The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-29
While THERE'S Talk There Is Hope.
and the Coal Men Are
Still Taking.
PENNA SUGGESTS ARBITRATIoN
Two Antagoaiatio Propositions Before
the Open Convention.
Indiana Man Also TnGimates That the
President May Take Hand
I'm the Bituminous
!. Dispute.

lnQ1dndpOIlS, Mdfcn ZS.-Ilo Joint
scale committee of the bituminous coal
| operators of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and
western Pennsylvania reported a dis
agreement to the joint conference Of
| the central competitive district, ana
after a session of three hours the CON
| ference adjourned to meet this. morn
| ing again. The discussions and argu-
ments presented during the afternoon
| by the representatives Of the miners
and operators showed no change what
ever in the situation, and established
the fact that so far as indications can
determine the opposing sides are no
nearer a wage agreement than they
were in January when the first CON
ference was held.
Two Propositions Are Made.
| President Mitchell. of the miners.
| opened the discussion in the Joint con-
ference, after there had been a silence
OF ten minutes during which each side
was waiting for the other to make the
| no agreement, after Pennsylvania has
voted for restoration of the scale of
1903 the operators of the other
states would be responsible for the
disagreement. He moved as a basis OF
settlement the restoration of the scale
of 1908, entire. J. FL. Winder, chair
man of the operators, offered as a sub
stitute a motion to adopt the present
scale with all conditions existing at
the time of its adoption with the min
ing rate at Danville, ILL.,, for base;
and to include all cost of shooting,
loading, timbering and Inspector OF
shots.
Both Sides stand Pat.'' n
Speeches were made for the operas
tors by J. G. Kolsem and Phil Penna,
of Indiana; III. n. Taylor of Illinois,
and HI. l.. Chapman, of Ohio, all ex-
pressing the determination of the OBJ.
orators of those states to oppose an in.
crease in wages and to refuse to pay
an advance. For the Miners President
Mitchell, Vice President Lewis and
Secretary Wilson, of the national or.
ganiZation, together with President Fl.
G. Perry. Of the Illinois miners; Presii
dent William Green, of the Ohio min
ers, and President Wellington O'Con-
nSr, of the Indiana miners, expressed
the determination of the miners to In
sist upon their demands for therestora.
ton of the wage scale Of 1903. r. L.
Robbins, Of the western Pennsylvania
operators, who fayors the payment Of
the increase demanded by the miners,
did not speak.
Penna Pleads for Further Discussion.
Phil Penna, Of the Indiana opera
tlement of the differences by arbitra-
ton On this subject he said: "The
coal operators for whom | am talking
favor peace with honor Rather than
resort to an industrial strike. as far as
Indiana is concerned, we may have
other things to suggest, and we hope
there may be other things available to-.
prevent any such thing. / Go not know
what might be done, or how we may
avoid this industrial conflict unless,
perhaps when we cannot agree the
people would Interfere; or it might be
the American people through the presil
dent, as has been done before
An adjournment until today was TAX
en- in the midst of the discussion. No
vote was taken on any proposition.