Show HOPE FOR EARLY I COAL COAt AGREEMENT t Lawyers For Both Sides Say ay ayThey They Are Sanguine 4 SOME E PERSO ARE DUBIOUS MRS WILL WL HOLD OUT FOR FOIL RECOGNITION OF OP UNION UON f CRANTON C Pa Nov 22 Tho SCRANTON J j cipal attorneys for the miners and the operators operator held held a conference this afternoon at which a general understand understanding ing lag was reached regarding the negotiations tons to be entered upon for a a settlement The greatest confidence was expressed by the ibo lawyers on both bot sides that a final agreement days would be reached reache within ten While most of those interested express the belief belof that the two parties pates will wi be beable beable beable able to agree some can see no good In Inthe Inthe Inthe the new move It I seems almost certain that the th miners will wi stand out for a contract with wih the United Mine Ime MineWorkers MineWorkers Workers of America instead of yearly contracts and conferences between each company and the men it i directly employs as proposed by the operators operator On two of or the te other demands in wages and a shorter work day daya a compromise it Is thought can readily be b made The commission adjourned toda today until Dec Dee 3 and most of the te commissioners and attorneys immediately left lef for lor their homes The commission was In session only twenty minutes today Independent Operators Object Ira H Burns Burs of Scranton one of or the attorneys for tor the independent operators operator had a short discussion with wih Judge Gray Gry regarding the position of the independent ent operators operator He thought the individual concerns should have been consulted In Inthe Inthe Inthe the matter mater Judge Gray Gry Interrupted to say that the commission was wag not a a party to anything any that had been done by the large oper operators operators or the miners All AU the commission had done had been done in open session Mr Burns read rd a a statement showing the e position lt of r the e Independent operators o at this tI time e In substance r It declared f that something more vital than the mere advancing of ot wages or the recognition oj ot o any labor organization was concerned The Tho Independent in operators believe belee the statement goes goe on that the rights of American citizens have been assailed terrorism Intimidation and indeed an anarchy anarchy anarchy archy has ha prevailed throughout the an anthracite region and it is the purpose of the operators to at least have bave an expression expression expression sion of or the American people through this honorable commission appointed by the president thereby placing their seal sel of or disapproval upon future acts act so that anyone claiming claiming to be a a citizen and un under under under der the protection of the American gov government government government would hesitate before ho he would assail assi the rights of ot another individual American Oppose Increase in Wages Under the pre prevailing ailing conditions the In Independent independent dependent operators operator declare they tey cannot concede an advance of ot wages and they the desire the opportunity of at presenting facts and figures which will show they main maintain maintain tain tam that the te general average of earn earnings earnings ings of ot the miner working for Cor the lade inde independent pendent operators operator Is 15 over 1700 fO a year and andIn andin andIa In Ia many man instances from 0 to 1200 per year In declaring the commission adjourned until Dec Dee 3 Chairman Charan Gray announced that a committee will 1 be in Scranton for forthe forthe forthe the purpose of taking ting up any matters that any parties paries before the te commission might desire to present Subsequent to the adjournment Commissioners Wilkins Parker and Clark were appointed by the te commission to remain reman here Statement State ent Is I Issued The committee made up of Commission Commissioners Commissioner ers em er Watkins Parker and Clark this alter after afternoon noon called cUed into conference as many of or orthe the attorneys representing the tho parties paries be before before fore the commission s as could c d be e gathered e on os short tC notice y and n at att stated to t them the attitude of the te commission After the meeting a a statement was given out in order that the public may know the to post position lion tion ton of the tho arbitrators arbitrator regarding the te new now turn of of affairs The statement says The uThe idea has out in gone some quarters Quarter tern ter that tat the matter mater Is to bo be be settled without furter effort or responsibility on the of tho the commission This Idea ide ld is entirely wrong The commission will wi as us announced cheerfully encourage a a con dilatory spirit and action acton between tin the te parties pares to t the controversy but the com coin commission commissIon mission has ba not surrendered and will wi no not surrender jurisdiction of or any an matter matters which have been referred to It It nor re for the conclusion reached No adjustment nt can ca be made which doss does not by its It terms commend itself Itel strongly enough to t secure the approval of the te com corn commission commission mission award and its Is incorporation in th the theaward theaward I |