New Britain herald., 1926-02-12
COAL STRIKE IS
 FINALLY ENDED
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(Contlnued From First Page) and the parties agree to abide by any decision or decisions Of such board. either on tho merits Of the controversy or as to procedure 10 be followed, Such board shall be ap. pointed as follows
 i The operators shall name three men and the miners shall name three men. The operators shall sc l lect one man from the miners list ] and the miners shall select one man from the operators list and the men so approved shall constitute such boards. Unless otherwise agreed the men named by the parties shall not be connected with the United Mine Workers os American or the busi- ] ness of mining coal. The board shall he obligated within 90 days after ap- poln'ment 10 arrive Rt a decision on all issues in controversy, and 10 that end snail formulate their own rules i anu methods of procedure and may enlarge the board 10 an odd num- ] her in which event q majority vote shall ho binding.
 i "4.-The demands of the operators and the mine workers on the ques. ton of cooperation and efficiency are referred 10 the board of conciliation. exclusive of tho umpire. which shall work out reciprocal program Of cooperation and efficiency.
 l "5.--The board of conciliatlon shall proceed to eQuali1c wages, etc. in accordance with clause l2 of the agreement dated September 19, 1923. 1 "6.--EXoept as modified herein, the team and provisions Of the award Of the anthracite coal strike commission in subsequent agree monts made in modification thereof or supplemental thereto, as well as ille rulings and decisions of the board of ConCilia'ion, are hereby ra- fifod. confirmed and continued dur ing the term Of this contract. end- ing August q, 1N30.
 Tn witness whereof, the parties h'rc'o, through their accredited representatives have caused this Iagrcomcnt 10 bc properly executed. ''ho day and year above written"
 OptimiSm Prevails Optimism prevailed among the miners as tho 39 committeeman as- s"nMod in tho pink room Of the Bc'lcvun- -Strattorl hotel under the l leadership Of John l.. Lewis, inter national president of the union.
 In view of the fact that the room was engaged for an hour and that inc joint waSc conference of operat- OTIS and minors was called 10 meet Immediately afterwards support was >iyen 10 tho feeling that the end of tho great industrial struggle prob. i ably was near,
 Strict silence was maintained by both operators and miners as to the r1rms of the proposed settlement. IL is known, that the tentative agree mont is based on tho old wage scalc with no increase in pay. Whether the cHrck-oit tiGGr,s in tho Nroposi- lion could not he learned, but it was aWhoriluttvcly stated that 1t was ''coyrrsj.'
 Various interpretations were plac- cd ou tho word "covrrcd" but if was agrrcd that wnatrvcr they might be- t W1s satisfactory to the miners as the best thav could receive without NrolonSInG lhr strugclo.
 Coolidge Out Of It
 Reports that President Coolidge would figure in 'he peace proposals IS q m lia,or woro positively denied from d trustworthy source. The rc- port originated in thc coal r,eJons aHi WIS part of an old plan that was discussed 1t various times.
 II i~ understood that the ras,s for rio proposition now under coasldrr- r.jan WAS initiated by tr oDrIJlors l 2NI modified at tho sG~I, sion ot |tlo miners. Whether the f.lcral government had a hand in the pro position has not hccn djsclcsc6. hut onr ot the miners was q':otcd as s,ty- ing that hn "had his suspicious"
 Iank>rs Meet, Too
 Whilr thc miners were in session, group two Of the Pcnnsylyania EaNkcrs' assoniatlon Was eUhuuG in Convtrtion j0 d larco room on thr e-rond floor. Tho h'ul,nrs' session vgS delayed h,caus, ot intense in, r. rst ot mvmhrrs in tho strike situa- ton. They eath,rcl around tho outside doors Of thr miners Co0frr- vnco room eagerly awaiting news from tho inside along with a large zr2up of reporters.
 Tlo n1ufrS como from tho sor'h- ,as'crN ccun'irs of Tynusy.v."'t, with thn cNc .ption of philadr'rh5a. Nur coal county Was represented
 Shortly after tho miners went into ~-a~,ou thorc was a furry whom a G~sb vls received from Harrisburg rl3at Governor TincHot had an- roD0crl that t7c strike was settled. N tl,r ,jn,c ihc miners had not act- cd upon rho settlement proposition, hut everybody iolt the governors