New Britain herald., 1926-01-16
OWNERS SCORED IN
 HARD COAL STRIKE
llners' Unions Get Report From
 Sub-SCale Committee
APPEAL TO PRESIDENT
Senator Copeland Urges Coolidge to Intervene In Crisis-Mincrs Must stand Together, According to Mes sage From Headquarters.

Hazleton, Pa, Jan. 16 P-Local
 'nions throughout the anthra cite
 '"glon today received in the mails
 he report of the miners sub-scale committee which was in conference With the hard coal operators in New York in the futile attempt to draw up new wage contract, The report was read at the full scale committee meeting there on Thurs day, but was withheld from publi- cation until it reached the local unions.
 The report states that the opera tors in the New York conference did not change their attitude which they assumed on July at Atlantic City, and they persistently insisted that no settlement that did not provide for a continuous and permanent arbitration of wages and conditions would be considered.
 Claim Reductions Demanded
 The refusal of the operators to join in petition to congress to pass legislation 10 regulate the in- dustry gave evidence that their only desire for arbitration is to re- dnce the wages of the mine work CTS and permit their profits and prices to be regulated by them selves"
 "At this writing" the report says, Negotiations are off despite every effort of your negotiating commit tee 10 remain in session in their de- sire to bring about a honorable set clement. From now on we can ex- pect that the anthracite operators will continue In their propaganda intended to demoralize our forces and create distrust and dissension among our membership. They have gone to every extreme in their mad desire to divide the forces of the anthracite mine workers in this struggle, but our lives remain firm and our membership Is determined that no settlement shall be made or will be made that Is not honorable and does not give our people that measure of justice to which they are entitled.
 Owners Unfair
 Your representatives would much rather report to you that a fair set clement had been arrived at, but that was impossible due to the un- fair attitude of the anthracite oper- ators. The struggle must, therefore, and We are called upon to continue to make sacrifices in order to satisfy the ust of the anthracite operators in their desire to force wage reductions and to tie our hands through continuous and permanent arbitration"
 Our forces" th4 statement adds. must continue to work in harmon and cooperation to the end that vic- -ory may be achieved. Do not per- nit yourselves to be carried away oy the siren voice of the disrupter TOT the propaganda of the operators, 10 matter hence it comes. Your or sanitation is making every effort and Will continue to do so to provide for he needy as a result of this great industrial conflict. We ask you to assists your officers and the various oranchc of our organization is mak- ng every effort and will continue to 10 so to provide for the needy as a 'esult of this great industrial con- tlct. We ask you 10 assist your Of icers and the various branches of 'ur organization in the handling of 'ur affairs in order that We may con- lnue to carry on until an honorable md satisfactory agreement is finally 'onsummated."