Evening star., 1925-08-04
Negotiations to End Shortly
After Wage Conference
Meets Unless Some Con-
cession Develops.
OWNERS REFUSE CHANGE
IN SCALE COMMITTEE
Warmer Declines to Take Part in
Discussions. But Renews Offer to
Prevent Suspension of Work and
to Arbitrate All Points Unset
tied by August 81,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY. n. j., August
4-Anthracite scale negotiations
will definitely be broken off on re-
sumption OF the wage scale confer
ence here this afternoon, barring
unforeseen Developments according
to an opinion voiced by high au-
thority among the miners today
What ground would likely be ad-
duccd for such break was not in
diCated
Anthracite operators on arrival for
the meeting expressed full determi-
nation to uphold. at all costs. the
dignity OF their scale committee
against the challenge they felt John
I, Lewis. president of the United
Mine Workers of America, had
raised against it.
Samuel d. Warriner. chairman OF
the anthracite operators conference
and William ], Richards, president of
the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron Co, whose presence Mr.. Lew
is had requested today. did not accom-
pany the other operators here. 1t
was officially announced the two lead
ers would not come.
Chosen by Industry.
Z. W. Parker. director of the an
thracite bureau of information, today
said the operators scale committee.
which Mr.. Lewis impugned, was elect
ed by the entire industry at a special
meeting here July s, after a thorough
canvass of all available candidates.
The committee was nominated by a
labor committee headed by F. H.
Hemelright, an independent operator
of Scranton Pa, Mr.. Parker said, and
the committees personnel was accept
ed by the meeting as a whole only
after an hours discussion.
Various other candidates were pro-
posed. according to Mr.. Parker. secre-
tary of the meeting. who said various
amendments to, and motion to recon-
slider. the labor committees report had
to be disposed of before accord was
reached. The choice of the commit
tee. Mr.. Parker said. was anything &
but formal and cut and dried
The meeting. he said. represented
lis anthracite mining companies, vir-
tually the whole of the industry, and
comprised not only the Is corporations
included in the anthracite operators
conference proper, but fully 100 more.
Renews Offer to Arbitrate.
Mr.. Warriner formally replied to
Mr.. Lewis last night that the anthra
cite industry would stand on its scale
committee as already constituted
1t is now regarded as Mr.. Lewis
move.
Asserting that the membership of
the mine owners subcommittee was
chosen with the greatest care and
elected at meeting of the opera tors
called for that purpose, Mr.. Warri.
ner's letter declared that the commit
lee was fully authorized to speak for
the industry and that its personnel
could not he changed. The subcommit-
tee, the letter set forth. lis composed
of men of long experience. occupying
important positions in all three fields
confidence of the industry as to their
competence TO deal with the problems
involved in the negotiations
Repeating the offer of the operators
to agree TO no suspension when the
present wage agreement expires. Aug
ust 81. and to arbitrate points not
agreed to at that time, Mr.. Warriner
told the mine workers president that
II the miners mean to break off nego-
tiations If the personnel of the com.
mtttee is not changed, he was "as.
sumlng grave responsibility.