Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-02-28
No STRIKE IN THE MINES2
JOHN MITCHELL SAYS IS AGREED
WITH HIS VICE PRESIDENT
ON THIS POINT.
WILL RESTORE REDUCTION
Operators 10 Establish a Peace That Will
Last for Several Years, Is
Miners View.

! NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-John Mitchell,
president Of the United Mine Workers
Of America, today endorsed the opinion
| that there VIII be no general strike of
coal miners on April ! next, which was
given out last night in Indianapolis by
| Vice President T. l.. Lewis of the Unit
ed Mine Workers.
Agrees with Vice President.
President Mitchell was shown the vice
presidents statement, in which the lat
ter said, in addition to the assertion that
there will be no general strike in the
mining industry April /, that operators
Will restore the reduction accepted by the
miners two years ago, and perhaps more,
and chat an era of peace will be estab-
llshed for another period of years.
After hearing these statements, Mr..
Mitchell said: Il guess that is right"
Calls His Officers Together.
President Mitchell of the United Mine
Workers of America has called to New
York a number Of the officers of the or
gan1zatlon to consider the proposition
from the bltuminous coal operators to
restore the scale of 1903, which is an in
crease of $50 per cent. over the present
scale.
Vice President r. L. Lewis saws a ma
~ be called soon to work out the details
OF the new proposition of the operators
The New York conference will probably
decide the date of the convention.
Robbins Is Not So Sure.
Francis L. Robbins, president of the
Plttsburg Coal company and chairman
OF the committee of the bituminous oper-
ators, today said
There is absolutely no change in the
a strike on April /. No meeting of the
operators has been held and I as chair
man, Swould be the man to call one
Even IN case such a proposition were
made. Mr.. Mitchell would have to refer
1t to the miners convention. There could
be no change of front on the part of the
operators without a conference among
them. Because the miners are willing
to accept the 10000 scale that is
no INDICATION that the soft coal operators
are willing to yield
Submit to the Inevitable.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 26. =
Vice President Lewis Of the United
Mine Workers Of America declares that
there will be no strike April l. The
operators will restore the reduction ac-
cepted by the miners two years ago
and perhaps more, he says. L. L. Rob-
bins of Pennsylvania and Mr.. Taylor of
Illinois. leaders of the operators, recog-
nlze their untena BILE position and have
submitted to the inevitable and will pay
an advance to the miners.
Orchard Confession Awaited.
BOISE, Idaho, Feb 26-''The confess
sion of Harry Orchard says Gov
Frank r. Cooling Of Idaho, when Civ
en- to the public, will be the greatest mar
rative of crime of which the world
knows. The ASA ssination was the re-
suit of the third attempt on Steunen-I
berg's life. Orchard implicated all of
those now under arrest it is said, in =
GLIDING President Charles H Meyer,
Secretary William 3. Haywood, George
A. Pettibone, Vincent st. John, Steve
Adams and others. He told the story of
! twenty-six murderers, the results of con-
| spiracies of those named. The alleged
confession was secured by James Nc
| Parland.
Orchard is seriously ill and knew at
the time his confession was made that
he could not live long. He wanted to
make his peace with God, and he told
me he had no promise if immunity and
did not expect any clemency."
$1,000 for Killing Steunenberg.
| Gov. Gooding said that Orchard adj
mitted to him, and also said in his con-
| fession, that he killed former Gov
Steunenberg, and that he did so at the
behest of Haywood and Meyer, receiving
$4,000 from them for the assassinat ton
The assassination of the former gov
ernor, which occurred at his own gate
OH the evening of December 90, 1905,
was the third attempt that Orchard
made against his life.
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