The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04

p. m, Thursday, without coming to an
agreement Each side to the contro-
versy has refused to make the slight
est concession. and the whole question
apparently is as far from solution as
1t was before the conference began to-
day.
In the meantime the tie-up of the
anthracite industry remains as COM
plete as it was yesterday. without in
dication that a resumption of mining
will occur very soon. Notwithstanding
the fruitless session and the apparent
ly hopeless deadlock between the work
men and their employers, rumors are
still current that a way will be found
that will enable the operators and
miners to stand on common ground and
settle their differences.
REPORT OF THE OPERATORS.
After the conference the following
statement was given out by a repre-
sentative of the operators:
The conference began at noon, with
President Thomas of the Lehigh Valley
Company in the chair. Mr.. Mitchell
made a long speech detailing why, in
his judgment. the original demands of
tho miners ought to be granted. He
was followed by Mr. Nichols. president
OF the Lackawanna-Wyomi district
Of the miners union. who supported
MI MITCHELL dI were
other speeches by the representatives
of the miners. In fact that side did
nearly all the talking.
There was no disposition on either
side to recede from its original posi-
tion or to accept any modification of the
original demands. Mr.. Mitchell's atti-
tude indicated that the counter propo-
Eition made by the operators for a re-
newal of the working agreement
dy-,f fe1
mission was not acceptable to the
miners
'On motion OF Mr.. Mitchell the con-
ference adjourned until Thursday
The entire situation remains the
same s before the meeting. The sus-
pension of work in the anthracite mines
will continue pending the negotiations"
Each member of the operators COM
mittee was asked for an interview Civ
ing further details of the meeting, but
none of them cared to say anything be-
yond what was contained in the state
ment. The members of the miners
committee, including President Mitch
ell, also refused absolutely to pass an
opinion as to the outcome of the con-
ference.
There was a full attendance at to-
days meeting Of the subcommittee
PENNYPACKER TAKES HAND.
The Shamokin scale committee, which
numbers thirty-six men and which was
appointed last December, held a secret
session tonight at the Ashland House,
as planned at Indianapolis last week
1t is understood that the committee
went over the situation as it presents
itself and discussed what further action
should be taken.
The scale committee was in session
les than an hour The scale committee
which had been in conference with the
operators made its report, after which
President Mitchell read the following
letter from Governor Pennypacker Of
Pennsylvania:
(" Executive Mansion,
HARRISBURG, Pa, March 81.
Dear Sir: The commonwealth of
Pennsylvania expects that every rea-
sonable effort will be made by the
parties interested to arbitrate the diff
ferences between the coal operators and
coal miners and to avert the strike
which is now threatened.
SAMUEL PENNYPACKER.
ITO George F. Baer, Reading Terminal.
Philadelphia.
John Mitchell, Indianapolis"
Mitchell stated to the committee that
he had acknowledged receipt of the let
ter and had notified Governor Penny
packer that he would communicate its