St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-18
OLIVE BRANCH OF PEACE
DOES NOT WAVE OYER The CLEYE-
LAH) c1.L c3NF ERENcE.
NO ACTION WILL ne TAKEN.

nent Is Reached Concerning
the Great Coal strike-The
Miserable Condition of the
Miners viii Continue.
CLEVELAND. O.. May l7.-This is the
gloomiest day of the big coal confer
chce, and possibly it will be the last.
The miners aud operators, before the
session was called to order, seemed
as tar apart as ihey ever were,
and at the Hollenden and WeddeIl,
where the operators are Quartered, the
belief seems to be general that when
evening comes the conference will come
to an emu without the conferrees having
reached anything approaching settle
meht. Not even Il inOduS vlvendI,
whereby the country may be supplied
with coal and the question of wages dis
cussed at another time, was expected.
The session was called to order at
Shortly past nine, and Chairm1n ZerLe
called for report of the conference
coqmittee. Ev cry delegate in historic
Case hall knew just what it wo uld he
that no agreement could be reached
ana there were no surprises iu that.
The miners Ii ad been informed 10y the
morning newspapers Of the belief eX-
pressed by the operators that President
Mcbride could not keep the men on
strike much longer. and they rroposed
to dispcl what they called delu-
sion on the part of their employers.
They pointed 10 the fact that strikes
So complete and far-reachlng in their
results are not declared off by the
Strikers when they have so much to
encourage and so little to discourage
them. Secretary Patrick J. McBryde
liasinsisted all along that no settlement
caRbe made because the operators have
not yet felt the rigors of
A COMPLETE TIE-UP.
Many operators started home last
night, some leaving proxies. aud some
went away this morning. so that the
convention. when it was called to order
consisted Of not more than 300 delegates.
There were 40l Oh the first day. The
small operators expect the larger ones
to make an effort to break the strike.
as they, especially those from Pitts
burg, who have taken contracts to
deliver about 100000 tons Of coal to
railroads and for the lake trade for
Sl.g0 TO- III, prevented settlement.
Last season coal for fueling vessels sold
froin-s2.2 % to asa; ba this year, before
NaSigatioif was fairly iepe hed. an. Dpef-
atstig company took the contraee to Fuel
vesseis.for $780,. One Western road gets
its supply: forsSl % from local firm.
after, being shipped by rail and water
over l.00D3 mIles.. sSncn contracts as
these have so. far preyenteda a settlement
of the veXed question. After the joint
conference committee. had reported that
trey could hot agree, Operator II. L..
Chapman, of Ohio, and member of the
conference committee, made a brief
address. He reconpted- the histary of
the committee meeting, and. said that
the. Operators offered IS and 56-cent
Scale, while the miners still held Out for
70 and 70 cents. lie said that in view
OF tile present depressed condition, and
: - TIE STRAINED CONDITION
of manufacturing interests, the opera
tors could not consider the advance
asked.
President Mcbride was the first
speaker for the lniuers. lie said he
was willing to have a vote taken OH the
compromise offered by the o. orators.
bus he would guarantee that the miners
would he unanimous against 1t. Con-
t;iuing the speaker said:
las native-borh citizen, blush to
think that the business interests are
buifded upon the starvation and degrad-
ing wages paid the laborers represent.
: We want you to- give us living wages.
and Increase the price of your coal. You
can get fair profit. There eau be no
compromise alung the lines of starva-
tiun wages. The miners make no
threats. but they stand together. peace
ably, earnestly and determined as they
will go on SO, finishing the present fight,
and prepared for future fights"
: Following President Mcbride, E. l..
Robbins. Of Pennsylvania. secured the
fip6r. and made strong address for the
opera tors =
= Vice President Pehna, of the miners
association, then took the floor and
spike in their behalf. making an able
argument to show that the operators
were III position to pay living wages
now as at any time in the past. Col. W.
P..Rcnd, of Chicago. then secured the
floor. He said lie came 10 pour oil OH
the ~
j r, TROUBLED WATERS.
e uiseu a"d uoi soid % ,n.t ~ aAe s1iie se
oo,, hs ;r % ni";us ,"aa aas Inv 1 ~ 1, anu S uo
roSad c.,nrnaisa m"1 of oI so ,o" onJ d,;o so
cepts. lie scored the miners asSocia-
.,.a.k -, tha ,,imns rnhare tha nnarn,ors
h;kicunceded to the demands of their
rlsn, and said that the car of Russia
r,,s,,nsss mSnn mo' 1r Tmrn;ng' IN rna minars he
ssa."'s' s:,ti. ~ "'"7 ~ ''o ''N'' ''o
ETor minors mpst consent to a com.
,r,,inise seals If no, these onerat"rs
ia iiyI,t ro,, ,nttl rn,, ar.. defnatad
s,, a. -, ynnr - ~ fri.nd Let me imnlore Won
e." q, c',n... ,ore,her Yon min.rs ahsnao:,
~ r1a,r n falss nosi,ion You onera,ors
giu,.. un. the minors more Saw Won aaree
. g., "a = eo cants In sis fnr Ohio; .
vi cal Rend,s remarks we're annlauded
bv the onerstors and many miners.
r. y Johnson. of Hockiny. mnved to
fssr ,ha motter hack to the committee
an conference to renort at3n m
OIl COuiCLCASOs " AS POi y az y. us