Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-09-07
.HARD--.COAL MEN
u Get OLD WAGES
Anthracite Strike Is Ended by
. yAsreementi With. Operators.
BOSSES YIELD TO APPEAL
Harding Urged the Mine Owners to
Accede to the Proposals Advanced
by Senators Pepper and
- ~ n. Reed.

Philadelphia, Sept. Am agree
ment to- end the protracted anthracite
suspension Gin the immediate future
was reached by the operators and
miners in a session here. The men
will return to work on the basis OF
the sOld wage agreement to extend I'M
til August 81, 1923.
Announcement Of the acceptance OF
peace proposals followed joint meet
ing Of the operators and union repre-
resentatives in the offices Of Senator
Pepper (Pa.). With Senator Reed,
he had proposed terms which the
miners accepted last week.
Acceptance by the owners came
later, and was expressed in resolu-
tions which they made public shortly
before entering the joint session.
f. Hardine's mandate" Received.
Announcement of the agreement
was made by Senators Pepper and
Reed, who stated that the agreement
also followed a communication re-
ceived from. President Harding sby the
parties To the controversy.
Under date of September the
President wrote "a 2
"'The public interest transcends any
partisan advantage that YOU might
gain by further resistance. I urge you
In the name of public welfare to &C.
cede to the proposal that has been
ADVANCED : BY. Senators Pepper and
Reed r*f% y
The fixing Of August 81, 1923, for
the period of the new contract was
compromise. The operators wanted
the agreement to expire March 81,
1923, while the Miners desired it ex-
tended to March 81, 1924.
Text Of. Resolution.
The text of the resolution adopted
BY the operators follows:
whereas, the anthracite coal pro-
ducing companies for the last five
months have been endeavOring. by
every means Sin their power to secure
a downward revision of wages In the
interest of the public and the In
dustry;
whereas the enforced period OF
nonproduction has createdea situation
rim 4whieE the'3United States govern
ment has now interviewed in order
that goal pay.. be produced and the
consumer supplied 80 "%.~
whereas, the. President of the
.En!ted" States. has urgently requested.
IN the interest and welfare of the
public, that anthracite coal should be
produced;
whereas, Senators Pepper and
Reed on August % made "a speciac
proposal for sthe settlement of all
matters iii controversy, which proposal
has the Endorsement Of the President !;
"Surrender to Appeals"
Resolved, That while we are still
of the opinion that anthracite wages
u should be reduced and thats even the
apresent emergency does not Justify the
continuation of the old scale, we new
ertheress, in' conformity with the In
sistent appeals of the President OF
the United States, the senators from
- apnsylxaiaiasma the spubAc, accept
the proposal made by Senators Pepper
and Reed, III fellows:
81. The contracts In force March
r9Sif;~tSSeeaa;-to~beti extended to August 81,
1923.
."2THe pfodpction sof, ecoaI to begin
atsoneassais.s <1Se / l. &
,..... g The organization 81 Of s9ReEaters
ana Miners to Join In q recommended
! tions ,tass congress that Legislation be
forthwith nacted creating a, separate
anthracite coal commission, with aur
thority to investigate and report
promptly on every phase Of j. the, in
'dustry. !
after the extension date to. be. upon
such terms sasss the parties may agree
upon in the. light of the report Of the
commission. - y
!; And, ..ba it further.
Resolved, That the subcommittee Of
the general policies committee Of the
anthracite operators be authorized to
| enter into an agreement with the Of
fciaIs, of .the United Mine Workers,
.embodying the proposals above
| .nuoted.
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