The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-31
(By Associated Prcss.) \

y. INDT!AN4APOLIS.s s:I ND. !, March co. Il
.Amelloration Of the threateneas strike 81 &
bituminols coal miners on April III 8S,,s
secured by the United Mine NNorWcrss o.
America who before idjotrnins WI tll-@
& out tlny late this afternoon, iluthorlHcdg
national and llstrict5oniccrs To sign wa So g
agreements with any coal operator Wllas
would agree to pay the scale OF l9Gi Oh
its equivalent for u period of two years
This is an advance or 5.N5 pei cent. still \
wages in Illinois, Indiana. Ohio and
Western Pennsylvania, and all other dis
55tricts except the olltbwcst, where an
advance of three cents n ton is de-
nlanded. 81 :. ~ s 55!gS s52f
AS many operators have sgnifled III
Willingness to pay the advance, the num-
amer of miners that Intend to strike on
April 1, will probably be ultimately re-
#duced by many thousands.
b ills probable that most softfcoal miners
will cease work on April LIST, although
the cessation of labor will be temporary
in those districts where the increase In \
wages can be obtained.
Miners Refuse Arbitration
The convention declined an offer made a
by the operators OF Indiana, llinots and 8
Ohio to submit the wage differences to 4
larbtration. Whore a coal opera tor owns Y
mines In different districts the scale
must bo signed for all the properties at
tho same time before any Of his mines 4
will DO allowed to run. 5s E&
The action otlthc convention proba bly, VII st
bring out OF tho mines OF the country some
500, 600 miners from the anthracite anu the
tbtuminOlls fields. These will remain on !
STRIKE it Is said. until settlements have &
been signed by district or with Individual
operators. The only miners, 1t is said.
that will 20 to work on Monday will be
250oO in West Virginia, where truce
has becn signed temporarily. 3a I'll
The joint State conv'ltlons OF the a
outlying districts. which will be held
inoxt weoll. we're empowered under tho
action Of the convention to-day to sign
agreements with the operators OF those
states if they agree to pay the 1908 SCALE.
Tho men viii return to work.ns soon rs Z
the scale is signed
Soma Will Sign.
II there is a disagreement In these
state conventions any OF tho miners can
sign tho scale and resume work where
individual operators NY the advanced
scale. 1t Is anticipated that the scale Z
will he signed in II few days by employs
ers OF $4,000 miners The Pittsburg Coal
Company and F. l.. Robbins. OF Western
Pennsylvania, who also own mines Ing
Ohio Illinois and West Virginia, will, Its
Is expected, sign ut once, together with
a number Of independent operators. The
miners will got tho advance In all tho
Indiana mines south Of the Baltimore! and
Ohio Railroad, in II number OF Central
Indiana mines, IN one-half OF the llli-%
snols mines aud In a large percentage or
the mines OF Ohio,
The duration of the strike In Miohi-#
gan, Kentucky, Central PENNSYLVANIA.
Iowa and West Virginia cannot he deter
mined until the state conventions meet
next week, 5l3
President Mitchell said to-day ho be-E
lievcd one half of tho tonnaScsof Illinois.
Indiana Ohio and Whstern Pennsylvania
would sign soon. The miners expect few
operators In the Southwest to sign at
once. f3 a&
To Prepare for Strike.
: Tho National Executive Board will meet
to- o-mo,row to take up the details OF man I
aging the strike. 1t was empowered to
decide as to what employees Will be al,
lowed to continue work at the mines 10
prevent the destruction of property dnr-8
Ing the suspension. The convention cost
the miners organization 900 for ex-
pei,scs Of delegates, *
II There Is In the national district and.
local treasures of the miners S3,600oc
lof which $4,000 Is In the nutional treas
ury.
President Mitchell expects to leave Sun-
day for New York 70 meet IN Joint con-