Show STRIKE CALLED CARED IN I INSOFT INSOFT SOFT COAL FIELDS Joint Conference of Miners and Operators Ends in In Industrial Industrial Industrial In- In War AGREEMENT TO THE WINDS Accusation clI J Against t Mitchell a aSCII Climax DI Discussion ion of Anthracite j Situation Saturday In Ind March 29 To Tn To Tomorrow morrow morning at nt 9 o'clock the United N Mine lInc Inc Workers will meet In na national na- na convention con and order a l strike In iii all the lilt bituminous states except possibly lo the th district In Ju Inthis Inthis this district Operator hn has conceded thorn tim Iho wages thc they demand demand de do- mand anti the miners will then decide de do- chic cide wh whether to accept his proposition ntH and work vork the tho minus mines in that district The miners tonight feel teel that the they have I already a won the bituminous strike which was waR practically called by bythe the adjournment sine dl tile die of the joint conference of miners an and operators operator'S this evening e Tho The miners fi figure ure that Ina inasmuch much as ns one-fourth one of the operators operators oper oper- meaning the PIttsburg district dis- dis Is- Is Jut have te admitted publicly that the miners demands are aro just It will Ill be I hard for COl th the operators to mal make e tho the public see c ee that the scale Is not fair fall fairall nil all around It Il Is al also o admitted by several sl opE operators in other state states that I thc they will not nol attempt to work their thell mines tor for the next sixty days das and that when they do o the they expect no labor 3 trouble This would Indicate the j i truth of the miners contention that all L' L th they y want Is a sixty day suspension to I gi e hl them thorn a chance to sell their surk surplus sur- sur V k plus of coal which th the mild winter Intel ft and extra digging h has ls left leCt on their hans I Closing Scenes Sensational II l. i The closing scenes of ot the tite joint conT con- con conference T Jc ference rence Were cre sensational Just prior priorI I to to adjournment PIc President dent Mitchell made a n. dramatic speech when he was defending his honor and Integrity against an that was made lJ by an operator supposed to represent ent I the Harriman Interests it h It was wn J. 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I J Ohio th the leader O of I r of or new I the tta oPt operators operators' tor l' l ronde the die l R Randolph Randolph- ri Smith e 0 n t vote vote s i i oue o n e.- e. th m fi J n un J JJr r Lf A l 1 ulo t t n t Jl r f- f u 5 il UIs ls tift Mt itchell l ell a. a asked k L Mr MI cf tf J hr flat 1 sJ 1 fo foie ie r O Ot t the o Central I t ho C f not nl president of oC the t. anti and fuel tuel put put- purI I I rn tnt o of tho the Illinois Central T that Mitchell 19 4 i Ito the matter 1 t. t I 11 ft sald sid Somo SO i pr f Aim lH Illinois Cent Cen- Cen f t ti arc uc stockholders hl in h r l f 1 Coal oah Com compan pan Mr II n lJ the real I ue h I It is dUe ll J oC his p I f ec U tr lh Um time when John wa a glad I Ivas vas was an nn n officer of oC f that Unit rnA ronO t hac do you ou IJ flIt n 2 shouted tt Al 1 fi fi I A y asked for free mr uJ e ive 01 me replied ParI Parker H i. i IF f sal gild In tones I I do e Positively the statement you QU mal p and Insist that ou plod produce lice e Jf I want to state stat Ight I t h h e rio no man n n eVI r ti-ec ti uan 1 to nw me ugh you OU have dOlI so 80 to oth oth- t 1 rs s. s I defy def you ou Mr Ir r Parker to lo i pro pro- ro- ro i at eVidence L' I than your our nir fJ al t 0 o substantiate your yourIn ni lal lt I a ou Mr 11 Parker In Innot inI f. f I J f js to n whit U-whit 1 say ay Is not nol 4 Racks Parkers Ji I cr UI Up P. r What Vh t I. Mr- Mr Mitchell lY 1 i is H y ll f. na naI I a asked k mo per her Jer- Jer for a pass anti and ak fiK Cm fats as 1 I ti t know kno he lw ne never nel l' l travel I 0 my roa road member of oC his family JaVe v l That Thiat is also T malicious dus untruth t f the niP chairman e ended elided further l 1 n. n r r Jef P hen d k lt id d allowed the W at oJ tv I It leis Itis Is t st l it t tn time that m my inc In- In c t tc tIlty ha ever Th The 4 4 th that tat l the the- th first nr s t of next n month may ma In a it grE great Industrial war vai does ot I warrant you ou to put me In that 2 light before CUl the thc public c. i j Parker r replied If IC Mr Ir Mitchell 1 1 did Ok a n dishonorable act In his life liCe tr 1 I. I 10 do not know kno knoof of It Jt Is that suf- suf fl Delegate ate I R an ci ot of Illinois then explain cx- cx f plain d that be he h h had tl asked once for tor tt oM for or a t lady from tram Spring Spring- ft to h r home hom at Mount lount Olive c and that he was responsible for or the 1 hol matter matteI Mr r Parker then with with- 0 I How his h Statement t. I about Mitchell t 1 D. D g tho the entire Clu question Mitchell r r. r I as was at al h heat nt Ho all Walked ed the floor noor r r r. ved ho Ivo he was touched touche to toi tol l i t the h ci ii lek lck He Ut said said- It IL Is not a personal but hut n public t l Uon whether Mr Harriman Harrl- Harrl nan man owns O Illinois Central und i the Madison MaIson Coal company r- r r An TAn o tl that Mr 11 Mitch waH aH put ut of order I Mr rr said I I AA ay say that the thi- lh gher r prices of coal coni depend more on the H and ad their desire to de- de e- e 1 troy i-troy competition than au any other facton fac- fac ton T t i Mitchell rot for Peace ir o c v said I believe Mr lr Robbins Robbins' Rob fob bins bins' statement nr facts This lOa may bo be he hel last t time that I shall hall ever er d dent de- de I JJ nt the question as ai fl our OUI differences S jIO to bo ho Irreconcilable but I 1 will willit sov it i that It Is Is' my rilY earnest t hope and andI I m be In my earnest endeavor to obtain b between tw en and wll ope ton r 1 nun man has hua striven cn more morn earnestly l lian I to h it IL It We Vp ha have no ito I t r f coal coUI stored ullI up UI p an th you fUU operators have I. I c to lo to b by a tt stoppage of i i work url We We h have vt rho 1 ulterior motives 2 1 y IH vo tried our out best ti to reach an anji ji 5 I J i r Operator Ogle questioned Mitchells Mitchell's tnt ment about t cOal coul ul b being Ing stored d. p Mitchell replied replied- 11 can prove 1 I that hut 1 t r C C Co on dim P Page lg Tuo 1 o. o I I j 1 STRIKE CALLED IN INSOFT INSOFT SOFT COAL FIELDS Continued from flom PORO r One Om coal coni Is IR so M plentiful at Chicago o that thal Itis it its I I is s thrown on the ground Your Yur own company Mr 11 Ogle I Is selling ln coal at Indianapolis at an nn advance o of l BO 60 cn cents ls Operator Mullen declared that the Inn larger arger er coal companies are dominated iy hy y large e corporations Robbins said If f the time statement was as directed at nt his company compan he lon denied led it I. I D D. C C. Thomas an nn operator of oC Ohio sail said hI I I hove have always lived In a u mining own town hn I was here hero six we weeks ks ago I Insisted on the pl present ent scale I was wa honest homiest then thon I am nun honest today and antI antII andI I say sy the tho tIl miners should hould be granted their thet demands I have hav gone through the tho biggest strike the time country ever v r saw 1 believe hele e you operators are arc Cre up against the wall wall I want ant to in help you ou out jut If you had ever been through a strike you would woul know better than to court one now You ha had better beter pay par the a advance and trust to Providence Provi Provi- deuce dence to make the Increased cost pay you OU for doing It f. f You will wi regret It If I you fou dont don't open your hearts antI and pay It It Settle Scale of 1 1001 O Killed 11 1 Mitchells Mitchell's motion for Cor the 1903 scale scab moton was then voted down A All operators excepting Pennsylvania v voted ted no Operator Op Op- Magoon lagoon protested the Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania anla vote for the tIme Independent operator opera onera- tors tor of Pennsylvania This vote yote meant that all ni propositions before th the Joint conference for rOI a wage settlement were WN disposed of J. 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I Winder Indr In making hl his motion to adjourn sine die lie said ald It was evident evi evl- dent ent that nothing more could coul bo ho accomplished ac nc- ac- ac ut at this Joint conference and anti ended ened that tIme the Ul matter ml ht as aR well eIl In hl Mooting nt Tonight the tIme committee of oC thirty six members appointed by the convention to deal with wih the anthracite Situation met moot with wih President Mitchell and the tho national anti and d decided 1 to meet met President Baer and the anthracite anthracite an an- thracie operators on Saturday next at nn any place h lie 11 mn may suggest u Ce t. t to cI discuss dis cuss further th the situation In iii 11 tIme the anthracite an an- districts it I seems certain that the anthracite situation will till wl b be settled temporarily In PIttsburg Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- urda b by a u temporary truce of oC thirty days being declared declare during during which time further urther negotiations will sybil wi be IH carried on Meanwhile the Uw anthracite mines mimics will willbe wi he be je worked next month as aa If I nothing had iad happened Mooting to B lie Held in lit II Gotham The committee appointed by b tIle the anthracite coal miners met tonight and had under con consideration ld r ton the letter leter signed by President ent Baer Laem dated doted March 20 20 O and wired vired him If agreeable a n meeting of oC the Joint subcommittees subcommittees sub sub- Jub- Jub committees will wi meet In New York at 10 o'clock Tuesday April 3 for the purpose of further considering the wage vage scale scale In the time anthracite field Meantime the committee having the matter In charge will Instruct the matei wi anthracite an- an miners except the men ren necessary necessary sary to run the pumps and anti pre preserve er e the he properties to suspend work on Monday morning April Apri 2 2 pending furher fur Cur ther her instruction from the committee appointed by the Sham Shamokin ok In conven n- n lion tion ton The entire entre miners miners' committee will sill wi meet In New York at ul 8 o'clock I Tuesday night to hear the tw report of the he Joint sub Rub 1 |