Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-06
MINERS WANT
ARBITRATION
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John H. Winder Sends telegram
On the Question to Prest.
Roosevelt and Mitchell.
ANTHRACITE WORKERS WAIT.
VIII Make no Move Until They Hear
From the Operators
Monday.

Columbus, Ohio, April 6.--.ohn n.
Winder, president of the bituminous
operators OF Ohio has proposed arbi-
tration for the settlement OF the strike
in the bltumlnous fields Of Ohio, west
ern Pennsylvania, Indiana aud Illinois
The following Is Mr.. Winder's tele-
gram, sent today from Charleston, w.
Va, to President Roosevelt and Presi-
dent Mitchell. Of the miners union;
Il propose that, subject 60 the APP
prevail OF convention of the bitumn-
Gus operators OF western Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. which shall
be called at the earliest date possible.
the difference between US be referred
for determination and settlement TO
board OF arbitration composed Of the
members OF the present board of con-
Citation 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 UNI
. plre.
The decision OF this tribunal or the
majority of members thereof In So far as
II influences wages, to be effective from
April |, 1906 and to continue IN force
until March 81 1906. which decision Is
to be final and binding on all parties in
interest. The employees Of the btu
minous mines in the territory named,
to resume work immediately, and to
continue at work pending the decision
o. said board"
ANTHRACITE WORKERS WAITING.
New York, April 6.--Pendlng the
consideration oy the anthracite opera
tors of the offer OF the mine workers
OF eastern Pennsylvania to arbitrate
the differences existing ebtween them.
the coal workers will make no move
and will simply walt until Monday for
the mine owners reply The opera
tors are busily engaged on the miners
proposition. While they have prac-
tically agreed as TO how they shall
nleet the offer, they will now draw up
formal answer until the members
of the subcommittee have consulted
Oh interests involved. The sentiment
OF the subcommittee OF the operators
10 distinctly against the acceptance of
the miners offer. at least In It's pres
ent shane.
Tho scale committee of the miners
held a brief session today and took up
the situation In the anthracite fields
After the meeting most of the menu
bers of the committee returned TO their
home where they Will meet the presi-
dents of their locals In their respective
districts TO receive reports OF local
conditions,
President Mitchell will remain here
| while the operators are considering
the arbitration offer and will attempt
| 10 catch up on the routine work of his
| oifice. The meeting of the intcrna-
| tional executive board OF the Miners
| union, which had been set for next
| Tuesday at indianapolis, has been
postponed for the week because Of Mr.,
| Mitchells inability To be present.
When President Mitchell Of the
| miners, was shown a bulletin from
| Columbus, Ohio, today announcing
! that President Winder of the Ohio
| Operators association had telegraphed
| President Roosevelt and Mr.. Mitchell
| proposing that the strike IN the bitum-
| nous fields be settled on the same
| terms which the miners proposed ia
| the anthracite operators yesterday, he
| declined 10 make any comment.
He regarded the move as very IN.
| teresting," he said, but I'm the alb
sence Of official adyices, could say
| nothing about the matter. The senti.
| mcnt of the anthracite miners scale
| committee with regard to arbitration Is
that conditions IN the anthracite and
bituminous fields are widely different