Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-17
Signing OF Agreement With
. Bitunlinous Workers Be-
n! lieved First Step Toward
National Peace In Mining
''' Sections; Some Anthra-
Ute Mines Reported In
I IA Y Condition; May Take
eeks To Reach Normal
MY The Associated Press)

tsN tsNsaiIkkRQelpnla, Pa, Aug. l7.-Ine re-
ItnfnS49sthe mines of anthracite work
Z sArB NH ls expected to follow today's
8confSrence between officials of the
\ miners union and the operators here.
The miners through the scale COM
II mittee have been asking 20 per cent
Increase in their pay. The operators
wanted reduction in wages. Both
y sidesSit was indicated as the confer
i encef was about to convene, were
4 ready to recede from their stand and
I cloSez observers declared that there
ssAwaAsa likelihood Of the 1921 wage
scale being adopted for another term.
.the operators and miners rep
fA1enta tives reach an agreement this
lS week. it is believed that call would
%be issued at once for a tri-district
" cell at Wilkesbarre to ratify such ac-
Y ton According to the terms Of the
4 Shantokin convention, agreed to by
n the miners on January 20. either the
N #convention or referendum vote is nec-
4 \, sssary before the. men are ordered
back to work. ~: ~
s$ Many of the anthracite mines were
II declared today to be in pad condition
" asa result of the long suspension of
work. Operators were quoted as say
& ing that irr some Instances 1t would
u take them from month to six weeks
to get them in u safe condition for
operation and that it would take even
longer before normal operation could
be resumed--probably not before Oc-
tober. s. i,
$ President Kennedy Of District No.
ss7 in a statement Nissued at Hazelton
NJ last night said that the miners would
x enter the Philadelphia negotiations
VI on the basis that they submitted to
Il sPresident Harding lEin a reply#to, his
Invitation. This embraced a no-ar-
n bitration basis and the retention Of
the wage contract which %expired
Il fareA y l.s.. ~ I ~ NJ ~ sss y
n h . . cle6s1and, Aug. 17.-Before 1esstna
part IN anthracite negotiations there
today, John L. Lewis, president OF
the United Mine Workers of America
announced that'fadditional agreements
amounting to Approximately 10000
900 tons annual soft, coal production
were executed Wednesday, in the set
tlenent I'M part of the bituminous Goa
strike. ~ II
4,.ss1Acceptance Of the approximately
sixty million tons annual production
\ represented in the conference of min
Il execution Of additional agreements
involving something more than ter
(, mtlhons tons production, gives the
settlement an impetus that will be
lrreSistible.''' Mr.. Lewis said in state.
metf today
ssass He predicted that a general accept,
u anESsof agreements by practically al
opaEIting units in the organized sec.
81 tioS6fof the bituminous industry would
9l bealA effect within short time. q
8l Ut "a Miners Victory"
i This constitutes an object lessor
q thaf will be especially helpful in ad
s2 iuSt3iig the strike In the anthracite
9 dAldx" Mr.. Lewis said.
4 Lsspite unfavorable economic con
n ditionH and with tremendous politica
}S md Ripancial influences raised agatns
us, wsAare emerging from the conflic
s dctorious" the statement said.
IeHsaid the miners . had won th1
gS tlIr4s Smain and principal issues in
In the strike Of $4,000 miner
5s8I III 8theS Santhracite and bituminous min
Ssins industries"
3sssS Asked regarding the policy Of tn
sS limited Mine Workers regarding IT
&ai tembers in non union fields. MI
sss3 sS3 1swisssaid: s ,, 3 4 Fl
sSssss ..ItsisSth intention Of the Unite.
to exercise the full m or
m nm Y financial strength ofsthe or
4 " rSniSatton to sustain and protect it
i II nan bersS in their fight against tn
lss 80 y4tfill non-union interests. VIII
"A "A NAV continue to, fight the principle
NJ splleGtite ;bargaining in the variou
q Ssproaus1A 1AS fields. The same policy vii
NH panyS hitherto recognizing the union
sSy a syyhjE may decline to- accept the basi
4 sSS Iament ( as negotiated in tn
sSSS{ sIaeIISSSS Hid dsSconference.'' M lrg v,