Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-03
Anthracite Operators Sub Com.
mlttee and Miners Hold An.
other Conference.
RESULT so FAR NOT Known.
paer Does Not Think That Any
Good viii Come Of
Meeting.
e,,uation Remains the Same--ln Some
plstricts Part Of Men Have Returned
To Work, In Others Still Out.

New York, April 3.--Although moth
,,r has occurred to change the situa-
Nan. there was general expectation
today that the conference between the
subcommittee Of anthracite operators
and the miners will bear fruit. There
was q strong optimistic feeling among
the representatives OF the miners that
tomething will happen greatly to relieve
tho situation. President Mitchell said
the miners still stand firm for what
they have asked but he felt confident
that the operators would not continue
10 maintain the attitude they have as
nmed up to the present time. Not
outstanding Mr.. Mitchell's firm stands
It Is considered quite likely that the
sbamokin scale committee would rath-
or make concessions than declare a
strike at this time.
President Mitchell said that affairs
IN the soft coal sections are working
themselves out just as he had expect
Cd they would. Thousands OF men
have returned TO the mines at In
creased pay, he said, and he expected
10 hear during the day that many more
soft coal companies have agreed to
the 1908 scale.
Mr., Mitchell and the other members
ef the miners commission entered the
conference room in the Jersey Central
iuIldIng. where they are to meet the
residents about noon, Just before
going into the conference President
Nicksl' said
There has been no change in tho Sit
rsllon 1 have nothing 10 say regard
ts the anthracite coal dispute"
The subcommittee of the operators
ym were 6Naiting the arrival of the
nhels Ia the offices of the coal com
Jsres entered the conference room a
rwminutes after the labor leaders.
The members of the operators COM
nittee are George II. Baer. W. II.
Ttuesdale, president of the Delaware,
lackawanna q Western, + 70. Thomas,
president OF the Lehigh Valley: Norris
Williams, president Of the Pennsylva-
ma J, y. Kerr, vice president of the
Norfolk & Western; David Wilcox,
PRESIDENT Of the Delaware & Hudson,
and ]. L. Cake, representing the inde-
PENDENT Operators.
request Of the neHspapermen for
admission to the conference was refused
but statement at the close of The
meeting was promised.
The coal conference adjourned at
2:i5 p. m. TO meet again at | y. IN.
Thursday.
The following official statement was
given out by the representatives of the
operators with the concurrence. il was
said Of the miners:
The conference began mt noon with
President Thomas of the Lehigh Val
ley road in the chair. Mr.. Mitchell
maze long speech detailing
why, in his Judgment. the
original demands Of the miners ought
70 be granted. lie was followed by MIR
Nichols, also of the miners union, who
supported Mr., Mitchelrs arguments.
Inere We're other speeches by the rep
tesen'atiyes OF the miners. In fact IL
Ing
30 iar as could be learned there was
no disposition on either side to recede
lfon It's original position or Except any
u'.ultcatlon of the original demands
~ was said TO be on the motion of
nF Mitchell that the conference adj
'ourned until Thursday.
BAER IS PEssIMIsTIC.
New. York April IA special to the
herald from Philadelphia says:
. george +, Baer stated last night
mat he did not hold much hope that
we conference In New York between
the Operators and representatives of the
pnners would be productive of any posi-
i've results.
They can mike war. but cannot
orange peace was the statement of
ne head Of the operators I'm referring 10
NE miners representatives..
BY this Mr.. Baer explained that he
weant mat the miners committee had
20 authority to make an offer that
vas approved by the miners commits
lee they could not bind the mine work.
tls 10 It until another convention had
XIV Aeld and an agreement approved.
~ possibility OF Il not being approved
nuer lntmated. would prevent any
va ieief Of the situation.
M nave said before said Mr..
saer' thls conference does not lock
roni'slng II you desire to see the end
he present difficulties between op-
s'ors and the miners. The fault IL
wv ours Unfortunately. the miners
Mmmittee has not the power to con-
tgIe any definite agreement which
"sht be agreed upon.
A., All we con do Is 10 sit and hear
, mnst the miners desire and then state
our POSITION"
NO RESUMPTION or WORK.
.riusourg' April 3.-The expected
s,eIai resumption Of work az the
ses 10 this district where the scale
a. signed yesterday did not take
IA" 49, To-Day. But few plants were re
sonwn IN full operation others were
INNING with reduced forces and many
Nv o aoie' Yesterdays holiday is said
for tb ~ TO be largely responsible
WE sinall forces at work.
."nen me miners district convention
hneu It's session today Patrick Do.
dl,,,,"n"o was deposed last month as
ma president, attempted TO pre-
no,,.,,. ne delegates almost unani.
Az demanded his removal and IN.
~ ,s refusal 10 yacate a commItte,
n. was appointed to eject him IRON
ma, hlL Fearing the results on IN,
svass Injunction proceedings how.
mssS cooler counsel advised arains,
aetloh, A recess was ta,ten Will.
FOR ~ planned to apply 10 cour,
wrbIao order enjoinlng Dolan from ais (.
"io'hs the convention w JUS
NO ATTEMPT TO RESUME