Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-19
COAL CONF ER[NCE
|. WATTS TILL MONDAY,
NO AGREEMENT YET
Operators and Miners Session
Today Was Brief and Barren
Of Results.
TERMS OF CONTRACT UP
BY Associated Press 70 Every Eveninx.

| BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening.
Philadelphia, Aug. 1e.--The joint
conference OF anthracite coal opera
tors and miners adjourned about lf3o
O'Clock today until Monday afternoon
without having reached an agrees
ment
/ a brief statement was issued by
James a. German, secretary of the
conference. that the terms Of pcs
sible contract had been discussed, but
containing no information as 20 what
progress toward a settlement Of the
strike In the hard ccal fields had been
made.
Mr.. Gorman's statement read:
The conference Of anthracite opera
tors and mine workers met this
morning al 10 o'clock and continued
It's efforts to- reach an agreement in
the anthracite field. The time Of the
conference was consumed in dis
cusslon Of the tsrns Of a possible
lcontract. The c,nference win re-
convene Monday at p. m"
The bone OF contention proving
difficult Of solution, Il was learned
later, concerned the methods of arbI-
I ~ AtAvn. lit AllIfFH. IL WIZ Aft1fT-
stood. were 10th TO accept the terms
Ct THE proposal made by the operators
yesterday, while the operators were
! equally az emphatic that some tribunal
be established to adjudge the main
issues OF the dispute.
At the conclusion Of the conferences
the mine workers representatives
8 emerged apparently az disappointed
as they were yesterday. John l..
Lewis, international president. inti-
mated that little progress had been
achieved
7 we have nothing more than the
Statement to give out" ne Observed
Immediately after the withdrawal
of the miners the operators conferred
: among themselves. At the conclusion
Il their spokesman. Samuel ID. Warmer
= president OF the Lehigh Coal and Navi-
y CATION Company announced that they
o had nothing for publication.
i One OF the proposals which, Il was
l. unofficially reported, the operators viii
y submit TO the union officials was 20
a refer the wage controversy 20 the an
thracite conciliation commission which.
le for 20 yeare has settled minor disputes
D. in the hard coal regions The COM
J. mission, whose membership comprises
1r the three district presidents OF tho
L, anthracite fields, three operators ana
n an umpire. has never passed on wage
r question The operators proposal. 4,
1e was stated. would provide for tt-ee
10 umpires, instead OF one, the other Two
n. TO be appointed by the president Judge
l. OF the United States Circuit court.
a.. Il was also rumored today that an
ye other problem with which the con-
Of terees were wrestling was the dev.stns
In OF some means 70 prevent future
or strikes. The feeling that the strike 4,
,e TOO expensive a weapon, was said 70
prevail on both Sides The miners
n have lost pay roll totaling approx,-
as mately sl,ooo,ooo a day since work
!, ceased on April 1, while on the opera
tors side the expense OF maintaining
-. the mines during strike has been es-
" timated ar almost $4,000 600 a month
- without any return
"a "a The issues dividing the conference
80 are declared not TO revoIve as closely
nc about the nineteen demands made a.
\ the ShamoIin convention as about the
n principles OF arbitration, wage seal.
II and length OF contract.
ne One plan advocated. Il was Under.
III stood, sought 70 have the miner, ac.
It's cept a two year contract or ever
'e- longer the wage at the old rate subjecl
to an adjustment commission TO opsx
a ate in March OF each year.