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

YOU. We don't care how we force it on the
other operators But if we don't force iT-on
the operators ID competitive States we Will not
bind you to it If YOU had done as we wanted
YOU to do Yesterday we would have met com
mittee and explained the matter anu you Wouiu
have discovered quicker what We VAIL
On motion of Mr.. Robbins the committee OF
the whole arose and reported that no reSolu-
tion or action had been adopted. A motion
was theu passed providing Tor committee TO
discuss the eiChI-nour question.
The Chair named Messrs. John b. Rae and
John P Jones, of the Ohio miners; Samuel
Devore and George NuGent of the PennsyI-
vania miners; Oscar Townsend and Colonel J.
:. Morton. of the Ohio operators, and F. L.
Robbins and Frank Osborn, of the Pennsylvania
operators.
O'Clock but it was nearly o'clock when the
committee reported. Many of the delegates
had grown tired waiting and were not present
when the report was received. +. l.. Robbins
was designated as the member of the COM
mittee to tell the convention that they had
been unable to agree. Mr.. Chapman Immedl'
ateiy moved that the report be received and
the committee discharged. This was an indica-
ton for the miners that the operators would
refuse to consider the question any further.
At this point Secretary McBryde entered the
room and sat beside Mr.. Rae. lie had missed
the proceedings and asked the Chair Tor an eN-
planatlon o. the business. After receiving ii
he leaned over to MIR. Rae and whispered: us
thore no hope for receiving anythlns7 TO
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President Rae and Secretary McBryde held
a brief conference then rs to whether there
should be 4 public statement OF the PROPOSE
tions made 10 the committee. which was evil
IDENTIFY settled in the affirmative, as M. Rae
said:
Day Laborers Not Much In II.
ut has been suggested that 1 make brief
statement as to some OF the positions the
miners occupy. The miners can have the priv
ileGe of making their position PLAN, and then
the conference can decide upon It's future
actions. This question docs not hitch solely on
the amount paid day labor, although the op-
orators seem 20 base their objections TO the
eight hours on the suppositon that day laborers
must be confined to eight hours also. The
miners have been definitely instructed to come
here and prevail upon the adoption of the
elCht-hour system. and unless we can make
our scale of prices with that understanding we
might rs well adjourn"
Alr Rae concluded by stating that during the
dinner hour the miners had held a conference
and decided that every one employed in the
mines should work eight hours, but that day
work should be paid by the hour, and then eX-
piaiEeu the actions of the committee.
Colonel Morton then took the floor and said:
Mr.. Rae has made a correct statement OF
what tranSpired in the committee meeting, but
we as operators cannot recognize the position
assumed oy the miners. We feel that the
adoption of eight hours means the adoption of
eight hours for the laborers with ten hours
pay. asked that this question be satisfactorily
answered, but the miners failed to do SO.
The Beginning of the End.
Mr.. Rae said we would arrange scale for
day labor to be paid by the hour
Colonel Morton, SATISFIED that a further con-
tiuuance of the conference would be fruit
less, moved TO adjourn sine die. Mr.. Chapman
seconded the notion and IN an instant almost,
il had passed unanimously and the Interstate
agreement which had brought about so many
haupy solutions Of the difficulties between the
operators and miners during the last five years,
was wined out.
Colonel W. 2. Rend, one of the largest opera
tors represented, who had stood alone from the
beginning of the conference willing and even
ANXIOUS To give the elght-hour system trial.
turned TO some friends of hIs ana said: Gen
tlemen. this is piece OF short-sighted wisdom.
Ne should have given the matter trial. any
wav.
The operators adjourned to room No. oS.
where a conference was held. Itwas decided
that no further steps should be taken to bring
about settlement of the difficulty until after
May l.
the cnUrt room. where the most significant
action OF the dav taken. The situation
was discussed. For TWO years the operators
had charged them with violating an agreement
in reference to the competitive districts and
forcing upon PENNSYLVANIA and Ohio operators
issues that they would not force upon Indiana
and IttOois.
Final Resolutions of the Miners.
To show their willingness to force the point
in all dIstTicts, the following resolutions, out
lining the miners policy in the future, were
unanimously passed:
"RFSoLvED. That tie miners of the competi-
tEye fields demand an advance for picked min
ing equivalent to an advance of 10 cents per ton
in the Hooking field on basis of an eight
hour working day, and
"Ee>olved, That no place res ume operations
until all have received the advance or until
ordered bv the National Executive Board"
They then adjourned. ana most of tine dele
gates left for tleiT homes last night President
Rae and Secretary 2IcBryde will go to Scott
dale to-day TO attend 4 convention there. Vice
President Peuna will leave for the Indian Ter
ritnrv. where convention is TO be held ON
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