Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-03-30
NO AGREEMENT
ON WAGE SCALE
Joint Conference of
Operators and
Miners Ends.
CABINET N CONSULTATION :!
On Coal Situation---A Strike
May Yet Be Averted
by Compromise.

Indianapolis, March 30.-The joint
conference Of operators and miners in
the southwestern district adjourned
sine die today without reaching an
agreement.
Cabinet Discusses Coal Situation.
Washington, March 30.--The cabinet
for some time today had under consid
GRAFTON the coal situation, as disclosed
in the proceedings of yesterday. Tele'
grams from Indianapolis from John
Fl. Wander, John Mitchell and Fran
els l.. Robbins were discussed AT the
conclusion of the meeting the Presi.
dent made the announcement Through
Secretary Loeb that there was nothing
to say at this time. 1t was added that
he has not as yet replied to the tele.
grams.
To Restore Scale OF 1908.
Indianapolis, March 30.-FI l.. Rob
bins of the operators, has issued a
statement to the effect that one-half
of the operators are willing TO restore
the scale of 1908 for a period Of two
years which is compromise demand
ed by the miners. The percentage of
The operators who are willing to grant
the compromise offer is sufficient to
avert the national calamity.
Keystone and Coke Employes Win
Demands.
Greensburg, Pa, March lO.--Eight
thousand miners employed By the Key.
stone and Coke Company, hive decid-
ed to continue at work asihe COM
pany agreed to pay an advance.
Miners Receive Report From Opera.
tors.
Indianapolis, March 30.+President
Mitchell called the nat:onA sconven-
sion of the Un:Sed Mine apeskers of
America to order today. Secretary
Wilson read the resolutions adopted
last night by the operators asking the
President of the United States to ap-
point commission to investigate the
mining condition. A delegate asked
what assurance the miners had that
the operators sending 1t, re,resented
$50 per cent of the tonnage. President
Mitchell replied that after resding the
resolutions of the operators he had
sent a telegram to their president tell.
| ing him that so per cent oil the ton
mage in the states mentioned Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio and western hnnsylva
MIA, were willing to pay ths advance
asked w. D. Ryan, Of lllin,ts, moved
chat the communication be received
and placed on file among the| members
for future reference"
Were Miners Ordered to STRIFE April l..
New York, March 3O.-President
Baer of the Philadelphia & Reading
Railway, has sent a telegram to John
Mitchell asking him If it is tue that
in the pending negotiations Mitchell
ordered the miners not to Vrk the
anthracite mines after April ls
Mitchell's Answer to Ea1r.
Indianapolis, March 30.-Irl Mitch
ell said to the Associated Press that
he had not yet received yr. Baer's
telegram.
when | do he said, "lwill send
him copy OF the statement given to
the Associated Press last light, an
nouncing that such action lad betn
taken"
Ask President to Appoint Cqmission.
/ Washington, March SO.-President
Roosevelt today authorized u publica-
ton of kilograms received st night,
one from John w. Winder, chairman
of the Bituminous Coal Opators AS
sociation at Indianapolis andhe other
from President Mitchell an Francis
L. Robbins. The telegram ON Win
der proposes that the Predent ap-
point a commission to invesEate mat
ters bearing on the scalebf wages
which should be paid the ell miners
in the territory involved. Hproposes
, that the commission repo to the
President it's findings of fac together
with his recommendations an suggests
that the commission have he power
} to administer oaths and coIel the at
! tendance of witnesses. Thfelegrams
: signed by Mitchell and Robins take
, issue with the statement mae In Win
der's telegram saying that does not
/ represent real facts They Esert that
: one-half Of the total tonnal of west
| ern Pennsylvania, Ohio, LLAMA and
f Illinois produced by the orators is
willing to pay the comprdse scale.
The President has taken naction in
the matter as yet.
in police court today on aharge of
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