Show JOINT T MEETING IS FRUITLESS Miners M and Operators of the Anthracite Anthracite AnthraS S cite Field Keld Discuss the Situation and Adjourn BOTH SIDES REMAIN FIRM RUMORS THAT A WAY VAY OUT WILL WILLBE WILLBE WILLBE BE FOUND Now o York aThe The subcommittee representing the th anthracite anti operators and the mine workers of eastern Pennsylva Pennsylvania nia iila held their first joint meeting here lere to today today today day and after arler nearly a three hours liours ses seshion ses session cs hion sion adjourned until 1 p m Thursday without coming to an agreement Each side of the controversy has refused to torr rr ke the slightest concession ant and the whole question apparently is as far from solution as iJ It was before the conference ngan toy In the meantime m the tie up of or aMUra industry remains as complete as it was wa yesterday ye without In Indication that a resumption of or mining will very soon Notwithstanding the tho f session and the apparently nope hope I js sa deadlock between the th workmen and their employers rumors are still current that a It way will he ho found that will en enable enn able n II hit the operators and miners to stand standon on In common ground and settle their dir dif difference dirI ference I f Statement of Operators After Atter the conference the following statement was given out by a representative 8 lve of 01 the tho operators The uThe conference began at noon with President Thomas of the Lehigh Valley Valle company in the chair Mr Mitchell made madea a long speech detailing why In his judg judgment Judgment ment the original demands of the miners ought might to be ba granted He Ho was followed by Mr Ir NIcholls president of the district of the Miners union v vho ho to supported Mr Ir Mitchells argument There were others speeches by br the rep i of the miners In fact that I c did nearly all aU the talking There was wa no disposition on either side to 11 t recede from the original orl nal position or to ton top n p ept any modification of ot the original dt mands Mr Mitchells attitude Indi Indicated that the counter proposition made b the operators for a renewal of the agreement drafted by the an anthracite anthracite strike commission was not ac to the miners Adjourned Until Thursday I On motion of Mr Mitchell the confer conter conference ence adjourned until Thursday Thur 8 The entire situation remains the same samer r f before the meeting The suspension of w n rk in the anthracite mines n ne will con conti cont ti t i nue ue pending the negotiations Kach Heh member of the operators commit f P e ww sought for or an interview giving I Il l I I rt c If f them cared to say anything beyond eyon what lint hat was Wag a contained In the statement Th rh members of the miners committee V ir it 1 eluding President Mitchell also re refused rex x fused absolutely to pass an opinion as to It 11 hr ir outcome of the conference Ther w Was as s a 8 full attendance at today s of the members of oC the subcommittee The ine Shamokin scale committee which men and which was appointed last December held ht ld a secret ecret sessIon tonight toni at the th Ashland Housu as planned at Indianapolis last week ItIs It I 1 Is understood that the committee went over oser tl the e situation as it presents Itself and discussed d what further action should 1 be he 11 taken No Breaks Reported Reports received from the anthracite field during duing the day according to the la Is labor labor bor hor leasers Jea ers were satisfactory to them thern themo Io tJ o breaks were ere reported in the ranks of ot till tite mine mane workers and none is expected Mr Mitchell In discussing the situation in It the bituminous field said he had re rived fied a large number of telegrams dur durig ig the day from froni tho the soft coal fields which satisfied him that affairs in those r glona are working w themselves out Just Justa a R T he had anticipated Thousands of or men he said returned to work today un under under der the Ute scale of IMS 1903 1 which gives them thema a at tL increase of oC per cent over the theu u gea received during the last two years ocar |