Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-01
WILLTRYONCE MORE.
At President ROosevelt's Suggestion
Coal Strike May Not Occur.
NATIONAL COyVEETIOSTO DECALLED'
A : Conference Of OhicialS Rep
ye.enting Both Miners and oD-
orators such q Decision
was Reached.

New York, Feb 27.-President NOoSo
~ bas again interviewed as q peace
mster between the coal miners ana
GENERATORS and as the result OF iel.er
addressed by him to John m1
chs,I nresident Of the United Mine
WORKERS Of America, national CON
vention Of the united miners WILL DC
haId march is to try to reach an agree
ment with the soft coal operators IN
tbe hope OF averting the threatened
strike Of April in the bitumlhouS
coal fields.
The presidents letter and the an
nouncement that the national con
vention will be called were made pup
Ia Monday night by Mr.. Mitchell aftel
q ling conference with Francis L.
Robbins, president Of the Pittspure
Coal company. and chairman OF the
bituminous operators, who came 10
New York Monday morning Also
present at this conference were w.
q Perry Of the Southwestern Coal as
ISOLATION and B. F. Bush, representing
the soft coal interests allied with tne
Gould railroads. :,
The presidents letter to Mr. Mitchell
follows:
"Whlte house, Washington. D o.
Feb. "a. Sir: Inote with very great
concern the failure of your late con-
yention on the joint interstate agree
ment to come to basis of settlement
Of the bituminous mining scale o.
wages. You. In this business have en-
joyed great industrial peace for man!
years, thanks to the joint trade agree
ment that has resulted in the actiol
Of your successive conventions
"A strike such as is threatened o.
April / is a menace to the peace an
general welfare Of the country. urE
YOU to make further effort to avoi
such q calamity.
"You and Mr. Robbins are JOIN
chairmen Of the trade agreement CON
mittee of the National Civic FEEDERS
ton. and It seems to me that this In
poses additional duty upon you bot
and gives an additional reason VIII
each Of you should Join in making
further effort
Very respectfully,
Theodore Roosevelt
The conference did not adjourn uni
nearly 8 o'clock Monday night VIII
Mr.. Mitchell announced that after 4
reading Of President Roosevelt's i
ter IT was agreed both by himself Al
the operators that the national conye
ton should be called. The miners We
IN session recently at Indianapolis ;
failed to reach an agreement with
operators. President Mitchell hims
has been quoted as saying that so
as be knew there would certainly
strike In the bituminous fields AT
j.
The negotiations for an agreem
between the hard coal workers
the anthracite operators have b
a- progressing smoothly to all outw
appearances. and arrangements b.
Uoen mAue Tor a joint confere
wednesday between the sub-c'
mlttees having the settlement Of
difficulties in hand.
rHi With tho anthracite negoiatl
well under way. President Mite
has been devotng most Of bis {
to bringing about settlement
the differences In the soft coal
gionG Mr.. Mitchell has not
.nouneed any details Of Moud
conference
March IS he believes Is
earliest date the convention can
summoned and be believes ths
there Is 10 Be peace the two v
between the date fixed for ne
trs' assembly and April I. when
present agreement with the q
tors expires. Is Fulcieni time
hlitr about -. Ae.'-.4 -.--''