Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-13

ployes who are willing shall be assessed
certain sum each month to defray the
expenses of carrying out the proposed
check-off agreement instead of union and
nonunion men being called upon to Contri-
butte. If the operators will not accept the
original demands as amended, the miners
propose that they (the original demands
as amended) and the operators first prop
osition which provides for a renewal for
three years of the award Of the anthra-
cite strike commission, be referred for
arbitration to the strike commission Thus
the miners drop their second offer, which
provided for arbitration by the concliia-
ton board and ignore the operators second
proposition with the exception of the strike
cimmssion feature, which they accept.
The miners propose that any vacancy in
the anthracite strike commission shall be
filled by President Roosevelt.
The conference adjourned subject to the
call of the two chairmen, Messrs Mitchell
and Baer.
Baer and TruesdaIe Talk.
Mr.. Baer made the following answer &c
the miners communication:
We regret that you have not accepted our
propositions. We do not feel that we car
modify them. We will hereafter answer
your COMMUNICATION of this dale bv letter
or If you desire further meeting the time
can be arranged now or be hereafter fixed
by the respective Chairmen.
President Truesdale of the Lackawanna
railroad, was asked to explain Chairman
Baer's brief statement. He said that II
could be accepted as meaning that the
operators stand absolutely by their counter
proposition submitted on Tuesday. As the
situation stands now Mr. Truesdale thought
twas, not too much to say that negotia4
lions between the operators and the miners
had practically been suspended. The OPP
orators will take up the miners PROPOSE
ton of today, however. and make formal
reply early I'm the coming week.
At his headquarters this evening Prest
dent Mitchell confirmed the Interpretation
| that the first amendment to his original de
mands eliminates the request for the rec
! ogntion OF his union. Technically Mr.
Mitchell and his colleagues are not appear
/ ing before the operators as officers of tn,
! United Mine Workers, but as representa-
tives of the anthracite mine workers .Thi
was also their status before the strike com
mission in 1929
Disappointment Among Miners.
! PHILADELPHIA, April 12.-Reports re
! ceived here from all sections of the anthra
/ cite coal field are to the effect that thu
mine workers are greatly disappointed a
! what they regard as a virtual suspension o
| negotiations between the operators ant
| miners representatives in New York. Ii
/ the various districts the headquarters of tn
! mine workers local organizations wer
/ thronged the greater part of the day by ex
pectant crowds seeking information con
/ corning the result of the conference. TIL,
! belief is generally expressed that Presden
1 Baer's brief answer to the amended propo
sition offered by Mr.. Mitchell and the seal,
committee leaves but small hope for al
amicable settlement of the questions at is
sue.
There was little anticipation that the con
| ferences would adjust the differences today
! but the opinion had prevailed that the ne
| gotiations would reach a stage which would
/ end the suspension OF mining operation
and permit the idle men to return to Wort
pending a final agreement There is som,
| speculation as to whether Mr.. Mitchell will
| wait until he receives the answer to hi
latest proposition by mail as promised b!
the operators, before announcing his mex
/ step or whether he will call a convention
TO take action upon the situation.
work In Irwin District.
| IRWIN, Pa, April IA general repor
OF conditions in the Irwin coal field re
ceived here today shows that almost com
! plete forces are again at work at all thu
| mines. with additional men ready as soor
as the collieries are in the shape they
were before the strike
kansas Miners In session.
| PITTSBURG, Kan, April 12.-The Kansa!
mine workers convention continued il
| secret session today, but no action on tn,
strike was taken. The scale committee will
report tomorrow.
Iowa Scale Nearly Ready,
DIES MONIES, April 1z,-Today's session
| OF the miners and operators conference,
was given up to a discussion of minor fea
| lures of disagreement and several wer,
disposed OF. Enough progress has beer
made to warrant members OF the confer
ence saying that the scale would in al
! probability be completed in time for tn,
mines to resume operations about May /