New-York tribune., 1919-11-12
Farley to Fix:
Coal Wage Is
Called Friday
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generally the strikers would return to
work they we're uncertain. They
thought, on the whole, there probably
would be determined opposition in some
districts, and delay in compliance in
others, but that within a week sub
stantiaIly all the men would be mining
conl again.
Union Leaders Scent Trick
Leaders CT the mine workers met this
afternoon to consider their future pol
icy, and found them selves confronted,
the operators.
Two kilograms were laid before the
meeting from Secretary of Labor
Wilson and the other from 7. r. Brew
ster, chairman Of the policy committee
of the Operators Of the Central Com
petitivc Field. The former invited the
epresentatives Of the miners to meet
Secretary Wilson and representatives.
of the operators in Washington Friday
morning to negotiate a basis of settle
ment. The latter invited the miners to
send their central field scale committee
to Washington TO meet the correspond
ing scale committee Of the operators
there next Monday "to negotiate a con
tract to be in force upon the termina-
ton Of the contract now in effect"
After consultation with the meeting,
Acting President Lewis accepted Sec
retary Wilson's invitation, and wired
Mr.. Brewster the acceptance of it made
tn bC tov
invitation. 1t was considered that the
operators were planning to cntrap the
miners into negotiations for an agree
ment that would not become effective
until the expiration OF "the contracts
now in effect" which the latter hold to
have expired.
Miners Want Raise at Once
The miners intend to enter into ne
gotiations for a ncw agreement which
shall be Immediately. or possibly, retro
actively, in effect. Thev have no in
tention Of being "stal!ed" until April
|, or until the existence OF peace is
proclaimed, short OF that date
In accordance with the terms of
secretary Wilson's invitation. the
minors, instead OF sending merely the
Central Field Scale Committee to Wash
lngton, viii send d delegation that win
be more numerous tnan the attendance
at the meeting here. as some of the
fields in which the strike existed were
not represented here. 1t will include
all the national officers, the Central
tleld Scale Committee. and the prcsi-
dent OF every district. According to
Secretary William Green, the miners
representatives will go to Washington,
IN very pesslm site state Of mind.
feeling that they have been harshlv.
torily and unfairly treated
by the government.
Although the officers OF the miners
are more disposed after their long
struggle with themselves to reach the
decision TO obey the order of the court
and call off the strike to reflect on
the bitterness of defeat than to look
hopefully forward to the negotiations
IN Washington, they really feel in their
hearts that new agreement will be
obtained without much delay Most of
them, on second thought this evening.
are rather proud of the position they
finally took
The office force at the mine workers
headquarters here worked so rapidlv in
mailing out the order calling off the
strike that by 3 o'clock this afternoon
1000 copies OF the order, the entire
nunb required, were in the mails. ad-
dressed to every local union and officer
who received the strike order.
Defiance Urged in Conference
In the long sessions of yesterday and
last night many of the miners leaders
declared vehemently and pass;onately
IN tavor Of defiance of the government
and courts, no ding The courts order
marked an autocratic reaction in Amer