Show HARD COAL MINERS ti t DECIDE ON ACTION ACTIONs Will s ill Suspend Work buti but butS i S Will Not Strike if 5 R Efforts Fail mtr u. u n M i NEW YORK YORK March 8 S.-R S. Represent Represent present Representatives stives of anthracite miners In a preL pre pre- L inary meeting here today were ind to have decided that In Incase case tse their negotiations with operators operator f tend extend beyond April I 1 1 through dis- dis J h as as' to a new wage scale H thee may be a suspension of ot work Cut hut ut no strike officials Officials of the ex executive board of the United Mine Workers of America constituting the anthracite field will wUl meet the operators tomorrow tomorrow tomor tomor- row At that time the miners are expected to present demands for Cor a II wage increase of about 60 per cent a five day week and six-hour six day and a closed shop in their district The present wage scale expires March 31 At tomorrows tomorrow's meeting It is believed the miners and operators will appoint a subcommittee of or two or four men each MCh which will take up the miners' miners demands and attempt to reach an agreement before reporting back to the general conference In April 1917 the operators voluntarily volun volun- made a general increase of or about 20 per cent and In October 1919 a a. similar raise was accorded In case calle the subcommittee Is In ses sea slop lop when the present wage scale ex expire expires expires ex- ex I pires pire and the operators evince an I honest desire to reach an amicable agreement no action will wUl be taken I accord according Ins to some miners' miners officials |