Show f OPERATORS CAN PREVENT STRIKE Anthracite Mine Workers Make a Proposition From Franl the theLast theLast theLast Last Ditch WILLING WILtING TO RESUME WORK DISPUTE LEFT TO FUTURE AD ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTMENT 4 t 4 44 4 4 4 4 t 4 Scranton IT Pa May ora 5 President 4 4 Baer has hal agreed to meet President 4 Mitchell and the miners scale 4 4 committee at 2 Monday In 4 4 New York It is believed here 4 4 that the miners will return to towo 4 4 work wo k Monday May 14 4 4 i 44 4 Scranton Pa May 5 There will be beno beno beno no strike of the miners in the anthracite coal fields providing the operators will agree to give every man his old place and reinstate e those who have been dis dismissed dismissed dismissed missed because they obeyed the sus suspension suspension suspension pension order of John Mitchell This was as the agreement reached at session of the convention President Mitchell requested that the delegates remain in Scranton until the scale sc le committee reports the result of Its meeting with the operators which will probably be he held In New York on Mon Monc day if the operators agree to meet the miners minors representatives The decision not to strike was reached after Mr lIr Mitchell and Wil Wilson Wilson Wilson son hat ha addressed the delegates rec recommending recommending recommending that the 1903 award be con A resolution to this effect was ordered and unanimously adopted after which the convention took a a recess Mitchells Statement President Mitchell issued the follow ing lug statement For several everal months JUon we have been endeavoring to negotiate a wage scale and adjustment of conditions of em employment employment with the of ot the th anthracite coal mining companies During these negotiations we made a number of propositions each of which materially modified our original de demands demands mands We Te did this not because we were convinced that our original prop were unfair or wrong but purely pt rely for the purpose of finding a common ground upon which we could reach an agreement that would secure and maintain peace In the anthracite coal oal industry We still believe that our first proposition was reasonably fair tair fairand fairand and notwithstanding no wIthstandIng the modifications we have made since in the interest of peace peRce now we are face to face with the L alternative of continuing at work vork un I der pr former conditions or declaring a t I strike In this crisis your committee r ends the following policy Men Must Be Reinstated First That we agree to work on the basis of the award of the anthracite coal strike commission lon for such period of time as may be agreed upon mutual mutu l ly between the representatives of ot the anthracite coal mining companies and our scale committee provided that all aU allmen aUmen allmen men who suspended work on April 1 or since that time or who have been dismissed because they stated they would refuse to work if a strike was declared are reinstated in their for former former fornier mer nier positions and working places Second That the scale committee proceed at once to meet the of 0 the coal oal companies with a aview aview view to securing an agreement upon this basis Third That the convention convention remain in session see lon until Tuesday and the scale committee shall report to the conven tion at that time Fourth That the suspension of work shall continue until an agree mont ment has been made and Its terms ap proved by the convention This recommendation was suggested by b the full tull scale committee and was adopted unanimously by the conven tion fon t A telegram to Mr Baer Bacr was sent If a response is received the will proceed to New York to ar range the details of settlement and will report to the thi n Tuesday morning |