New-York tribune., 1922-06-02
Break Believed
Near in Hard
Coal Parleys
o,,or. and Men Appear
No Closer to Agreement
Than on April l, and End
If TaIk-Fest Is Likely
Meanwhile Prices Stay Up
.s.,.neusion' Likely to Turn
~, In,o Strike While All
Hands Take a Vacation

..-- II negotiations betWeen
rhe1a,.-e operators and miners
ihe So ~ hecn endeavoring unsuceeas-
vfe r. ~, nearly three months 70 az,
frlly io' - agreement Tor the hard
ftres -. Vas predicted yesterday ny
osser,sis oninion tho break. n II
~ NAV develop withln tne 49, -
S,vs; Al the OUTSIDE, !, "Dou' ~ -
w 90 The situation, briefiy' is as io'-
loxs: ..~os;,.ions began. late in
We" ".s-ourh the medium Of the an
pafen. sesis committee jointly rep
itfAe. hoth sides. the miners pre-.
rtssns'- ,sf Of demands the chief OF
ssh.ss' ss ,,lled for wage increase OF ~
vh'en vh., sor contract workers and 81 a
ssy FOR day men. -
Parley Long-Minded
.~ e~st 10 debate tho lossor
80, evyS The operators brought about
esn-b series or discussions. For
i.hor reporters for tho news
-, 49, forcrathered daily in the hote
s..-,lvania. where the committee :
go vo.betwecn turned NJ aitfr each
e...,~ only 20 receive little type
a..,,s slips o. paper. Of which the
s,lovins is an example.
aTt, anthracite sca.c committee met
d. 80 Union League Club to-day al !
..lo,k The operators presented the
that they believed the miners
,t.ri5 be REQUIRED 20 pay for jack
t.-,,rs used in the mines. The
-;ss,s after due consideration replied
-, tbsv believed the operators should
!. required 20 pay for lack-hammers
s,e6 in the mines. The anthracite
,,,ls eommittcc viii meet again m the
rrion League Club tomorrow At !
Finally. however. the afternoon tee
,soeet o. the proceedings began O.
rtrs Bit There were pointed re-
-,rks in the papers. oditorially and
s.ierriss. suggesting there was such
, ding as the public and that the pub
n, bought coal. So. two weeks ago, the
,,.r,,or, reused themselves TO the
poin, o. expressing the opinion th2'
instead Of a 20 nor cent increase IN
rages there should be a 20 per cent
decrease. thus topping the score by ono
rvr.
3O-Hour a Week Basis
Prior 70 this the negotiations had
bsfn conducted on fyc-day week
,ir.hour day basis. 70 which the soft
coal operators object so much. but
,'ter presenting their wage conclu-
tons the anthracite mine owners gave
the miners 8 week 20 think them over.
The miners did and returned an az
swer 10 the effect that the operators
we're all wrong. that they were spooi-
M the public. and that the only far
and equitable plan would be 70 hols-
wares as demanded. etc. By way G.
reciprocity. the miners gave the op-
orators another week 20 think this
0FV.
The newest comeback Of the opera
'ofs will be delivered 10 tho miners TO-
day Al the stereotyped hour Of /. The
vellinformed observers referred TO be-
l,vs that il will run something like
THE:
"Gentlemep. we arc very sorry that
you seen unable 10 grasp our conccp-
NNNMN NM AINNN NNNNHN' Dc WI aN 800 W
fair 70 your interests and our regard
FOR the public But. iuasmuch as you
cannot, let's knock of awhile and go
icms. Besides. we're all tired out and
reed vacation
Possibly the reply may leave loop
hole for one more round Of "you-chase-
ns-snd-I1l-chase-you." hut. at any
rate, the observers say, the end Of the
party is not far OF
When this comes, the country viii he
treated % the spectacle OF what "a
termed q suspension OF work IN the
anthracite fields turning itself into a
strike The hard coal miners who have
been idle since Aprl haven't been on
strike. like their bituminous brethren.
bot have been out under suspension.