Show OPERATORS MAY SPLIT Coal War Wal Predicted as Result Resul of Action of Leaders Indianapolis March arch 1 1 l Frequent conferences were w e held hero here today by byI bytho I lit tho In Indianapolis 11 in na iol h b bituminous I I. I ti in I coal operators who arrived cd home from front the Pittsburg confer conference this morning as asto asto to lo what hat attitude they shall a assume In the corning coming conference between the mine workers workers' el organization and the operators tors ul ut which It is expected a anew anew anew new contract granting an Increase to the miners will wi be adopted So far faras farus nr us ns could be learned however no plan plait was decided upon The Indiana operators arc are vcr very soreS sore over over o what term the treachery of or A. A A L L. of ur Pittsburg Pitts- Pitts Pittsburg Pitsburg Pits Pits- I burg burg anI and H. H A A. A Taylor Talor of Illinois In lit ignoring them In making a secret agreement with wih the mine workers to toSh Sh give them an Increase c as It Is alleged at it the behest of oC A. A Ellis is Cory and certain certain tam tain of or hl his associates in the United States Slates Steel Sted corporation I 1 Trade AVar ar arIt m It l seems scents now that the outcome of oC I the matter mater will wl be a ln trade e war The Indiana Ohio and atI ant some som of ot the tho Illinois are me likely to t split spIlt spit awa away avay front from rom the he operators operators' or organization because of nr bobbins and anol Ta Taylor lol taking the tho stand that the they have hn c at the tl request of or President dent ent Roosevelt They rhey lIen deny the report that George GeOge Gould Could and h his railway holdings are re lined Ind up Ul against them antI and say a that outside of or the steel stoel trust rust the theY hey have hae the lie support of oC all ni but corporations corporations cor cor- who arc are u users fr of bituminous coal coal If IC the operators operators' organization splits and a tra trade e war ensues if It Is hard to forecast what the outcome will wl be but butt It t Is l likely that works s which are now closed down own will wi be re opened and ome some now nots running running will wi be he forced to t draw on the their reserves to lo withstand the he demand The special call cal for Cor the convention of mine line workers to discuss s the scale was Issued today front from the national oUke |