Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-10
DISCUSSING THE RESULT.

Colonel Rend Looks Upon 1t a Personal
Bereavement-The Movement Will Now
BE Made General-Taiks With oficials
on Both Sides.
Opinions on the result OF the conference
and its disruption were varied. A DIS
PATCH reporter endeavored to collect as
many as possible during the excitement fol-
lowing tine abrupt adjournment.
Colonel W. P. Rend was very much hurt
al the turn affairs took. II feel this like a
personal bereavement During the five years
we me- together we proved this to be the only
way TO settle the many difficulties arising
through the different conditions in the various
competitive districts. This was nv own plan,
and I felt proud of IL because If the
miners. whose troubles are always more
complicated than the employees in any
other industry, could settle their disputes
this way all other branches would have q
4 solution for their questions. l deplore the
transactions of to-day A strike is now in
Lives NAV be lost, tut / trust we shall have
none of such riOtinC and bloodshed as you
have had in Pennsylvania within the past few
weeks. Law must be respected and property
must be protected. but / believe the hetter
plan would have been 10 give this a trial"
Trying TO Force an Issue.
J. Morton Hall, for the operators, was seen,
and said that the chief objection to the final
propositions of the men was based upon the
fact that they wanted to make Ohio and Penn
sylvania The stumbling block by which to force
the issue in other States.
+. :. Brooks. an Ohio operator, said the
Pennsylvania and Ohio operators could not
compete with the other States now, and if
al advance was granted they might
as well shut down, He gave the fol-
lowing figures as the cost of mining
in the competitive districts: West Virginia,
64L cents; southern Illinois. 56l4; Northern
g0 4 x. T,,lf =
and the value of coal 10 the market make it
impossible for Pennsylvania and Ohio oper-
atorS TO yet more than 30 cents above the cost
Of production, while the least received by any
of their competitors is 45 cents
President Rae said: This is about what ex-
pected, although we made greater concessions
10 the operators than we should have done, and
indeed greater than we expected to do when
We came here. They charge US with not doing
our duty in Indiana and Illinois. They will
FMS now that Ohio and Pennsylvania miners
matter with them until the operators of all
districts are brought together
Tying Up the Whole Coal Business.
Vice President Penna indorsed everything
Mr. Rae said. and added that heretofore it
would have been useless to strike in Indiana
and Illinois while Ohio and Pennsylvania were
in operation because the latter States could
have supplied the demand. Now that we are
free will tie up the whole business. There
IS secret ia the whole business. have heard
that tile railroad companies are debating the
policy Of the operators, and have said not
To grant the eight hours. They are afraid of
the movement because it's popular and they
see that If the miners secure its adoption. the
railroads will be the next 10 be called upon to
establish the system. This theory is strength
ened 10y the fact that the Kansas Legislature
has Just passed bill limiting the railroad men
TO eight continuous hours of WORK"
Secretary McBryde said the days succeeding
May VIII prove disastrous to the interests of
tile country. THE demand of the miners, ~
said he, for reduction in hours of labor is no
more than corrolary incident to humanity and
the advance of civilization"