The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-30

Indianapolis, Ind, March 30.-By the ac-
tin OF John Mitchell late hast night in
ordering the hard coal miners TO quit
work Monday, April 2. $4,000 workmen
will be on strike in the anthracite mines
ON that day.
And the 10000 soft coal miners prob
ably will follow, as the conference here
yesterday between the union officials and
mine owners ended In disagreement
and adjournment without date.
The hard Goa miners ask an increase
OF approximately per cent. with new
arbitration rules and WORKING conditions
and recognition OF the union.
These President Baer OF the hard coal
trust refused point blank
SOME OPERATORS WILLING.
The soft coal miners ask $50 per cent
increase The / ennsylvania operators
were willing to grant the increase put
were outvoted by the Ohio. Indiana ana
Illinois men.
The motion TO adjourn was made by
the operators through j. III. Winder' sec
onded by Randolph Smith.
The vote OF the operators and miners
was unanimous.
MITCHELL VOTED Down
The joint conference was called TO or
der Mt 2:30 o'clock. The question was
the motyc. OF President Mitchell that the
wage scale OF 1903, as amended on mo-
tion of Mr.. Robbins OF the western Penn
sylvania operators. and seconded by MT
Mitchell. be adopted for two years.
Operators Of Illinois. Indiana and Ohio
voted no. Western Pennsylvania opera
tors and the miners OF the four states
voted yes The unit vote prevailed and
under II the unanimous vote or the
operators and miners was required 10
carry the motion. There was silence IN
the hal for several minutes following the
announcement by the chairman that the
motion had been lost
After half-hour spent In personal con-
serences Mr.. Wlnder made motion 10 ad-
1ourn sine de- and IL was carried unanl-
mously In Ave minutes every miner anu
operator had aeft the hall.
OPERATORS FRUITLESs APPEAL
During the debate Captain Thomas OF
the Pennsylvania operators defined his
position as an independent operator ana
said ne came 10 the convention In the
belief that the miners would accept the
present scale He said he represented -
100000 tons OF Hooking coal. Turning TO
the operators he said:
'I advocated the present scale six weeks
ago and was honest l now advocate the
payment OF the advance scale and am
honest ! am convinced that we must pay
Some OF you don't know what strike
means Some OF you sitting there VIII be
destroyed by a strff IL Is not n question
OF profit. l appeai o. you operators 10
pay this advance. Open up your hearts
and pay II Great laughter) l am not
In politics and am not taking this position
for any other cause than because believe
the prevention OF a strike Is TO the best
Interests OF my companies"
The anthracite miners scale committee
last night issued orders for a total sIspen :
sion of mining I'm the three anthracite dis
tricts. beginning Monday, April 2.
The committee informed President Baer
that the miners scale committee Will meet
the operators scale committee In New
York city on Tuesday, April g.
AT the close OF a meeting OF the COM
mittee President Mitchell OF the United
Mine Workers OF America Issued the fol-
lowing signed statement:
THE committee appointed by the
Shamokin convention on Dec. IA met and
had under consideration the letter signed
by Mr.. Baer dated March 30. and wired
him the following:
IL agreeable 20 you. meeting OF tho
Joint subcommittee will be held In New
York at 10 o'clock Tuesday, April 3. for
the purpose OF further considering the
wage scale I'm the anthracite field. The
committee having the matter in charge in
structed the anthracite miners. except tho
men necessary 70 run the pumps and pre-
serve the properties, 20 suspend work on
Monday morning, April 2 pending further
Instructions from the committee appointed
by the Shamokin convention
The entire miners committee will meet
In New York az O'Clock Tuesday night
10 hear the report OF the Joint sub-com-
mittees
JOHN MITCHELL. Chairman.
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BAER MAKES INQUIRY.
New York. March ~ The following
message sent by President George H.
Baer OF the Philadelphia A. Reading Rail-
road 20 John Mitchell president OF the
United Mine Workers ~ America was
made public at the offices of the repre-