The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-14
TEE COAL MINERS TROUBLES.
No Conference Yet Held Between
the Opposing Parties.
In Amicablo Settlement Anticipated Concessions
to be Made on Both sid,s-TLe Herald, 40.
vice Needed Feeling Among the Miners-
Disirust Of the Board Of Arbitration

SCRANTON. Pa, April 10, 1871.
IL was anticipated that o conference would take
place to-day between the company officers and the
delegates composing the Convention Of Miners but
to this present writing the parties have not come TO-
gether. The Convention was still celebrating this
evening" AMI 1t is expected that the Interviews VIII
not come or until tomorrow, or perhaps later. It
has been before predicted that both sides OF the
controversy are undergoing careful consideration,
and no movement viii be made savorng In the least
degree OF haste. The deliberations or the miners
promise good results from The length OF tina con.
sumed In tlem aud am pleased to sly that during
the whole OF today much more hopeful opinion
has pervaded the city, There Is more confidence
felt that the troubles arc likely to soon have an
amicabe settlement II may be said that the Inn
partial and earnest manner in which the whole sub.
jeot has been treated IN the HERALD has cxertcd
powerful influence for good. Tho miners ana cor
porations have been brought to realizing sense
that only through mutual concessions. and by
spirit or conciliation conld the difficulties be ars
ranged, and both eAslbit disposition TO step
square on the platform laid down by your paper.
1 hear tonight that each have determined TO req
cede somewhat from the positions which have been
so stubb0rny maintained for four long weary
months, and will no longer stand like couple OF
angry school, boYs daring each other to Knock chip
from OF shoulder. H. has been minated that the
only cigntysix cents per diamond car. and TO-DAY
learn that the miners Will give up the demand for
basis and accept one dollar q car when coal sells
for FIVE dollars in New York. These intiriati0ns
from reliable sources has had the euect TO
improve the tonc or the community, GEd hence
the easier feeling to which have alluded. Upon
these propositions think there can be an agree
mcn', the only question which can cause nno,her
hitch being that about the men going TO Work aC
once and then fixing up the matter oy arpitration.
The men are stu very tenacious upon tins point.
and VIII strongly insist upou a full understanding
before operations are resumed. Great scarecrow -
the umpire, anu when their reason can be coll
vnced that individuals cannot be bought up
by the capitalists the rough edges OF an adjust
all things. | think the situation tonight y
most gratifying, and that the Whole AFFAIR
easily MS now, il the Company had been less AFRO
CANT and mad not determined TO crush the miners az
an a me p %ss less
less and grasping In It's demands:
INC pupc may oe M w and Westspn Rs
road Company susians so prominent position IN
the negotiations now gong on. THIS Il explained
by stating thai that corporation Is in the ccaDua-
ton or conspiracy with the Delaware Lacka-
wanna and Hudson Canal Company, and the
| PENNSYLVANIA Cool Company, aud control tna
| coal trade In tls renon. TWO years ago
these three great monopolies compacted 10
| to pay much for purchasing coal as the others.
! In an struggles with the men the Delaware,
paw for its brother monopolies, and It has always
been ready TO so act.
Tne General board OF ArpHrauon VIII meet %
Monday next. either OF Mauch Chunk or Pottsville,
| and for the first time in this country the great
panacea for business tiiiculties Is 10 DO tried. it
may not be ont OF place to remark that although the
/ General Council OF diners has recommended THIS
experiment. 1t ms done so for the purpose OF seeing
| how IL will work rather than In any confidence
Tint 1t win accomplish the Immense re-
! suits predicted for 1t by those who
for existing and oft recurring trouble in the coal
fields. However thoroughly recommended by some.
10 must be said that arbitration IL not really re.
garled with much favor by either the operators or
the miners. The former are opposed 10 ~ because
they nave no IDEA that arDtrafOr5 fro Schuylnill
can properly act upon matt er3 winch may occur In
Luzerne, and the men AFRAID OF it because they
imagine that they may he sold out Tnc first board
OF arDfrafors VIII, therefore, have hard time OF it,
and 1t IL believed that the whole subject will ut.
mately have to he referred each To the districts
and thus make the aroitration local instead OF
general. The next few days Will evelop matters Of
the deepest interest to the coal trade.