Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-30
Today's Telegraphic News
The Miners and Operators.

The Miners and Operators.
Indianapolis, Ind, March 30. All
records have been broken by the impor-
tant series of conventions which mine
operators and the employees brought to
close in this city late yesterday. Both
for operators and miners, the conyen-
ton has been very costly. The miners
regular convention first met January
Is, aud The 1900 delegates continued IN
session until January 20, when the
miners mel the operators, numbering
about 500, in a joint conference, which
lasted uuu February 2. Miners and
operators teen Teturaso 10 their homes,
but. at the request OF President Roose-
welt, they reassembled in March. The
miners resumed their deliberations
March Is, and according 20 The niners'
transportation committees report today
1857 delegates have been here since
then. The miners transportation bill
for the reconvened session was SO, 500.
Miners delegates are allowed frori 50 to
Sc per day by their local TO cffseI loss oil
wages and hotel expenses. 1t is es.i-
mated that at So per day average, the
two conventions have cost the miners
organization $500, 000 The expenses
Of the operators, not including their loss
of money making. time, is figured at
about $3.50, 900, for the two conventions.
The total cost Of The endeavor to settle
the mine wage scale it is said, will ex-
coed $3.50, 900. Neither the operators
nor The miners organizations have con-
sidered the cost of their meetings. Both
sides maintain that it is great prin-
clple for which they are contending and
that no cost is too great to settle a
principle
New York, March 30.--The meeting
of the anthracite miners and operators
in this city Tuesday to discuss their DIFF.
ferences with the view of affecting an
adjustment is regarded as mere formal
lty and no settlement is anticipated or
thought likely. The positions of octh
the operators and miners are apparently
unalterable aud with a general strike in
the anthracite field going into effect on
Monday the temper of the conferees will
not be improved. The miners are fixed
in their demands tor union recognition,
an eight hour day, and an increase in
wages. The operators are equally firm
in the declinalion OF these demands and
make a counter proposition that the
miners continue for another three years
under the award of the anthracite com
mission. This counter proposition will
be refused without doubt.
Scranton, Pa, March 90.-Every
mine worker in this district, except the
steam men, will lay down their tools on
Monday in obedience to the order sent
out by John Mitchell, and their district
presidents and work will not be resumed
until Mr.. Mitchell orders the men back
to work. The operators will in all like
lbood try to operate some of their
mines, but they no doubt will meet with
considerable difficulty, since the men
are well organized and already hundreds
OF foreigners have left the region in an
ticipation of strike. The impression
here is that The suspension will be brief.
New York, March 80 George F.
Baer, president of the Reading Railroad
Company and chairman Of the commit
tee which has been ooulerring with the
miners, today sent the following teie-
gram to John Mitchell, from Philade-
phia.
"PhiladeIphia, March 80
"John Mitchell, Indianapolis, Ind.
els it true, that, pending negotia-
tons, you have, as stated in the news
papers, ordered your followers not t
work 10 the anthracite mines after April
first? GEORGE +. BAER.
Indianapolis, Ind, March 30.-The
communication from the operators re-
gsrding an appeal to President Roose-
welt was acted on at the miners con-
ference this morning Delegate Ryan
moved that the communication be re-
ceived and placed on file among other
memorials for future reference. The
motion was carried.
The question OF signing the scale in
Individual districts, as asked for by F.
L. Robbins, was taken up. President
Mitchell, disclaiming to speak Tor the
convention, said that so far as he was
concerned, any operator signing for his
mines in one State must sign for all his
mines in any other State.