The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
MINE OPERATORS
 ASKED TO AGREE
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lying districts base their working contracts on the Appalachian con- tract. Work stopped ill the Appa- lachian area April 1, when a two- year contract expired, and outlying miners continued to work until last week, when they walked out, par alyzing the whole soft coal indus try.
 The negotiators have agreed on wage and hour provisions of a new contract but have become dead locked on the unions demands for a union shop, or its equivalent.
 Miners Reject Plan
 At 1:45 a. m., just before the con- ference adjourned, R. L. Ireland, spokesman for the operators, an- nounced that the following sugges- tion by operators had been rejected by the union:
 q. The mines will resume opera tions immediately.
 "2. The rates of pay, hours of work and conditions of employment that obtained in the Appalachian basic agreement and the several dis trict agreements which expired on March 31, 1889, and all customs and practices hereunder shall be con- tinued until March 31, 1941 except as modified below:
 8. The old contract shall be changed to conform to recognition of the United Mine Workers of America as the exclusive bargain ing agent for all of the employees of all classes covered by the Appala- chian and district agreements ex- cept the exempted classes, and the Appalachian conference and its component district association shall be established as the proper bar gaining unit under the National La- bor Relations Act.
 A. That negotiations continue for the purpose of finding some for- mula agreeable to both parties which will preserve the integrity of the agreements and of the jurisdiction of the U. M. w. A. from attacks made under the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act, the parties agreeing that they will, if necessary, jointly support emer- gency legislation designed to &C., complish this purpose"
 The union has demanded, speci- fically, the elimination of penalty clauses, under which miners are fined from $l to $2 day for par ticipating in unauthorized strikes, from a new contract. Lewis said the penalty clauses would work to the advantage of rival union-the Federation of Labor's Pro- greSsive Miners of America-in its campaign to lure members from the U. M. w.
 President Still Hopeful
 Washington, May 11.-(UP)-The White House said today that Presi- dent Roosevelt still hopes for a settlement of the soft coal deadlock but is considering further steps in event peace is not achieved.
 White House Secretary Stephen T. Early said the President still is waiting for an agreement between labor and management "in hope and tolerance.
 He added that MT. Roosevelt na- turally is considering possible fur- ther steps, but would give no indi- cation of what direction further &C., tion might take.
 Early said that Mir. Roosevelt is keeping in close touch with the situ- ation, and conferred by long dis tance telephone last night with Dr. John R. Steelman, chief of the labor departments conciliation service who is working with labor and man. agement representatives in New York peace conferences.
 Early indicated that MT. Roosevelt plans no further action so long as the joint labor and mine operator negotiating committee remains at work.