Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-07
miners POINT WAY
. FOR OPERATORS TO
MEET THEIR TERMS
Declare Wages Could be Ad-
vanced Without Adding to
Price to Consumers.
WONT DISCUSS REDUCTION
by Associated Press TO Every Evening.

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Hazleton. Pa, june Although tho
anthracite mine workers general scale
committee unanimously rejected the
operators proposal for the appoint
ment Of n commission TO arbitrate the
questions on which the miners and
operators have been deadlockod. pro-
vision was made for the continua nee
OF tho negotiations, by the appoint
nent OF sub committee TO draft
counter proposal. This subcommittee,
consisting of Philip J. Murray. inter
nnticn nal vice president: Thomas Ken
nedy. president of District No. 7. c.
J. Golden. president OF District No. o.
and william J. Brennan, president Of
District No. l. worked until late last
night framing their reply for sulnis-
sion 10 tho scale committee today.
Prior TO the meeting Of the scale
committee. members Of tho sub-com-
mlttee declined 70 discuss tho nature
of their reply 10 the operators They
Indicated however. that crisis in
tho wage negotiations had not vet
H''h iFt' HfNs anu AHhi fnFTH WHR FfiiI
room for further consideration of
their demands. Arbitration for the
present was out Of tho question. II
.as stated. but there still was n pos
sibility of n. limited submission Of the
| issues to committee. provided as-
'urances were given that there would
no consideration Of wage cut.
'ich the operators have demanded
the extent Of 21 per cent
he miners were ready 70 deba 70
demands as drafted by. the shame
"A tri-distrlct convention Mr.. Murray
i'd
Leaders of the mine workers con
nd that wages are not responsible
pr tho high price Of fuel. and that
he cost of coal can be reduced with
ont wage cut. Asked whether the
miners would be satisfied II the
operators offered to renew tho con.
tract which expired April I. District
President Kennedy declared that wa,
n matter which had not yet beer
reached. The miners are one hundre,
per cent for progress and one hun.
dred per cent against any backward
step. added Mr.. Kennedy.
Before tho scale COMMITTEES wen
into session. some OF the members. +
was intlmated, may propose that
referendum OF the anthracite locale b,
taken TO authorize the committee I,
turn the suspension into strike. =
necessary. II crisis develops.
According TO Chairman Kennedy
. afa
10 act on final recommendations Of IN,
scale committee. II was pointed gu
that referendum would be quicke
J and less expensive than a tri-distric
convention.
4 international Vice President Murra-
! declined to discuss the text of the re
| ply 20 be given TO the operators, bu
gave out the following statement:
The mine workers are perfectl,
willing TO continue negotiations witt
the understanding the demands OF n
Shamokin convention become IN
basis upon which discussion shall b
, conducted. We deplore the presen
. suspension OF the anthracite mine
and believe II the anthracite operator.
D would sincerely take up the task O
, solving the problem that a new wag
, scale could be promptly agreed to.
Mr. Murray amplified the stateme1
, on the Shamokin demands by explain
ing that this means an upward an
not a downward action on formulatin
a new wage scale. He said that
referendum on authorization OF tn
Gale committee by the rank and file :
act in any emergency will be con
sidered in resolutions, and that other
will cover the action OF imposters d
Philadelphia collecting funds for an
{ thracite miners. He said no money
being solicited for relief on behalf c
the hard coal men.