The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-22
INGLIS FAV0RS
new PROPOSAL
TO END STRIKE
Hope Revived for Settlement
Of Miners and Operators
Differences
5-YEAR PACT PLANNED
Miners President Also Ac-
cepts Plan as Basis for
Negotiations
5-YEAR PACT PLANNED

- WILKES 0STTe, F0., Jan. ZZ.-VPJ-
Hope for . settlement Of the anthra.
cite strike was revived today BY the
approval Of Major w. W. lneljs,
chairman OF the operators' wage
negotiating committee, "as q basis
for negotiations" Of q peace plan
suggested by =: ]. Lynett, editor of
the Scranton Times.
The plan provides that the miners
resume work Immediately and that
there he five-yenr contract with
the same wages ms in effect under
the last contract, unless changed by
negotiations.
After two years elapse either
operators or miners could call q con-
ference for the consideration of
wages. If such a conference failed
to agree on changes the miners
would remain at work under the five
year contract.
Provides For Conference
The. plan also provides that one
year before the contract expires a
conference shall be- held to deter
work after the expiration of the con-
tract.
in answering Mr.. Lynett's request
for his opinion of the plan, Major
Inglis said:
1--WE are already converted to the
necessity for some such plan as you
suggest with provision against dead
locks, and this can be done without
sacrificing any of the miners rights
or interests. The need seems to be
To convince Mr.. Lewis of this fact"
LEWIS ACREES-ANOTHER
CONFERENCE TO DE CALLED
Scranton, Pa, Jan. 22-lAp) Presi-
dent John l.. Lewis, of the United
Mine Workers, today accepted as a
basis for negotiation the plan ad-
vanced by the Scranton Times for
settlement Of the anthracite coal
strike.
w. w. Inglis, chairman, Of the an
thracitc operators negotiating COM
mittcc, already had favored the plan
as basis for negotiations. Mr..
Lewis said he was willing to join Mr..
lnelis in another meeting in an at
tempt to agree on u settlement that
will send the $4,000 mine workers
back to work.
President Lewis. after a brief CON-
ference with F.. J. Lynett, publish
er Of the Times, made known that he
would meet the operators in another
conference and said he would issue
a statement later on the details of
conditions under which the meeting
would be held.
Must Reach Agreement First
Mr.. Lewis favorable attitude does
not mean the strike will end at once,
unless the union has changed its
policy. Mr.. Lewis and other lead
ers said there would be no return
to work until an agreement is
reached.
The mine workers leader was in
conference with Mr.. Lynett less thxh
sn hour in accepting the proposal
of the Times.
He expressed desire to commune
cate with w. w. Inglis, spokesm man
for the operators, with view Of
having Alvan Markle call both sides
together again.
"The miners stand ready to re-
enter q joint conference with the
operators" Mr.. Lewis said. !.
Mr.. Lynett made efforts to reach
Mr.. Inglis after Mr.: Lewis annouce-
ment, but at the Glen Alden Offices,
i was said Mr.. Inslis was in New
York.
The situation is s1mewhat the
same az at the beginning Of the re-
cent. New York negotiations. Both
sides met Mt that time with the un-
derstanding that all plans offered
could be considered. None was ac-
cepted and the conference broke up
January IL. The difference between
the situation in New York and that
developed today is that the present
action gives more hope Of early