The Ordway new era., 1906-03-02
TO AVERT STRIKE.
PRESIDENT RoosevGLr AppRAls
TO JOHN MITcHgLL.
MINERS WILL MEET AGAIN
Convention VIII bs Held March iseis-
Mitchell confers With Lesdlno
Coal Operators.

Convention Will bo Held March 181ls-
Mitchell confers With Lesdlno
Coal Operators.
New York.-President Roosevelt has
again interviewed as n peacemaker be-
tween the coal miners and operators.
and as the result OF letter -
dressed by him to John Mitchell, preGi-
dent OF the United Mine Workers OF
America, q national convention OF the
united miners will be held at Indian-
apolis March 18th to try to reach N
agreement with the soft coal opera
tors. In the hope OF averting the threat
ened strike OF April LIST In the bitp,
minous fields.
The Presidents letter and the an
nouncement that the national couvea-
tion would be called were made pub
lie Monday by Mr.. Mitchell after .
long conference with Francis L. Rob
bins. president OF the Pittsburg Coal
Company. and chairman Of the bitnr
minous operators.
Also present at this conference WeTe
W. c. Perry OF the Southwestern Coal
Association. and b. r. Bush. represent
ing the soft coal interests allied With
the Gould railroads CHs F'resident'S
letter to Mr.. Mitchell follows:
II note with very great concern the
failure Of your late convention on the
joint Interstate agreement to come 70
basis OF settlement Of the bttumin-
Gus mining scale of wngea. You in
this business have enjoyed great IN
dustrial peace for many years. thanks
to the joint trade agreement that has
resulted In the action OF your succeo-
| sive conventions.
4 ut ri Is, nAA
April LIST Is a menace TO the peace An4
general welfare OF the country. urNo
you to make n further effort TO avoid
| such n calamity.
You and Mr.. Robbins are joint
chairmen OF the trade agreement Cum
mittee OF the National Civic Fedora
tion. and itSseems to me that this i'm
poses additional duty upon you both
and gives an additional reason Why
each OF you should join in making Q
further effort. Very respectfully.
| THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The conference did not adjourn untn
nearly s O'Clock at night. when Mr..
Mitchell announced that after the
reading of President Roosevelt's letter
1t was agreed both by himself and the
operators that the national conventioa
should be called. The miners Were n
session Recently at IuuIhu0pOitb, U8G
failed to reach an agreement with The
operators President Mitchell himself
has been quoted as saying that SO far
as he knew there would certainly be .
strike in the bituminous neldS
April 1st.
With the anthracite negotiations
well under way President Mitchell has
been devoting most OF his time to
bringing about u settlement OF the dso-
ferences in the soft coal regions.
Mr.. Mitchell has not announced any
details of the conference. March 18th
he believes Is the earliest date the con
vention can be summoned. and he BE-
lieves that II there Is to be- peace The
two weeks between the date nxo1 foe
the miners assembly and April la,
when the present agreement with tho
operators expires, is sufacient time 70
bring about the desired result.
Concessions on, both sides may b.
offered and President Roosevelts IN
|'terest in the situation viii be held -
an additional reason for bringtnG
about a new agreement.