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Show COAL OPERATORS WILL COW i MARCH 13 Call Issued in Deferencee to the Wishes of President Roosevelt. PITTSBURG. Feb. 2S.-Dcforo tho oonrorcncu of bituminous cm1 operators of Pennsylvania, Inilluna and Illinois oiwrncd loluy It vo3 ffen-I'rolly ffen-I'rolly conceli-d thnt tho proposition to Knuil n fi.fc" por oont ndvnnco would bo laid before ho operators nnd that It would nuot with opposition from hrnno of tho Independent opor-nlors. opor-nlors. who frocly cxpnAed thi?mtelvca as iipjlnut (naming iiny incrcnw In wunea at this lime. Tho conferenco opened shortly before noon wild all but motubrrfl ot tho Slato commltteccji vvm excluded. Thoso pronont witu. Pennsylvania. F L. Dobbins, John Jones, George A. MiiRoon; Ohio, J, II. "Wlndor, H. L. Chapman. P. Jt. Osborn, T. E. Young; Indl-ara. Indl-ara. J. C. Coulsen. A. M. OkIc. J. II. Solg-ft-rth. llui?h ShiTkll, J, Smith Tally; Illlnole, II. 11. Taylor. Col. O. Garrison. The coilferencv adjourned ubout 1 o'clock and tho announcement was made that It hnd been decided to Iebuk a call for a goneral conference, con-ference, to be held In Indianapolis on Monday, Mon-day, March 19. President's "Wish Prevails. A Mtatcment lRued by the Joint committee In explanation of the action taken says: "In Issuing a request for a conference of tho coal operators of the Stutes of Ohio. Indiana. Illinois and wcaturn Pennsylvania, at Indianapolis Indian-apolis on March 19. it Is positively stated by all the operators Joining In this call that wild mce'lng had been called entirely In deference to the wishes of tho President or tho United Slatea, und that no action has btjen .taken or agreement of any kind has boen mado by any operator up to this dHto regarding any possible possi-ble settlement of existing difficulties. No settlement Is possible on any tcnni until after &uch meotlng has been held and tho views of nil tho operator of the four Stutes have been obtained." |