Show I NO ACTION PENDING THE CONfERENCE Coal StriKe Situation Critical Critical Critical cal Conference to Be Be- Resumed Tomorrow C CLEVELAND 0 O. Marcia March 25 Both Both the tho policy committee and the tho e executive e board of the tIme United d Mine lH of or here today decided to Lo take tako absolutely no action in tn the pre present coal situation pend pond InS InS' th the tho outcome of the conference of or the operators and miners of the bituminous fields which will b be resumed tomorrow President John P P- White Informed the time union district presidents L who ho came camo from froni bituminous as well as anthracite sections that th the tho situation was critical so far as the time miners were o concerned but he ho hoped some means of oC averting a a strike or 01 even evena a prolonged prolong d suspension after April 1 woUld Mould be bo t de devised cJ Regarding the ho anthracite miners miners min mm- ers era Mr r. White said th the situation clearly was ivIts Unit t no wa Was In sight but butth the th- adjournment of or th the bituminous coal cONI conference un until III tomorrow leaves let hope that lint the bituminous miners may l' l teach leach ach an agreement It If time the they do not the union officials pointed out the time recommendations mendl concerning con both the an anthracite anthracite thra- thra cite rite and the bituminous miners miner will be alike that alike that I ia is I the policy committee wilt will inform the union that as M no wage wace n agreements agree agree- rec ments have u been effected a suspension of business Is Inevitable Ine and tho the question quos ques tion whether the tho mon men shall strike will be he put to a tL referendum vote It was understood the board considered n a proposal that th the bituminous miners drop all till their demands except that for tor or moro more pa pay and that thc they ask for a Jl 6 5 p percent per r cent Increase instead of 10 Such a a. compromise porn com promise already y had J h been O MI 11 considered by hy bythe bythe hythe the district presidents of or time the four states directly interested 1 without result It was Wal said the tho compromise might be suggested at nt tomorrows tomorrow's conference as am coining from rom the tIme operators |