Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-02-02
Joint Conference at
Indianapolis Has
Adjourned
AFTER A STORMY SESSION
Voting If One Representa-.
tive With Operators Caus-
es Exciting Scene.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 2.--The coal
operators and miners of the central
competitive and southwest districts,
met in joint conference today to final
ly settle the question as to whether an
agreement was possible
President Mitchell announced that
the miners had refused to accept a
Continuance of the present scale, T.
l.. Robbins, of Piltsburg, moved that
the present scale be affirmed with the
same prices and conditions for the
year beginning April 1st.
TaSlor, an Illinois operator, moved
an amendment which was the same
proposition that had been previously
offered and rejected.
The amendment was lost, the opera
tors and miners voting solidly. ROD
bins then took the floor and said he
wanted to go on record as it seemed
the future of the interstate movement
was In peril.
Mitchell answered Robbins and in
CLOSING said:
Views Of Leaders.
I'VE have come to the parting o1
the ways and it seems to me the only
thing left TO do is to go home anc
there try to overcome these seeming
ly insurmountable obstacles.
I'VE deeply regret the necessity fol
such a ste.p but we feel that the time
has come W hen you can give us an ae
vance In wages without damaging YOU
interests to any considerable
extent"
2. IT,. n ana, an Indiana operatol
said 'It looks a. ttlh5"sn th5G,ssn split is in.
evitable and that The joint conference
has failed"
"If this institution has to break up"
he continued, land it has come to a
point that one party must control the
mines of this country, that party will
be the party that owns the property
There will be hardships, but the own
ers of the property must control it."
Vice President T. l.. Lewis, of the
Mine Workers, said that the miners
realized that while the movement had
been beneficial, they were opposed to
any proposition that would deny the
rightful wage scale, "and if that is de.
MED u.s. he said, then the responsi.
bility for the industrial war must rest
where 1t belongs"
The joint conference of coal miners
and operators adjourned sine die at
ll:4O today after the chair had de.
,lared the motion by f. l.. Robbins of
Pittsburg, operator, that the present
wage scale be continued.
Votes With Operators.
Patrick Dolan, the president of the
Pennsylvania miners, voted for the
miners of that district, in favor of
he motion, which carried it.
President Mitchell, of the miners,
1t once called national convention
o meet at p. m.
There was considerable excitement
when Dolan voted yes and the vote
vas challenged. Dolan arose and
said:
II have authority TO cast the vote
or the Pennsylvania miners and until
hat right is taken from me- vote
yes"
There were cries of mo" and throw
him OUT
Mitchell said the convention of
miners had decided to refuse the prop.
'sition just presented and said mo-"
Robinson said the miners had the
light to vote by states until the pres
dent of the miners assumed the posi-
ion of dictator Mitchell said he as
umed no such position. There was
urther dispute as to Dolan's right toI
'ote but the chair sustained his right. |
The motion was declared lost as
unanimous vote was required.
The conference adjourned in some
onfusion.