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Show ANSWERS FAIL TO DISPOSE OF COfljjTRIKE Anthracite Operators and Mine Union Officials Return Re-turn Indefinite Replies to the Pinchot Proposals ' WILKESBARRE. Pa, Aug. 81-Theueande 81-Theueande of mlnara In tha Wyoming Wyo-ming valley quit work today In ebedleno to . the suspenaion ardor iaauad by tha United Mine Work ere becauee of th failure f the unien leader ta work eut a new wage aeala ta ra4aos th one whloh expire ex-pire tonight HAKBISBURQ. Pa, Aug. SI (By A. P.J Anthracite operators and miners' union officials today returned re-turned answer to Governor Pln-chot'a Pln-chot'a peace proposals for averting mine suspension, th miners accepting ac-cepting them as a basis for continuing con-tinuing negotiations and ths operators, oper-ators, while objecting to th flat It Pr cent wage Increase, accepting accept-ing them on condition that agreement putting them into affect over a Ion Una of Jraars, be affected. af-fected. Th proposed It par cent Increase In wag as which ths governor offend of-fend th union answer found t be aatlafaetory. Thay reiterated tha demand for "checkoff" oolleo- tlon of union does, . No assurance was given that th I union would withdraw tha suspension suspen-sion order which takes effeot at midnight tonight but tha anion was declared to be ready again Into oofjraa- wtta tha operate on ths governor's proposal. Operators, whlla declaring themselves them-selves In agreement with th governor's gov-ernor's proposal en three points, asserted that ,"lio general Increase In th wage of anthracite mine worker at this Urn la Justified." On all points except tha 1 par cent flat Increase, uovwrnor nn-ehot nn-ehot auggaated th Joint answers from both groups in ths Industry indicated a degree of satisfaction, though ths union again asked tha "checkoff" and tha operator demanded de-manded .that tha union abandon thla and all other d em an da ia consideration con-sideration of tha long term wage agreement. Tha union offered renewed re-newed negotiations batwen ths parties, without mentioning th suspension orders which have been Issued by Its officials to becoms effective tonUrht. |