Show JUDGE GRAY SILENT Former Umpire Refuses to Discuss the Situation Philadelphia April 5 In the anthracite anthracite anthracite cite region the arbitration proposition made by bJ the miners representatives to the operators during the conference in New Kew York today toda Is regarded in varying lights by the different interests involved Those of the operators in In the region who could be induced to venture an opinion expressed the belief that th t it will wUl not be accepted Judge Gray Gra was asked tonight at his home in Wilmington Del if he would be b willing to act as umpire In the event of 0 the operators accepting President Mitchells proposition He declined how however however ever to discuss the subject giving as his reason that he had not been officially requested to serve in that capacity Situation Unchanged The situation in the coal fields remains unchanged changed ur Occasional disturbances are reported from various sections but they are art as Inconsequential As a result of the attacks made on the breaker I j of or the Fernwood colliery the Erie com corn company pany which owns the land occupied by bythe IJ bythe the mine workers has ordered them to vacate the property The miners are said to have shot out nearly every window in inthe inthe the th breaker A detail of ot state police today arrested seven Italian laborers at Mocanaqua near who yesterday pre prevented prevented vented nonunion men from operating the West End They were sent to jail dail As a result or ot o the suspension of min mining minIng mm ing operations all of the railroad compa companies companIes companies nies which handle hard coal have re reduced red d ced either their forces or er the working hours p |