Show PEACE EXPECTED WITHOUT STRIKE Hope for Settlement of Anthracite Anthracite Anthracite cite Coal Troubles Is IsNow IsNow IsNow Now Seen LOSS OF WEEK IS i g Miners to Moderation Modera tion anil Warn t HoldIng Hold Hold- III lug Ing Meetings Meetings- r Pa IlL April I rEt S. S S.-G S. s. Greater rea hope of oC a settlement of or if the anthrax cite cUe coal affairs without a n strike than thanhaM has haM existed in the coal fields feld since th the demands clemand were first submitted to th the operators Operator prevails now It Is based upon the tho current rumors that thin while tho the operators will IiI not noL accept the time mine manc mineworkers mineworkers mineworkers' workers workers' arbitration proposal icy are arc willing to arbitrate some sonic ques l these being any new ones which have ha arisen arl en since the strike commission made Its award Th These Thes-e e have brought brou hl hope to the thousands oC f mine workers who oppose e a strike and yot tl have not the courage to fight In n tm tho convention against one and also uso ilso to lo the thousands of business buIes men taco who vho are aro anxiously awaiting the tlc tic elsion Mining officials and those In clo loso los Q touch with tho ho operators prore pro- pro re ess ens S 'S Ignorance of the time operators operators' de- de or of oC the stand tal taken en by the Independent operators opel I Minister A l Ic Moderation I Today In many of or the time churches the time re region lon the ministers made nade a 11 point of oC counseling counseling- mOdera- mOdera lon lion on the part of the thc mine workers I advising them to remain off oC the 1 streets to keep awa away from froni the tho thosa t I loons loomis amid and to save ave ever every evemy penny they could so o that the they may not lint want In I case 0 there Is a strike c. c Some Sonic advised the men to lo work In their gar Jal dens deim Several Se declared that there was wasa a u smaller small r attendance at fit t church during durIns dur dur- lug Ins a strike e than when there wu was was peace rime Tho official organ or an of uC the tho union received leCCI here hero today toda says In iii an no editorial t lo to the time men muon The he Journal would entreat and ami abjure our OUI brethren bl thlen to refrain front roam anything that could be he even ovon remotely d as UK an un overt o act acl Hta Stay at home avoid all crowds HIli and all IH din dis cu lun listen lo ii no nu Inflammatory or UI insidious upp appeal 11 to violence In Ina Ina a word wOId be good and amul orderly Let no hireling or 01 thug excite you OU to reprisals hut above all stand tand Inn firm stand sure and rest assured a that tha 1 when peace com comnes OH you will never re regret Ie gret following this advice LOV iSS a n Week The Time estimated losses of or the time mineworkers mine workers operators railroads and amid others oth ers ems directly affected b by the anthracite anthracite cite suspension during the time week which It has haJt lasted are as follows Lo Losses eK of the mine mimic workers In wa wages loss ions of oC operators 2600 loss loei to lo tho railroads losses e to other business total I I WILL JI Jid I 1 HV BY Miners In tim DM 1 rid Say Sa rill Await Jib Po e Pa Pa- April 8 The Tho The mineworkers mine mimic workers all through h the district district dis dis- dis- dis held meetings to today ay and It Is the universal sentiment expressed th that t not nota a union man will go o to work at al the tho collieries ti until President Mitchell tells them to do so Public sentiment will willbe willbe be with the tho miners If It the tue operators to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow refuse Mitchells Mitchell's arbitration proposition rime Tho minors miners and public seem to be of ot the opinion that it Il In Is but ju Just t and anti proper propel that the operators should agree agree- to this method of or settling the time labor Inasmuch much as they the operators submitted virtually tho ho same gumo kind of ot a n proposition for Cor adjustment adjustment adjust adjust- ment three weeks ago ngo There Is hs a coal coni famine Carnine in tim Th Time Tho Philadelphia and Reading Coal Coni and Iron company Is 18 withholding coal for Cor the tho present Gas kerosene andwood and andwood won wood ate are supplied tor for fuel ruel Coal which Is secured from rom small operators operators- Is scarce and selling at an WI advance ol or per ier cent over Its ILK normal value Many Mammy miners arc are preparing to go 0 west westin in tn the event of a n general up tic ot of the coli The union spirit is BO so strong through this section that train men have placed themselves on record that thal thor they will m re rc re- re fuse to haul union non-union mined coal I and union men mon will not continue to lo work at Industries that burn other than union Mine 1 superIntend superIntend- en enl emits and bo bosses V hO however vel say that the lie operators arc are in much better shape to mine coal this thit time than they were verc during the tho |