The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-02
BERLIN WILL HAVE
 NEW OPERA HOUSE
BUILDING IS INTENDED TO RIVAL
 THE PARIS THEATRE, AND WILL
 FACE ON uNTER DEN LINDEN.

Berlin, March "A bill providing for the erection of a new and splendid opera house will be presented shortly, the Tagelicht Rundshau learns, to the Prussia diet. The plan has already been worked out by Professor Gensmer, the designer of the court theatre at Wiesbaden.
 The new building, which is intended to rival the Paris opera house in size and beauty, will occupy a site facing the Un- ter Den Linden, and the small Princess palace on the Linden eastward, making noble facade. The present opera house which was built by Frederick the Great and remained standing after the fire of 1S43, will be reopened tonight with Die Meistersinger," the construction of addi. tional exits begun after the burning of the Troquois theatre, Chicago, now being fn- ished.
 MT. Robbins replied, and during his ar gument said;
 Have Been Criticised. We have been criticized for dealing with labor as a unit, but we have con- tinued in the hope that you men would act the part of decent honorable men and like has been done in England, &C.,
  return for your having received your share of prosperity.
 Present conditions demand a reduction in wages. We ask you to arbitrate to what your share of reduction in the price of coal shall be. l tell you now that the companies I represent will never sign scale except 1t be a reduction in wages. It has come to the parting of ways so far as l am concerned It has come to a time haf nc ct ont cta of adverse conditions"
 President Mitchell Replies.
 President Mitchell replied to MT. Rob- bins. He confined his remarks to the arguments for a reduction made by Mr. Robbins and then said emphatcally:
 Tt may be the parting of the ways as MT Robbins says, but for my part l know what l am going to do."
 This statement was interpreted by the convention to mean the demands of the miners would be adhered to. The remark was applauded by the miners. Operators Tennant and Bogel, of Indiana. made ad- dresses and a recess was taken. During the recess F. l.. Robbins, leader of the operators. said:
 'tThe operators will make no concessions absolutely none. It is a reduction or a strike
 President Mitchell said: "On MT. Rob- bins statement before the convention 1t does look like a strike. I expressed myself during my adress and I shall certainly adhere to that"
 Resumed After Recess.
 Arguments for and against the demands of the miners and operators were made after recess w. s. Bogle of Indiana mak- ing the closing address for the opera tors. The question was then called on the adoption of MT Robbins resolution for a reduction of 15 per cent In wages
 While the vote was being taken, Mir. Robbins moved that the matter be re- ferred to the scale committee, together with the entire question of fixing scale and that the scale committee be not in- structed except that it take into consid- eraton in trying to fix a scale present conditions they exist. President Mitchell explained to the miners that he did not think 1t made any difference whether the instruction clause carried or not. The motion prevailed, and the convention adjourned until Thursday morning at g o'clock.
 The scale committee will hold it's first session tomorrow when consideration of a scale will be continued.