The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-02-15
OPERATORS SEE
A STRIKE AHEAD
rNNnr N LlrrLR pnospecr ~
~ AoAEKMENr.
IOWA CANNOT ACT NY ITSELF.
csnsfhi Mevsmsnt viii Apply 10 rhls
state efforts ALREADY iBslna
Made 70 secure surplus
etork N Coat

Des MVluea, Feb. tztaA III Smith, ~
th6 Smith Lowe Coal company, return.
"a yesterday morning from the iIli.
nolz coal fields Where W. went M in,
yestigate the scaio situation. ava JOS.
tctday was IN conference hsfs with
representatives u the Iowa mines b
whom BE reported that there ~ aps
patenlly no prospect ~ avoiding a
strike III ths Illinois field
Mr. gfBiih ana other iowa operators
seem - be resigned 10 suspension
iE the iOwa field "a result ~ the
struggle IN illinois Mr.. gmitb said
yesterday: u made dlligent and faith.
fui inquiry IN Illinois and was IN chi.
tago wien most Of the iiiinOis Opera.
tors we're there 10 attend their confer.
cbcs ~ which ne gcaie proposal was
rejected There seems absolutely no
heip Ior me sltuation ana a strike ~
apparently unavoidable. The miners
arc taking the rather broad stand that
al districts mnst make = new scale
or none viii No decision has been
reached With reference 70 an attempt
10 operate the mines there without Hn,
lon men, ana 70 fse duration N the
strike IL uncertain, ~ Is certain that
the shutdown IN he Ions feia win
last ~ Tong ~ me gnuta0ND IN M
nOisg"
Suggestions that b truce w. arranged
with tbs INA miners W which the
mines shall be continued 81 operation
Dsnalng ne adjudication In Illln0is
ard the formulating o. a BsW sea1e IN
mis- district, Win me understanding
the nsu seais woui1 BE- made % date
fro7a ADfIi ] and the men credited
Win any advancs II mar c0otain from
that dats, Of charged with any Fs1gc.
ten, seems % be fnpFactlcable. Tbe
miners are asel4e1jy against such q
Dropoga1 ana 10 are many of ne %,
sYato4s.
YestsFday Chants 80rgjs,of me Des
8Oinss Coal aHa Mining company, and
member 81 me scsIs COMMITTEES fcf
ne operation, was ~ tsIsgraDble
cGrrespOHdence with senat0y water,
man N OttgmNa AMI other members
N the COMMITTEES, ami Vim me oficeFs
q ne Minis WCFkers, ~ an effort 70
arrive a. an understanding ~ % what
men me union win furnish during q
gt,utg0EH. The operators ere decided
mat vhen ne j0iBt conferences ~
eaiisl nezt fDoatb t1sy win a9I0aFn
wifbO1t date am sBbleet % the call u
fhe presidents ~ tas tW1 ofgaDiza.
inns, which VIII mean until after q
settlement II made IN Iliiaosg, ann
thar IN No meantime NE mines VIII
remain el0Esd s0wB, They wSBt the
miners 10 furnish them Win engine
aDd pump men and miners enough %
6lz eDat N keep ne pump and fan ma,
ellineTJ ~ operation, and with timber
ngsD 10 kesD ne mines ~ repair,
Tm0 yeagS az0 me union refused "
furnish 0mbsFme8 sBa the result Mas
that slfDs u ne mines we're damaged
during me bytsf shutdown ~ thirty
1ays. The neE0tNtl0Bs ~ far gsem
10 indicate there wiz ~ dlAeu1tJ
again mis- ysay IN securing BmbsFmsn,
the ODsfathTg saT mat IONA NlnsA
are q sHch n character that n - nee.
sgsary 10 hare tinbsrmsa and fear
mat ~ tisey put BOnBBlOA men IN tbsi'
union DgDDDen, etc., win gBlt
r. war g11Gssted ysztsT1zg r5zt u
me requests are not aeceded 70 ths
0psfatofs win decline the gsrvices N
any aBiOn Bgsa AMI win depend upon
n0BBniOn msn entirely foY Weeping tbs
mines ~, bgt M win ne intention
N mining eoaJ In Rs7 c0BsiGsfab.e
quantities,
Wholesale raj men from OysY ne
stats ana h0a me Missouri rtyef
points have been gDEklng 10 me city
ana ~ other coal DO3nss 6nTfHE ne
paet few dayg In IN enOyt ~ secure
sggDlug stGeks. me mines are sJi
running on ftii 0ne. bHt the railroads