The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-08
OPERATORS AND
MINERS SETTLE
Agree TO Arbitrate Differences
In Regard to the Shot
Fire s Law.
HOLD CONFERENCE in CHICAGO
Letter From the Employers Brings la
Dor Union Chiefs TO the Metropolis
for the Purpose Of Reaching Peace
able Solution.

able Solution.
Chicago, June 2S.-The present
peaceful attitude OF the executive
boards OF the Illinois Coal Operators
association and the United Mine Work
ers promises 10 remove all danger OF
the threatened tlcup OF mining opera
tlons which was expected 10 follow
the passage of the shotfrer law in al
legged violation OF the miners agree
ment.
In response 10 a formal communica-
tion from the operators. the executive
board of the miners came to Chicago
and met in conference with the board
OF the operators An amicable settle
ment Is in sight and a committee was
appointed az the close OF the meeting
TO arrange for n basis OF arbitration.
The result Of the first days meet
ing OF the employers was the follow
ing letter, which reached the miners
at Springfield and caused their execu-
tives TO hurry 20 Chicago for a con
ference:
Willing 70 Arbitrate.
n. c. Perry President the United
Mlneworkers Of Illinois, Springfield,
nl-Dear Sir: Your communication
OF June 20 by order OF your state ex-
ecutlve board, and which consists Of
the preamble and resolutions adopted
-. ,-S.,u tg,-g 90 zee ttrsffves an tho
22d inst, with reference to the shot
frer law. has been carefully consid.
cred by our executive committee.
Every effort has been made by the
Illinois Coal Operators association 10
settle this controversy in the manner
which has heretofore been customary
between It and the United Minework-
ers OF Illinois, as provided by the joint
state agreement In accordance with
well established principles OF our or
ganlzation, we are still willing 20 meet
the representatives Of your organiza-
ton for the purpose OF drafting such
a supplemental agreement as Is made
necessary by the effect OF the shot
flrer law upon our present contract
When this law becomes effective the
coal operators will obey tho law TO
the letter The law will abrogate our
present contract IN the most essential
part. e., the cost OF mining coal
and also viii change the relations OF
the employing operator 10 HIS miners
and employees In other Important re.
spects
Changes Affect the Scale.
THE effect OF these changes, by In
creasing the cost OF coal inequality,
also disturbs the competitive relations
upon which the present contract has
been based. not only between the diff
ferent districts OF the state. but also
TO the injury Of Illinois between II and
the other competitive states, parties
10 the interstate agreement
Therefore Il becomes necessary 10
formulate a supplemental agreement
To cover the changed conditions dur
ing the remaining period Of tho pres
cnt contract. expiring March 81. 1906.
n a meeting between properly author
lied representatives OF our respective
organizations IS unable TO agree up
ON all OF the details OF such a supple
mental contract. and II IS agreed TO
submit any OF the details involved to
arbitration, we viii insist that such
arbitratlng body be fully constituted
before such matter Is submitted; and
n the miners are 60 remain az work
from July ! until such decision IS
reached we Will also insist that the
mine workers live up 20 the present
contract. and reimburse the operators
for tho expense incurred. directly or
Indirectly. by the application OF the
shot frer law, subject, however. to the
provision Of such supplementary con.
tract, or the decision Of such board OF
arbitration. which VIII be made Of
fectivc from July 1 next.
The Illinois Coal Operators Assocl-
alton. O. T. Garrison, president
by order OF the executive commit.
tee"
Conference Is Peaeeable.
The conference. I'm which John
Mitchell. national president; w ID.
Ryan, SECRETARY, and II. &. Parry, pres
ident OF the state organization, hand.
led the negotiations for the mine
workers. ended pcaceably. Both sides
apparently wero anxious TO avert any
closing OF operations and were willing
to submit TO n board Of arbitration, to
be chosen later. the points upon which
they could not agree during the meet
ing. The personnel OF the committee
appointed TO arrange for basis OF
arbitration has not been revealed. but
IL Is thought that they may be recon.
meuded that Gov. Dcnoen act as med
lator. although tho original proposal
OF the miners was FOR n board OF 1--WE.
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CRUISER RUNS DOWN a LINER