| Show t I i IJ V U. U OHIO OHI OPERATORS ASK ARBITRATION Soft Coal Men Send Mitchells Mitchell's Michels Anthracite Ofer Offer Back to Him MINE OWNERS WILL MEET I That They Thc Will ihl Wi Reject Scheme Popped 1111 Ye Yesterday h by Labor 1101 Lender New ew York April Apri G. G Tile The The supreme queston question Whether the tite operators In Inthe Inthe inthe the anthracite coal region will wi agree to tn submit to arbitration the tl e grievances In Ill n the hard coal districts and amid the ofer offer of the Ohio coal operators to submit their grievances with wih the miners to arbitration were the he main c events In the coal strike n agitation toda today While hiie hlo no official an- an nt has been made matte as to or not the opera opera- tors would agree to tho the miners' miners plan plait of oC arbitration It Is believed that the they will VIII wi not 1101 but will wi I Issue ue no formal Cormal statement In the matter mater of arbitration until the committees of oC the miners and operators aois conifer confer on Monda Monday It I Is h the tile general generl belief In financial circles that a meeting of oC the presidents nf of fC the coal carrying roads headed by b George geor e F F. Bacr Baer of tho the Reading the he general mana managers ers of ot tho the various coal- coal carrying roads and the Independent operators operators will wi be held helel before th the tho con con- con terence ference next Monday and the he proposition proposition llon of oC the miners which came caine as a bombshell hel In the thc camp of oC the operators operators opera opera- tors yesterday will wi be formal formally re re- re A representative of oC the operators operators operators opera opera- tors said this afternoon that the matter matter mat mat- ter was too ton Important to be disposed of o without referring It to all al the parties partes parties par par- ties tes concerned und that the bele belief that the entire entre matter mate Is to ho bo decided by the sub committee sub of or seven of ot the operators Is erroneous Miners Arc Are Confident As for the miners miner there was waN a very vor not feeling eel o Of confidence I In their headquarters at tho the Ashland house that the arbitration plan pro pro pro- by President Mitchell Mitchel yesterday would woul be acceded to b by the mine owners and aMK that thc the strike b bAm bc be averted Averted eUi b by this expedient Mr 11 Am J declared l himself satisfied that tha the operators would decide to accept the tho arbitration alon plan and ard averted asserted thai tha 11 he lie would woud never noy r have n e proposed sub Rub filL mil the tho mh minors d demands mands to ro t lien n If- If fir fr bell believed ed d the to tho th proposition John II 11 Winder tuder general In io of or the Sunday Creek 01 ot Columbus O. O 0 mind and president of oC the thc Ohio Operators Operators' I association sent a n telegram to Pre President Mitchell this afternoon asking If I ho would agree to 0 o submit the differences between tile the raft coal opera operators torN and the tho miners to toa toi a tL board of oC arbitration Mr Winder Ind r ruf i also tel telegraphed PJ President Roosevelt Ohio mire arc wilting willing to that the operators Itle settle the strike In the tho field fieldon President Mitchell proposed proposed pro pro- on nn tho the terms to the anthracite posed yesterday operators Arbitrate the tile Differences The text ext of Mr Winders Winder's telegram lo to Mr MiS Mitchell 1 follows 1 l pi o that subject to 10 the tho approval approval approval ap ap- ap- ap of a convention of oC the thc bituminous Pennsylvania western ou ous ow operators of oC Ohio Indiana IndIan and Illinois which shall allaH be called at the thc earliest earlest dato date possible the differences between U us be referred for Cor determination and settlement to a aboard 0 hoard board of oC arbitration composed of o the members of oC the pre present nt board of 0 conciliation con con- provided for Cor In iii tho the ward anthracite strike commission lon with o nf of Gray Gry or au an any person ho may ilia appoint to act as chairman and umpire um urn- pire Th The Tho decision of oC this tills tribunal or the majority of the members thereof there there- It influences wages wage to be of oCt so 50 far Car as effective from April 1 1 1906 and continue con eon In force Corce Apri until March 31 31 1908 which decision Is to be bo final t rind and binding bind bind- The employees employees em em- In Interest all parties tag Ins on Interest partes of oC tho the bituminous mines In Sri Inthe work the thc territory named to resume Immediately and to lo continue at work worl pending a decision of oC said board hoard the thc following follow follow- President Mitchell sent gent Colaw- Colaw ing lag reply to Mr Winder Vinnier Tele Telegram forwarded from Indianapolis Indian Indian- rm I 1 apolis received at New ew York City have havo no authority either cither to accept or you OU make to decline the tho proposition bituminous arbitrate differences s between operators operator and amid miners mIners Tho The International ous executive board United Mine MineWorkers MineWorkers tanal Workers of ot America America will wi convene at at Indianapolis on the Instant he laid telegram will which time your wi before It and the decision communicated to I you yuu The striking similarity of President of or the wording of oC the letter made and the dent lent Winder Inder proposition Mr Mitchell to the anthracite operators operators opera opera- yesterday esterday was commented on by bythe bythe bythe tors torn It was evident that the the miners I o coal operators were trying to soft of oC arbitration shoe on an the tho foot toot the the lie put miners to see how It I would lit fit comment PreMI President lent Mitchells Mitchell's only was as that he admired Mr Winders Winder's literary style tlc STANDARD Olli OI MAKES MONEY IO EY Corporation Pill Fills I Its Cotters Coffers u us as of oC Coal Coni Strike I Kansas City Mo Io April Apri 6 The The statement ans that the Standard Oil on company com corn Is making millions out of oC the pany panl coal strike was made by hy a present Operator Opera Operators Operators' Opera Opera- member of oC this the Southwestern I association today He lie further tori tor tors' tors contended that the ito oil 01 trust was daily taly which heretofore has hus securing trade longed belonged to the coal men Inca and that Inmost In Inmost latter would never be he beable beable heable mo most t cases the later the business which Is l able to regain away from Crom them thorn slipping will tilh willbe That the Standard OH on company campan wi early curl factor In the be bc an un an Important of ot the tho differences between settlement Is largely and operators the thc miners Ind conceded When lt t became definitely walk out general understood that a of of miners would occur on April 1 1 the large larse Industrial plants not hot only onty In II Kansas City but contiguous generally ralY throughout through through- to thc tho out the country making ar- ar began fields Kansas oil began 01 felds that would enable them thel should the tho tip continue operations tl strike he be of Ian long duration Nearly all aU allor or of the largo large firms equipped their that thal oil might be used In III plants so 0 01 le uleL ainer n Today IO ll t- t i Partly I art fiK- fiK l y r Cl Cloudy 1011 ou d y place of or coal The change It I Is said hits has hn that oil 01 I Is a cheaper fuel uel than coal coni anti It I Is practically certain that the te output of or coal will wil never level be as Important a factor with wih these Interests tg again Independents nt at Pen re Pittsburg Pa April Apri G. G The r The war warIn warIn warin In the district Is at al an end so far Car as M tho the Independent coal operators opera opera- operators oper- oper tors tor are concerned The Tho opposition of oC the tho operators to the signing I of oC the miners miners' scale has been removed and amid nd peace Is now assured At Al a meeting of the Independent association tonight ht there was wa harmony hurmon from Crom the start the tho discussion being on the general situation and the It I Is having on on the companies Interested An official of of- announcement of oC the meeting states that u a large number of oC the independent Independent in independent In- In dependent operators of oC tho the district have ha signified their intention of signing the scale scalo sto of or 1903 03 In iii to their customers customers Others Sl Sign n Scale ile Pittsburg Ran Nan April Apri Tue C. C G The Operators Operators' a association was further depleted de do- today toay when hen five more more small smal companies signed the 1903 scale making a total of oC eleven concerns who have decided within the IJ past t forty forty- cl eight ht hours to meet the demands of oC the them m miners mIners I |
