Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-11
bIIUlIIN0US OWNERS
OFFER !. TO D! A |! } / /
w1NDER ASKS MITCHELL TO
INCLUDE SOFT COAL oPER
AToRs IN PROPOSAL.
TO LAY MATTER BEFORE x
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

TO LAY MATTER BEFORE
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
Anthracite Mine Owners May Reject
Plan to Settle Dispute Submitted
by Union Committee - Work in
Eight States Stopped. 81
Columbus, O., April John H.
Winder, president OF the Bituminous
Operators association of Ohio, has pro.
posed arbitration for the settlement of
the strike in the bituminous districts,
including Ohio. western Pennsylvania,
Indiana and Illinois. The following is
Winder's telegram sent Friday from
Charleston, w. Va, to President Roose-
welt and President Mitchell, of the
miners union:
Il propose that, subject to the ap-
prevail of convention of the >bituminous
operators of western Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, which shall
be called at the earliest date possible,
the differences between us be referred
for determination and settlement to a
board of arbitration composed of the
members of the present board of con-
ciliation provided for in the award of
the anthracite coal strike commission
with Judge Gray, or any person he may
appoint, to act as chairman and umpire.
The decision of this tribunal or the ma
1ority of members thereof in so far as it
influences wages to be effective from
April /, 1906, and to continue in force
until March 81, 1908, which decision is
to be final and binding on all parties in
terested. The employees of the bitumin-
Gus mines in the territory named to re-
sumo work Immediately and to continue
at work pending the decision of said
board"
Will Submit Proposal.
New York, April 7.-President Mitch
ell, of the miners, Friday telegraphe ed
J. H. Winder, of the Ohio bituminous
coal operators in reply to the latter's
proposal of arbitration in the soft coal
fields dispute. that he will lay this pro-
posal before the international executive
board of the United Mine Workers of
American when it convenes at Indianap-
oils April II.
Operators May Refuse.
New York, April 7.-Intimations
were not lacking Friday that the an
thracite operators would refuse the offer
Of President Mitchell to submit their
differences to an arbitration board as
proposed by the miners committee.
David Wilcox, of the Delaware & Hud-
son railroad, said the award of the
anthracite commission was conclusive
as to all facts and issues and that no new
facts have been brought to public at
tention since the award.
The operators after much considera-
ton of Mitchell's proposition declared in
a public statement that the proposal OF
an agreement to end in 1864 presi-
Dental year-afforded "a new oppor-
tunity to make this great industry a
football of politics."
They again called attention to the
fact that the laws of Pennsylvania for
babe an agreement on the "check- off,
system and that as a matter of further
fact they would not agree to it. The
operators did not indicate that they
would not submit the question of wages
and hours, as we'll as reconstructed
Cancellation board, to arbitration. This
IS taken as hopeful sign by the miners,
who believe that .Mitchell's move has
placed the operators in such a position
that if they refuse to arbitrate the pub
lie will swing it's full influence to the
cause of the miners.
The next session of the joint confer
ence will be held Monday.
Shutdown in Eight States.
Chicago, April Coal production in
eight states west of Pennsylvania is
entirely suspended, according to Off
GERS of the Illinois Operators associa-
ton Friday. Mines in Indiana, Ohio
and Illinois owned by the Pittsburg
Coal company, which has signed the
union wage scale, are tied up. Produc-
ton in the western Pennsylvania dis
trict has grown less every day this
week. The territory completely tied
up as to coal mining because of the
strike is in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Indian territory, Arkan-
sas and Texas. Production in west
ern Pennsylvania, where the Pittsburg
Coal company is the largest operator,
is expected to suspend within two
weeks.
Few Mines Idle.
Pittsburg, Pa, April '7.-There was
an almost complete: resumption Of
operations Friday in the mines of the
Pittsburg Coal company and it's sub
sidiary, the Monongahela Consolidated
Coal & Coke company: Chairman
Francis L. Robbins reported but four
of their mines idle in the entire Pitts
burg district. and one of these was
shut down for repairs. The two con-
Germs mined 10000 tons Thursday and
Chairman Robbins said. Fridays ton
mage would be much larger. BY Mon
day next he expected normal condi-
lions to prevail at. all the company's
mines. - 49,: