New Britain herald., 1925-08-05
Both Sides, Which Broke Of Negotia- tons Tuesday, Sub- init Their Action To Followers For Ap- proval.
Scale Committee, Repre- senting 15S,OOO Miners, Expects to Ratify De. cision This Afternoon.
By The Associated Press.

Atlantic City. N. J., Aug. b.-An. thracite miners and operators, who broke off scale negotiations here yesterday, in a clash on wage in. cieases and adoption of the union Check-off, were submitting their ac- ton today to their respective con- stituencieS for approval
 Operators were understood to be meeting in Philadelphia, and the ratification on behalf of the 15s,ooo mine workers in the hard coal fields will likely be voted at q formal meeting of the full scale committee at the Hotel Ambassador here late this afternoon.
 Operators have said from the out set that their scale negotiators pos- sess a blanket power of attorney for the anthracite industry.
 In Accord With Lewis
 Meanwhile the 40 members of tho miners full scale committee have been here since last week. Thy have been in position to keep an eye on the development that came to a climax so rapidly since last Friday. They are in hearty accord with the policy of John l.. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of Ameri- ca, and his colleagues on the scale subcommittee which did the actual negotiating, according 10 a high of- ilcial.
 w. w. 1nglis, chairman of the op- orators subcommittee. in reviewing yesterdays break said today; Operators Defense
 Suppose that the operators had said to the miners at the oreninc of the conferences: Do you intend to stick to your demands for an n- crease of wages and the check off" If you do there is no use of further conferences. It is futile to discuss anything except what we want. The operators would then have been in the position that the miners assumed yesterday"
 Strike Seems Certain
 Suspension of work on September lst thus appears certain unless an outside influence, federal or state. brings together the united mine workers and anthracite coal opera tors.
 Negotiations for working con- tract 10 replace the one expiring August 3l were broken of here last night.
 The conference of miners and operators representatives. which has been in session since July g, vot- cd unanimously to adjourn sine die, subject to call by either side through chairmen.
 The miners found a grievance in the announced refusal Of the opera tors 10 entertain any wage demand on the part of the men which would boost production cost of hard coal so much as a cent. Miners said this was the "key" 10 the operators posi- ton. and that they found 1t automa- tically debarred chance of agree ment.
 w w. Inglis, chairman of the operators half of the joint scale subcommittee. and president of the Glen Alden Coal company of Scran- ton, charged on the other hand that John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers. had come into the conference with his mind made ur to break negotiations
 Climax Comes Rapidly
 The climax developed rapidly over the weekend after. and largely out of, s demand Mir. Lewis served last Friday that the conference would fail without the immediate presence of Samuel D. Warriner. chairman of the anthracite operators conference and William ]. Richards, president If the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company. Mir. Warriner and Mir. Richards after long service in wage negotiations had retired this year.
 Mir, Lewis asserted their places had heen taken by lesser execu- tives' who amounted in his opinion to "iury of supernumeraries." NIT. Lewis had resclutely abstained from attending q single session of the negotiators although he was en- ncunced as head Of the miners delegation.
 Mir. Warriner rejected Mir. Lewis Invitation" 10 join the barley. He said the committee was fully quan- fed, and bore a mandate from the anthracite industry ss s whole. He implied resentment at Mir Lewis presuming 10 advise change or addi- ton in its membership. MT. War riner and Mir. Richards both re- msined away from Atlantic City. yesterday. Whether or not this tacit defiance of the miners leader proved provocative. it was followed at once by Mir. Lewis pronounce ment.
 Farley Futile
 The mine workers representa- tives are of the judgment that ii is utterly futile 10 continue further in these wage scale negotiation"
 This came as the final paraErsrh to 3 second letter MT. Lewis pre-
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