New Britain herald., 1925-12-26
GOAL STRIKE MAY
 YET BE SETTLED
Hope Held Out for Meeting
 Next Week
s.----

Scranton Pa, Dee. 9G tPp~-With the anthracite joint subcommittee scheduled to renew wage ncgota- lions at New York next Tuesday in an effort 10 end the hard coal strike, all interested parties, in | clud'0g the anthracite consuming public, today manifested an aIr Of hopeful expectancy
 When the two sides meet there | will be no plan before them ac- ccptab'c 10 both, but the idle miners and others hold high hopes that an agreement will be reached that will send the men back into i the mines and restore peace in the industry. However, those who have been following the four months struggle are not so sure that day light is directly ahead. though the , resumption of negotiations is long step forward.
 | AnnouncoUcn Of the call for the New York meeting by Alvan Marl;ic, chairman of the joint sub committee, brought joyous Christmas 10 the coal fields It was the only form Of Yul"tide cheer in 1 the homes of many destitute mine workers, but discomfort and even 1 hunger were forgotten in tho jubi- lation that followed the good news.
 One Of the first moves al the coming conference is expected 10 be q request from the operators i that the miners ba allowed to re- turn 10 work pending the ncgotia- , tons.
 This request will ho based on let tcrs forwarded 10 John l.. Lewis, | president of the United Mine Work CTS and Major W, W. Ingis, chair man Of the anthracite operat orS nc gotiating committee, by 27 priests of the hard coal belt in which fl was stated that such a course would have the approval of al least S5 per cent of the idle mon.
 Following the acceptance or re 1 jccion of this request consideration probably will be given to peace plans proposed by organizations or indivi- duals. So far there have been three ! definite propositions submitted, none of which is acceptable to both sides. Two of the proposals were accepted l by the operators and one by the miners as a basis of settlement"
 The original demands presented to 1 the operators by the miners in At- lantic City on July 2 contained seven general demands. They in Cludcd two-ycar contract With full 1 recognition Of the union ten per cent 1 increase in the contract wage scale, : and Sl a day increase for all men paid by the day. Full recognition of the union carried with it tho adoption of the chcckofr under which union dues would be reduct- cd from the workers wages and turned over 10 the local unions.
 The operators refused the de- mands and proposed that mining be con;inr"l al the same rat" of pay and that the points upon which the negotiations were unable to agree be submitted to arbitration. No head way was made and negotiations were broken off August 4, four weeks before the old wage scale ex- pired. On September 1 the suspen- sion became effective and since then the ticup has been complete.
 The three plans brought forward after the strike started were pre- scented by Governor Pinchot, the operators themselves and the Lu- zcrne county delegates in the state hous" of representatives. All three agreed to a five year contract, but differed on the proposition of arbi- taton and the chcckoff
 The pinchot plan was accepted by the workers representatives and re- p"ctcd by tho employers. f provid- rd for q board of investigation and award which was not 10 rcduc, wages, but w7s 10 increase them ii it found the rric" of coal would moi be affected. If coal had Co be in. creased in price no adv"NCc in wage! was 10 be allowed. The plan alsr called for modified checkotr; that is union dues WnUld he chrckod of where individual workers voluntar- fly agreed To the system.
 TAo operators plan was AisaDproV- rl hv tn" minors chiefly bcranso il contained 9H oEt-anI-out arDitratio1 t'a'ur" Which the union leaders strongly oppose. The board of ar filtration WaG to h0 composed Of two miners. two operators and three per 'onS sclrrrd by the chief justice O Inc United States. chief justice O the Pennsylvania suprcmn court am Inc president judge of the Unite, S'atrs circuil court of appeals a Philadelphia.
 Th" third plan. that of tho lcris'a tors was accepted by the operators in li"u Of th'W CWD and rejected h, 1" Iaj0"rs on tEc rround that it di, mot grady 1Iuor from that of tni ''i .''''' l's- ltl'II Il l'l pN lll''h sbI board "f ..'t'rmM composed e line "N,rntor. ;nd miners nrgotia,in. rommitt.r. ',irGout vo;r, and tiv, voting m.mb,rs to b. appointed first, ly President Coolidge. or. a ,@n a,''rnativc hy the three judge mrnionod in the operators plan.
 After %ll thrcc plans had fai'c5 a committee of mayors and burgess les of th" an'Nr2,,tc field, appointc. Iaf'rr meeting with Governor Pin chot in Harrisburg invi.ing thn or posing groups to meet in confer cnoe with the unlorstaUdnc ina either side could bring up for discus sion it's own plan or plans. the gov lrnor's plan or any other plan tha may he offered. The invitation WI accepted hy both sides, but th,