The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-04-07
President DECIDES
NOT TO interfere
WILL TAKE NO HAND IN COAL
STRIKE AS LONG AS PRES
EMIT CONDITIONS LAST.
SCALE COMMITTEE OF
MINERS HOLDS SESSION
Discuss Next Move in Meeting at
New York-More Mines at Work
in Pittsburg District - Disorder
Reported.

Washington, April Sit is stated
at the White House that the president
has made Il reply to the telegram re-
ceived from the coal operators, and
while the text will not be made public
there is authority for the statement
that the president has decided not to
interfere rs long US conditions remain
as they now are.
Scale Committee Meets.
New York, April 5.-The Shamokin
scale committee of the anthracite
miners, 10 which has been intrusted
the task OF endeavoring to reach Il
wage agreement with the mine own
ers, went into session ut $3.50 a. m.
Wednesday ut their headquarters in
the Ashland house, to discuss what
their next move shall be. The instruc-
tions of this body call for an agree
ment with the anthracite operators,
subject to the ratification of con-
venion to be called by the officers
OF the union, and in case they fail to
arrive al an understanding the COM
mittee must report such failure to the
convention.
MIR. Mitchell, after the adjournment
OF the scale committee in the after
noon, gave out the following state
ment:
1.-The committee appointed by the
Shamoliin convention met at the Ash
land house Wednesday and had under
Si6nrof In i,,t
the governor of Pennsylvania and the
offer OF the anthracite coal operators to
renew and continue for three years the
award OF the anthracite coal strike
commission. 1t was decided that the
matter OF further negotiations and the
propositions OF the anthracite miners
be referred to the subcommittee APP
pointed by the general committee, and
that further meeting OF the general
committee be held Thursday ut nine
4. M
The subcommittee met Immediately,
but remained in session only few
minutes
More Mines in Operation.
Pittsburg, Pa. April 5.-More mines
were in operation in the Pittsburg dis
trict Wednesday than Tuesday, but ut
none were the full complement OF
miners at work. The Pittsburg Coal
company reported AZ railroad mines
running and IL idle. Along the Mo-
nongahela and Youghiogheny rivers IL
mines were in operation and 15 were
closed down. The New York & Cleve-
land Gas Coal company has five mines
running. In the Bridgcville district
the miners at Sygan, Beading. Traves-
kyn and Federal are all closed. The
same conditions prevail in the OakdaIe
district. No work is being done 1T
any of the Independent mines and the
operators say they have been closed
down indefinitely.
Coal Shortage Stops Trains.
Des Moines, Ia, April 5.-The Min
neapolis & st. Louis road and the Iowa
Central Wednesday announced the an
nulment OF six passenger trains for
Sunday because of coal shortage due
to the coal strike.
Trouble at Mines.
Irwin, Pa, April 5.-Tuesday night
was one OF disorder and terror ut Edna
mine No. 2 of the Penn Gas Coal
company, where several hundred men
are on Il strike for recognition of the
union. The strikers all seem to be
armed. and from dark until daylight
a continuous fusillade Of firing was
kept up. Fortunately no one was in
jured. The company 1t is sud will
put 25 more guards on duty at once.
1t Is considered unsafe to introduce
strike-breakers, and serious trouble lis
feared IL an attempt is made to do
so. There was also considerable dis
order at the Fernwood mine Of the
Erie Coal company at Yatesville. A
number Of Italian miners tried to pre-
vent the pumpmen from going to work,
but detail OF the state constabul,sry
was sent to the scene and soon dis
Dersed the crowd