Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-12
OPERATORS ObDURATE
Declare They Cannot Modify
Proposals.
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
Miners Position in Coal Controversy
Unchanged.
FURTHER MEETING SUGGESTED
Workmen Were Willing to Accept
the Propositions If Notifications
in Demands Were Allowed
FURTHER MEETING SUGGESTED

Mr.. Baer made the following an
swer to the miners communica-
ton at the conference in New York
today:
I'VE regret that you have not ac-
cepted Our propositions. We do not
feel that we can modify them. We
will hereafter answer your COM
munication Of this date by letter,
or if you desire a further meeting,
the time can be arranged now or
be hereafter fixed by the respective
chairmen."
NEW YORK, April 12-Another effort
will be made today by the subcommittee
representing the anthracite coal operators
and the mine workers to reach an agree
ment and send the men back to work
The miners who have had under consider
alton since Tuesday the counter arbitration
plan of the operators which provides that
the strike commission of 1923 take up
the dispute SO far as it relates to wages
and a method for the adjustment of COM
plants are ready to submit their answer.
Members of the committee had intlmated
that they will accept the strike commission
II it is permitted to take up all the de-
mands made by the wage workers, some of
which they have greatly modified. The
miners will insist that the eight-hour de-
mand, along with readjustment of wages
and reconstruction of the conciliation
board, be taken up by the arbitrators.
In Case of Refusal.
If the operators should refuse to enter
tain the miners amendments to the en-
ployers' plan and insist that their latest
proposition be accepted as submitted the
miners may stop negotiations, call a con-
vention and declare that strike exists.
President Mitchell and the other members
of the general scale committee, however,
believe the dispute will not go far. AS
both sides have repeatedly expressed them
selves against strike 1t is felt each side
will go a long way before taking the re-
sponsibility of long suspension of mining.
The subcommittee held short session
in the forenoon to canvass the situation.
Mine Workers Amended Their Pro-
posal.
The Joint conference Of the coal operators
and the representatives of the United Mine
Workers of America began at 1:3O pm.
The mine workers at the conference
amended their proposition by asking that
an agreement be made with the anthracite
mine workers instead of the United Nine
Workers of America. They also amended
the check-off plan so that all the employees
willing may be assessed They also accept
the anthracite strike commission.
The conference adjourned at 2:10, subject
to the call of the two chalrInen, MeSSrs-
Mitchell and Baer.
To Arrest Destroyers Of Property.
SHAMOkIN, April 12.-The Philadelphia
and Reading railroad today issued orders
to the coal and iron police to arrest all per-
sons found destroying the company prop
erty. Since the suspension Of coal mining
the company claims that more than 81, ,5U
worth of property has been destroyed on
the local division and that almost every
switch light between here and Sunbury, Pa.
has been either broken completely or put
out OF service. The company officials allege
the work is done largely by Illegal riders
from the coal mines who throw stones and
coal from the cars.