New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-01-12
Union Leaders Policy
Is "Rule Or Ruin"
According To State.
ment Issued By Op-
orators After Ad-
journment.
Failure to Agree on Arbi.
tration Causes Break
No Mention Made of
Plans for Future Par.
Ieys.
EFFORT EXPECTED
TO TIE UP MINES

New York, Jan. IL RL-The ,n
'nraclte joint conference which ro
sumed negotiations December %
adjourned today without reacbin,
, settlement and without settinp .nS
DaIe Tor renewal of negotiations
The conference had baer l..
SION about II days and the disrun
no, ,Ioh was expected at every session
ne operators and miners were dead
tration. VI arpl-
The operators insisted to the ens
upon complete arbitration, while the
lliners insisted that II they accented
any arbitration it should be ONLY or
lne oasis of increasing wages apd
without any reductions. ~
Reach End of the Road
The proposition presented by ,b.
operators yesterday, which tho,
termed the utmost concession th,,
coulo De made, and which was re-
Jected by the miners, clearly ,,,1,
Gated that the negotiations had co,n,
TO the end of the road '''''
so long as they remained IN s,.
SION there was hope that n sett,..
ment would be reached, but tol,,.
developments showed the honelrS.
ness Of continuing. -
Immediately after the confcrArc,
oroke up, President John l.. lew,
VI the United Mine Workers ca,,aJ
w l.le ne"spapermen and dictated th,s
statement: ''''e
Lewis Blames Operators.
AS predicted in my statement YES.
'erday made to the conference III.
operators were determined to hrak,
up the conference without an agree.
inen'' After a period of discussion
'nis morning the operators moved IN
adjournment without DELAY and DO
ihanded that the mine workers SEE.
ond the motion. Conscious Of all 70
sponsioility and still imbued wifi,
the hope that an agreement might he
reached through the operator sban-
doning arbitration, the mine worlknrs
refused to do so.
-, Inc operators later seconded
their own motion and the chairman
put the question as to Adjournment
Cnder such circumstances the m,ne
workers recognized that they couId,
not through their own efforts keen
the conference in session without ths
operators present and Reluctantly.
voted for the motion.
Mine Workers Regretful.
The mine workers profoundly re-.
gret that the operators maintained
the session the same un.
attitude which they eyidenc
ed when the negotiations began s,x
ago at Atlantic City, and
which they have maintained ever
SINCE. The responsibility for Tbs
Iallure to agree and a continuance
OF the strike rests entirely with The
anthracite operators interests and
thus arrogantly refused to make any
contributions toward industris,
peace.
The mine workers are preparss
10 continue the struggle for any per.
lod necessary to induce the onera-
tors to make lasting peace which
VIII preserve for our people the
rights Of free men"
The motion to adjourn wa. n.do
by George Hadesty OF the Philadel.
phia and Reading Coal and Iror
corporation. 1t was seconded bv
Thomas Thomas, of the Lehish VA.
ey Coal Co.
Operators Issue Statement.
The operators after the adjourn.
nent gave out this statement:
After many days OF couferenc.
we find there is no change whatever
n Mr.. Lewis attitude. He absolute.
y refuses to consider any construc.
I'VE policy. In a few words. his 20
'ition Is that he will rule or ruin.
He has Informed us In no uneer.
ain terms that he cares nothing for
he opinion OF the public or public
onlcials, Chambers of Commerce, re.
igious organizations or the press
He will have his own way or moth
ng.
The operators proposals. tho
-uzerne legislators plan. the Make
'lan. and Engineers and Economists.
olan-all were discussed at length.
'nly to be summarily rejected bv
he miners spokesmen because thev
" 'smelled Of arbitration
Lewis Proposals.
While the operators were press
ng for practical measures TO ena
he strike and but the industry on a
'ermanent basis. Mr.. Lewis dragged
n unconstitutional proposals for fed
raj price fixing and wage fixing
such proposals are neither workable
lor practicable, and while consur,.
ng time did not form q basis for
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