Show WORKING 10 AVOID A STRIKE THE ajust 01 APRIL new news column of 0 the lally daily preas press have devoted do voted a great deal joul of space of in late to dispatches relating to thadia the differences feren ces between tho the united mine 9 workers and tho the op operators orators in the bituminous and anthracite coal regions I 1 assertions assert lonn would bo be 04 V published one day only to be vigorous I 1 denied the g day making P jt to silt sift the uth out of the gnass ot of statements how 9 eversole ev mo points are now regarded as fa positively settled creator greater progress pro gresa appears to have bave been made respecting the difficulties in the bituminous uni mi set drius than in the anthracite ro idi blous and thia ia Is due to two potent le causes president hae has again deemed it to bo be the part of wisdom to intervene and endeavor to he bring tho the two factions factious in the bituminous 0 1 sections closer together vr thia this 0 ho he did by addressing the following t letter simultaneously to john mitchell 11 it president of tho the united mino mine tb workers and to francis L robbins ne chairman of the Itu oper acors washington V DC C I 1 eb 2 at 1008 sir I 1 note with very krcal great concern the ot of your lute late convention on tho the joint interstate st agreement to come lo 10 a bails of settlement of 0 P 0 the bituminous mining biages age aguin this enjoyed industrial de peace for many years thanks to abe joint trade acre ti freemen emen that hax bas resulted in the action of your bucce A strike nuch such nr ie is threaten threat tn ji i in april I 1 lt at 1 a u inace to the pence aad and go welfare of the country I 1 urge you to make a further ef fort to avoid uch auch a calamity yoland you and air ir are joint cb chairmen airmen of ba tho trade bement committee commItte cof of the national civlo federation and it beems to we that this impose 1 additional duty upon yen you both and gives an additional reanon why each of you boule join in quaking a further effort very dy ROOSEVELT 41 this step was I 1 immediately m nied lately followed into by a conference conte confer renco enco between the depre senta tives of tho the two factions and andun an agreement to reconvene the convention ot britne workers aud and opera tora nt at indianapolis on march loth for or tho tile purpose of reopen lug tug negotiation s for a settlement the question at issue Is an ad advance ance in cintli th state of wage wages the rnino workers demanding an in creasong creace sont rt percent U now stems ems pro probably bablo anut the th operator op enor will con cede an edvance of 5 ol 01 per cent which would restore wadea to the level prevailing three ears ago nhen hen thy the mine wort wor lore ore consented to a it reduction in addition to thy influence exerted xer ted by the of the tile united sti stated tt it la Is eald said that pressure prea aure has hus been brought to benc bear upon the bituminous operators by of tho united states steel corporation chodo who de not relish the wat of ft deaeth of fuel to supply their plants iv which illch it its gal said liae linie ciders in lit baud hand to leep them buey busy for at least a year thu tile corporation corper atlon haa lias a contract with the tile pittsburg coal coul company pany of chinh bobbins robbing id Is president which ii 1 to run tun for give bears ears and the milel diun tiun amount of bout to bo be supplied auppl led I 1 eight juil liall tons naturally tho tb steel managers want the coal company to tv coutinho iu in a portion position to sup ply fuel under thi this contract cou tract and thoa the have been dading their to preserve pic pie servo serve imam and bring about a it settlement ettl ernen t therefore it appears at present resent im if it a enrike in tho the bi cus regions will bo be avoided and when a contract between mine in I 1 no workers and operators op oraton Is I 1 made it may bo be for a period longer than one lear ear tho tile call tor for the t conference on ference which was ba b all the principal opera operators tots follow follows to the oi lurn ol 01 antem ci ern oala ota L indiana deans and in lew view of the suir uc geddion by bythe the of the united states that an WT M W tf the dif dlf between the be bituminous op ennor 4 end tie IN of western venc ayi ania sale ohio ludl indian Anft and 1101 Ull nol we wc theun dersi gued operators acting a our out individual a n truest all of the ac s emble for at the claypool hotel ind oe 00 monday Moad jr march loth loi I vary widely videly a aa to tho propriety of the PrimI dUt t in the contro boswein tile conr mum plovers and the employed some coal operators epora tora maintain tug that he h ie Is not a business man never sever having had any experience la in that lino and that bo he ought not therefore eto to endeavor to adjust tho tho the mine workers on the other nand who buve have evory everything thIng to gain and nothing to lose by a settlement ura are pleased st the th interest in the subject which president roosevelt takes the consumer as usual fears that be he will got the worst of the bargain in case a settlement Is effected by an advance in the scale of 0 wages the prospect being that the burden of ot the increase lacre aga i will fall upon his shoulders |