The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-31
MINERS ADJOURN,
STRIKE CERTAIN
Men Authorized to Return to Work
in Any District Where
Scale Is Signed.
MITCHELL'S WORD is LAW
CONVENTION OBEYED EVERY
DEMAND.

Indianapolis. Ind, March 3O-The
national convention of the United
Mine Workers of America adjourned
sine die today after authorizing the
national and district officers to sign
a wage agreement with an- coal opera
tor who would agree to paw the scale
of 1903 or its equivalent for z period
of two years This is an advance OF
BOO per cent in wages in Illinois, In
diana, Ohio and western Pennsylvania.
and all other districts except the south
west, composed of Missouri. Kansas
Texas, Arkansas and the Indian Ter
rltory, where an advance of cents
per ton is demanded, as the 1908 scale
is practically in force in that d-s-
trict.
The convention declined ar offer
made by the-oDeEators o. Illinois. IN
diana and Ohio to submit the wage
differences to arbitration. When
coal operator owns mines il different
districts the scale must be signed for
all the properties at the slime time
before any viii be allowed To run.
Half Million Men Involved.
The action of the convention Will
bring out of the mines of the conn
try 5O9,G00 men in The anthracite and
bituminous fields. These will remain
on strike until settlements have been
ohSAhSA ny diSLt1CtS OF WIZ aNGaNl4UaI
operators. The only miners at work
on Monday will be 25.0O0 men i'm the
New River. POcahOntas. Fairuont and
central fields of West Virginia. where
an agreement was made several DAYS
ago 10 allow the men To continue at
work until the district convention low
IN session at Charleston has reached
a disagreement with the operators.
The joint state conventions of the
outlying districts, to oe held next week
or now in session, at Charleston, W
Va, Louisville, Ky. Des Moines. Ia.
Saginaw, Mich, and Clearfield, in cen
tral Pennsylvania were empowered
under the action of the convention to-
day, to sign agreements with the
operators of those states if they. agree
TO pay the 1903 scale.
Some Will Make Peace.
re men viii return To work as soon
he scale is signed, If there * d
Ereement in these Joint state con-
htiOns any of the miners cIn sign
ore scale and resume work where in
div.duaI operators pay the advanced
scale.
It is anticiDated that the scale will
be signed in few DAYS by employers
of 10000 men. The PittSburg Coal
company, and F. I. Robbins. of west
eTn Pennsylvania. who also owns mines
in Ohio, Illinois and West virginia 1
VIII, it is expected. sign at once, to-
gether with a number Of indeDCn lent
operators. The miners expect to get
the advance soon In all the Indiana
mines south of the Baltimore & Ohio
railway, in a number of central In
diana mines, in One-hdlf of the Hi /
nOis mines, and in a large percentage /
of the mines Of Ohio. The duration
OF the strike in Michigan. Kentucky 4
central Pennsylvania, iowa and West
Virginia can better be determined when
the state conventions meet, when ex-
pressions from the operators as to /
their intentions will ne made.
MitchelPs Opinion.
President Mitchell sad today ne be |
lieved One-half of the tonnage of Illi- !
nOis. Indiana, Ohio and western Penn !
sylvania would sign vary soon, and a /
large number of independents having /
protested here against the advance |
hut who would pay the advance de, /
manded, and their men would resume /
work. The miners expect very few /
operators in the southwest will sign
al once.
The joint conference of this dis |
trict adjourned today lfter disagree
ing and after the miners mad unani- /
mOusiy declined to submit the differ |
euCes to a commission to be appointed /
by President Roosevelt
Executive Board to Meet.
The national executive board Will 1
meet tomorrow morning to take up the
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