scale. Those who were settihs
81 80 a day will receive under the new
agreement 81 SIS n day and those who we're
receiving 81 will get 81 20.
The new agreement, II is said. does not
allow of the closed shop, but provides that
union miners can sign an agreement AK
members Of the union and not merely as
CONSERVATIVES Of tho employees. \ union
committee is TO DO appointed with power
T., deal with the checkweighing bosses as to
comnlaints. In case Of failure 20 settle IL
* stated. this committee can so to the
,rtne presidents or superintendent. or 10
the Cancellation board
The operators wanted I'VE years agree
mont and the mine workers an agreement
for one year. No decision appears In inc
AGREEMENT on this point, but 1t Is said that
tho miners subcommittee would consent
r., q two years agreement.
The demand for an eight-hour WORK Gay
,e mot conceded il ~ reported, the present
.yorkiur hours averaging eight day. me
demand for the check-oT system Is aDah-
donod according to the new agreement
rb,s demand. II granted. would make I'M
lucrative on the employers to deduct inc
1ues Of the union miners from their pay