St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-15
RESULT STILL IN DOUBT.
The CLEVELAND COAL CONFERENCE
Will Sc HELD TO-DAY.
OPERATORS ARE CONFIDENT
That the Old Scale Will Be
80 Adopted in All States, but the
IA Miners Will Insist on Com
40 promise-Decision of the Con-
I'd ierence VIII Be Accepted by
All,

40 PrOiAlSo-OeClSlOu Ol tuo OOu-
sd lerence Will Be Accepted by
All.
o.. May IA. - Every
train arriving in this city during the
night and early hours of the morning
brought delegates to attend the miners
convention today, and the conference
which takes place tomorrow at the
chamber OF commerce between the
miners and operators. Very few op-
orators put in an appearance as early
as did the miners delegates, but large
number of rooms have been reserved
for them at the various hotels. and a
geod-sized delegation will probably
arrive i'll the city by nightfall.
While it has been said that the Pitts
burg district operators have been as
sorting right along that their men are
wiling to work for So cents ton If they
could he assured protection. it was not
.Ong after the miners had arrived before
i; became apparent that, SO far as the
delegates represent the feelings of the
strikers. the men are not at all willing
to return for
THE SAME WAGES.
Secretary +. j. McBryde voiced the
sentiments of good many delegates
when he answered a suggestion as to a
compromise.
mo, sir" he said, I'VE did not come
here for compromise, ana thus far we
have no such word in our vocabulary.
NOthino CHI, IF of xy}yat xyt, ovi, will uiyp
the miners living wages, and for that
We contend. We can hold out for three
months. but we have no desire TO do SO.
For that reason we came to this confer
ence."
l. Mr.. McBryde would not for moment
consider the effect of settlement III
different localities without reference to
what is done elsewhere.
1.-The only condition under which
work will be resumed" hes continued,
sis a settlement for all the states, as
was originally announced"
The declaration means that the miners
and operators OF the Pittsburg district
are as far apart as possible. The latter
decided at their conference III Pittsburg
Friuay that they would not participate
III the convention to be held here; and.
further. that they would settle with
: their men without consulting the Off
GERS OF the
UNITED MINE WORKERS.
The feeling OF independence mani
Tested by the miners yesterday and In
their small caucuSeS early today does
not appear to indicate a settlement with
out a friction. A number of delegates
said that the conference would be of
very snort duration If the operators ILL
sisted upon compromise. The operators
of.lnlnes in the Ohio fields have all
along signitied their willingness 10 make
a settlement with their men through
their national organization, and the
PfttSburg district men are not backward
III asserting that the Ohio operators are
backing the strikers, hoping that the
miners will force the PlttSburgerS to
pay rate of rs cents, which will give
fhe Hooking Valley and jackson oper-
;ttors a ditferential of IL q cents "a ton i'll
their favor. 8 cents being in the mining
rate anu III cents in freight rate.
Nothing Ut Importance was accom-.
pllshed al the afternoon session of the
convention, and it was decided 10 hold
another session in the morning, at
which the Scale committee will make Il
report. Each delegate who is mem-
ber OF the committee will state the rate
of wagespaid in his district before the
strike anu at present. These reports
+ will be- taken ld,wif by the secretary,
and Mi4ll tDrIn IL basis for the scale
which will be paid to the operators.
The miners are not meeting tonight.
Many OF them are congregated at their
hotel discussing the probable outcome
of the conference which is to be held at
2 O'clock tomorrow. While the officers
refuse to lie interviewed they
ALL EXPRESS CONFIDENCE
as to the result, and they are apparently
all Opposed to any compromise. They
feel that they are justified in demand
ing Il restoration Of the old scale in all
the states, and many of them are i'll
clined To believe that the operators will
grant their demands.
| While many Of the OHIO operators are
undoubtedly Ill favor of restoring the
old rate, they are chary about saying so.
They all hint at some SOFT of compro-
mise, and ~ cents a ton in Ohio. with a
corresponding rate in other states, is
talked of as about right. The twelve
boilers from the Pittsburg convention
who declared that they would not at
tend the conference will reach the city
late tonight, and it is said Dya man who
claims to know their intentions that
they will try to prevent a settlement.
They are, he says, opposed to any rec
ognitlon of the miners union, or to any
concessions whatever. Thirty four
other Pennsylvania operators will 90
into the conference with determine
tion to abide by its decision.
1t is utterly Impossible to predict the
result OF the confere nee tonight, Tor in
The absence of any agreement on the
part Of either the miners or operators, ii
cannot be said how far each size is
willing 70 60 in the way of making con-
cess OuS.
CONNELLSViLLE SITUATION.