New-York tribune., 1912-03-17

,,., committee OF anthracite mine "o'N
.-a odiourned Yesterday after come ','',
=, too hours. during which IT was ne''
- roe, on their demands. and the ION" ''e
~ ',,...o,,,or, ,o the public" was prepared:
~ .or,o IN New York In accordance VIZ wiz
to, ruc,ions from the anthraclle ilin' =, IN.
crs for the purpose ,Io III MIXERS proposal
60, yrhIch a new contract HIsut -. rL,.
.,p,md UpVmd This proposal was lorihu'dt.u
10 anthracite mine workers az S,nrnber
tion held in PottsVillt. fenin' ~ nres,Ime that
q ieii IL Is reasonable 10 p,Sos boues
o. t nronosition reflects the Wishes, AZ AZ ~,
end aspirations OF the many =, posod mnon
amtbracite mine workers ana IL tatt pa 90 az
reason and fact IheS ,bat through their
sl,nittee sirI,n they could be heard. me- ,hc
Spmiv convinced that their enpio yuvsiiiIingiy
| Ii'hracita ~ coal operators "ouiu ".aasons
ahtul t,h an open mind 10 the rSasU,n7 =
ns,',,ad and the arguments adNah'eu
oach specihc demand vas Hdue'
rho committee representing the anthra, ntI1ing
cite mine workers was hot o",S s',nnort
and ready but inte1se,y 9e,y sach separSte sec
~, uN g a, ,sontaIned H. the general propoaal .ha
uy.s prevented from doing SO s,,ire own
oral and written answer oL oLT,, W, 70 do so,
ers dehled 10 saw the least, was disap-
pointing indeed.
IL the award of the anthracite s.'ine 80.
mission, made ten years ago; a"dy 80 been
main fixed and permanent! mas M tne uavs
no change during the last ten year. e,o
,o J',g,riaI conditions remained the saIne d.
uas there been no progress Tnaue ~ ~ !
the anthracite mine workers 10 u'Hv h',, ,ba
that there Is no hope for then, ou. ',a'
aIWavs and forever the award OF the dn-
.hract,a strike commission Is the OASIS upon
witch they must work? These are appro-
nriate and practical questions. ueser S S'hS ~
direct and honest answers; me go r,ads
tba anthracite strike commission was man ma,
80 Years ago 1t was based upon cohui-
lions existing then; that condltions s,ot na =
changed since is self-evident. IL mas p,ovs'' .
advantageous to the mine o" nc anthracite
respondingly dlstdstei"' w ''N
mine workers. TIN.
We are living In an age when the puDnc
at large Is demanding just and tair 1eai,1s
hstween employer and employe, Iiiue
when the rights of the so emppbyes bc men n'u urge
and recommend collective BARGAINING De
tween employer and employe. IN asnius, *
therefore for direct contract betWeeh .he
Anthracite operators and mine workers tne
n,hracite miners are acting In accordance
with the enlightened and humane tehoency
OF the time.
The anthracite mine workers have re-
ceived no advance In wages since the au
vance OF 1902 awarded by the strike com
mission, a period OF ten years. and part
~ that advance Is the small automatic IN
crease resulting from the operation or =
Sliding scale provided for in the award IL
must be borne in mind that some months
during the year no advance Is received ny
the miners on account OF the sliding scale
rhiIe I'm Others Il H. practically nothing.
An investigation shows that when the an,
,brscite mine owners receive an average OF
csnts a ton advance above " 30 a ton FOR
size above pea coal at Perth Amboy, tnes
~ anthracite mine workers are entitled
W ner cent advance. IL Is quite clear VINO
Sonests the most During this same period
practically all other classes Of labor nave nave
aoas and said advances are not contin-
~ant unon some uncertain incident OF trade
The cost OF living has increased at an enor-
NOUS rate. Eminent authorities t declare How tns
can the anthracite miner clothe. feed and