Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-31
MITCHELL HERO OF
THE MINE WORKERS
President Of the National Union and
Leader Of Two Great Strikes Is
Hailed by Miners AS Their Moses
Some Plants May Continue Opera.
.tions.

Washington, D. c., March 3d.
President Roosevelt today author
lied the publication Of two tele-
grams received by him last night
from John F.. Winder, chairman of
the bituminous coal operators
convention at Indianapolis and
John Mitchell, relative to the ap-
pointment Of commission to in
vestigate all matters pertaining to
the miners scale of wages, and the
purport of which is printed in
these dispatches. The President
has taken no action in the matter
as yet.
New York, March 30.-President
George F. Bear of the Reading
railroad today sent the following
message to John Mitchell. at In
dianarolis:
rs It true that, pending negotia-
tions, you have, as stated in the
newspapers, ordered your follow
ers not to work in the anthracite
mines after April II"
1t is stated at the operators
headquarters here that neither
Baer nor any other of the presi-
dents of the anthracite coal carry
Ing roads has yet received any
word from Indianapolis telling of
the order for hard coal miners to
strike on Monday.
New York, March so-The
stocks Of the anthracite coal
roads broke severely at the open.
Ing of the stock market today.
The entire market is heavy in
sympathy. The Delaware & Lack
awanna and the Lehigh railroad
companies today decided not to
raise the present price of coal
while their supplies hold out.
The action Of Mitchell and the
committee, in ordering a strike
has aroused deep resentment
among the coal operators, one of
whom characterized is as "a piece
of objectionable folly" This ope-
rator intimated that the operators
might refuse to accept the invita-
tion of the committee for a meet
ing next Tuesday unless the strike
order is rescinded.
Indianapolis, March 3O.-Mitch-
ell said to the Associated Press
today that he had not received the
message from President Baer.
when do,", said he, 81 will send
him copy of the statement given
to the Associated Press last night
announcing that the anthracite
miners have been ordered out
pending negotiations
Greensburg, Pa, March 80
The 5000 miners in the employ
of the Keystone and Jamizen Coal
and Coke companies today decided
to continue work regardless of
the action of the indianapolis
convention. Both of the compa.
nies will pay the advance de-
manded by the miners.
indianapolis, Ind, March 30
The joint conference of operators
and miners of the southwestern
district adjourned, sine die TODAY
without reaching an agreement
-:-
Indianapolis, Ind, March 30.-Presi
ent John Mitchell, in calling the ma
onal convention of the United Min,
7orkers of America to order today
ad read the resolution adopted las
light by the bituminous operators
skiing President Roosevelt to appoin
coJnmission to investigate the min
lg conditions. Mitchell said after tn,
ssding Of the resolution that he hat
snt telegram to the President tell
lg that operators representing fift,
er cent of the tonnage in the state!
entioned in the resolution are wj]lins
!, pay the advance asked. The com
lunication was placed on file for fl,
ire reference.
Would Deal Separately.
President Perry of the Illinois min
IS offered the following resolution:
Whereas, The operators of the cen
al competitive district have as {
hole refused to grant our demand.
I'D restore the 1903 mining and da,
age scales, and, many individua
,erators have expressed their willing
ess and desire to grant the restora
on of the above scale. be it
Resolved, That this convention now
;sembled do authorize the nationa
i'd district officials to make agree
ents with any and all parties en-
aged in the operation of coal mines
le same to provide for the restoration
the scale paid in 1903 for mining
~ labor and dead work, for perio;
two years, beginning April /, 1906
. the central competitive field anf
e. equivalent to above demands to be
ses were seu. But toda