Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-10
ACTION ON COAL
MINERS WAGES
Detailed Discussion of De-
mands Presented to Coal
Companies by Union Men
I'm NEW WAGE CONTRACT
Conference at Atlantic City
Suspension of Production is
One Big Issue
IN NEW WAGE CONTRACT

ATLANTIC CITY, July 10. =
Operators and miners OF the anthra-
cite coal fields of Pennsylvania plan
ned to take up today in sub-com-
mittee the detained discussion of the
demands presented to the coal COM
panies by the Union men for incor-
poration in the proposed new wage
contract.
The action of the miners in refus-
ing to agree at this time to a propo-
sition to avoid a suspension of pro-
duction in the event that a contract
has not been made by the end of
August was disappointing to the op-
orators. some of them declared to-
day.
The miners declined to act on the
proposition at this time on the
ground that there was ample time
to negotiate a contract before the
present agreement expires. 1t is un-
derstood the operators will again
press the subject in the subcom-
mittee, but there is little hope, ac-
cording to miners, that there will be
an agreement on it.
The miners were we'll satisfied
with the operators declaration to
eliminate the IL hour day. The men
have fought for years for the elimi-
nation of the long day and they ex-
pressed the hope that the operators
promise to abolish it will be carried
out soon. ------.-...z-
The coal operators announce
ed the personnel of its subcommittee
which will carry on the negotia-
tons with the hard coal miners Of
pennsylvania for a new wage con-
tract effective September 1 next.
+ The regular members of the COM
mittee are Samuel d Warriner, Phil
adelphia, president of the Lehigh
j. Richards, Pottsville, Penna.,
president of the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company;
w. w. Inglis, Scranton, president Of
the Glen Alden Coal Company,
which is allied with the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Company, and A. B. Jessup, Halle
ton, Penna., vice president of the
Jeddo-Highland Coal Company, one
of the largest independent opera
tions in the anthracite fields.
The operators decided this year to
two alternates so that negotiations
can be carried on continuously in
| event a regular member of the COM
mittee is unable to be present.
The Miners Representative are
International President John L.
Lewis, of the United Min. Workers,
/ and District Presidents Thomas
| Kennedy, Hazleton: C. j. Golden,
Shamokin, and William j. Brennan,
| Scranton. Because of his defeat
for reelection as President in Dis
trict No. 1, by Rinaldo Cappellini,
Brennan will cease to be a member
| of the committee when his term
expires on July 81, and his place
will be taken by Cappellini.
The subcommittee went into ex-
ecutive session today and organized
1t was the expectation the COM
mittee would remain here until the
| latter part of the week and then
adjourn until after the Miners
district convention at Wilkes-Barre
next week. This is the Bi-Ennial
meeting of the District Miners, and
President Brennan will preside.
No immediate developments arr
expected in subcommittee. Eacl
demand will be discussed by eacl
side from day to day. After all th'
demands have been reviewed in de
| tail the operators are expected tt
refuse them with the exception o
| lIldL TeldllHS u lnSf 1A-nOuL udl
and that asking for speedy decisions
by the umpire to whom deadlockeC
questions from the board of con
ciliation are referred. The opera
tors yesterday signified their willing
ness to abolish the 12-hour day al
ar as practicable and as soon a
it can be done. There are abou
5000 men employed IL hours day
The view still holds here among
observers that the negotiations will
be long drawn out. The miners have
| refused to enter into a compact a
this time to remain at work in the
event an agreement is not reached
by August 81, on the ground tha'
there is ample time to negotiate al
agreement If each side applied it.
self diligently to the task. Th'
question of avoiding a suspension
pending final agreement will b'
pressed by the operators in sub
| committee. They contend that thu
public mind should be allayed oil
the question of continuous Goa
supply regardless of whether al
| agreement is reached by August 81