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Show MESSAGES TO PRESIDENT. Operators and Miners Both State Their Views. "WASHINGTON, March SO.-President S?" .toay authorized tho publication publica-tion of two telegrams received by him last night. One came from John M. Winder, Win-der, chairman of tho Bituminous Coal Operators' association at Indianapolis and the other from John Mitchell, president presi-dent of tho United Mine-Workers of America, and Francis I. Ilobbins. the trctSt aI operalor ln tho Pittsburg dls-Asks dls-Asks for Commission. Tho telegram from Mr. Winder proposes pro-poses that the President appoint a commission com-mission to Investigate all matters which in the Judgment of such commission had an Important bearing on the scale of wages which should be paid all classes of labor In coal mlnca of the territory ln- ! volved. j One-half of the totl tonnage in eastern east-ern Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois Illi-nois Is produced by operators who afc willing to pay the compromise scale, The President has taken no action In the mnt-ter mnt-ter as yet. No Heal Pacts. The telegram from President Mitcholl follows: "Indianapolis. March 20 The Hon. Theodore Roosevelt: Responding to your suggestion, wc have fulfilled our highest duties as citizens of our country by advocating ad-vocating a bituminous coal scale "on a reasonable compromise. We think t,hat a telegram has been sent to you tonight purporting to speak for CO per cent of tho bituminous tonnage. That telegram does not represent the real facts. At least one-half of the total tonnage in western Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana nnd Illinois Is produced by operators who aro willing to pay the compromlso scale. "JOHN MITCHELL. "FRANCIS L. ROBBINS." |