The Paducah sun., 1906-04-04
New York Operators and Miners
Conference Does No Good.
The Factions Talk Over Differences
and Then Disperse to Meet
Tomorrow.
ANTHRACITE TIE UP COMPLETE.


tees representing the anthracite op-
orators and the mine workers OF
Eastern Pennsylvania held their first
Joint meeting here and after nearly
three hours session adjourned until
I p. m. Thursday, without coming
10 an agreement.
Each side refused to make the
slightest concession, and the whole
question apparently is as far from a
solution as II was before the con
ference began.
Meanwhile the tle-up OF the an
thracite industry remains as com
plete as It was yesterday without any
mining viii occur very soon. Not
whhstanding the fruitless session
and the apparently hopeless dead
lock between the workmen and their
employers. rumors are current that
n way will be found that will enable
the operators and miners TO stand on
common ground and settle their diff
ferences.
After the conference the following
statement was given by represent
ative of the operators: The confer
ence began at noon with President
r. B. Thomas. OF the Lehigh Valley
company, in the chair. Mitchell
made a long speech, detailing why in
his judgment the original demands
Of the miners ought to be granted.
He was followed by Nichols, pnesi-
dent OF the Lackawana-w Wyoming dis
trict OF the miners union who sup
ported Mitchell's argument. There
were other speeches by representa-
tives OF the miners In fact that side
did nearly all of the talking.
There was no disposition on
either side to recede from its origi-
nal position or to accept any modifi-
cation OF the original demands.
Mitehell's attitude indicated that the
counter proposition made by the op-
orators for renewal OF the working
agreement drafted by the anthracite
strike commission was not accepta-
Bile to the miners.
ION motion of Mitchell the con-
ference adjourned until Thursday
The entire situation remains the
same as before the meeting. The sus.
pension OF work in the anthracite
mines Will continue. pending the ne
gotiations."
Each member OF the operators
committee giving further details OF
the meeting, but none of them cared
to say anything beyond what was
contained In the statement Of Presi-
dent Baer, who Is chairman of the
operators subcommittee. He said |:
1--WE simply had a long talk which
was IN the nature OF glittering gener-
alities. Practically nothing was ac-
complished."
The members OF the miners COM
uiitt<t Hitiuditfk 'mftthtsis dbooiueeis
refused to talk OF the conference
The miners president also refused
to express an opinion as to whethe,
the situation was hopeful or discour-
aging from his view point.
The reports from the anthracite
fields according to the labor leaders
are satisfactory to them. No breaks
are reported In the ranks of the
miners and none are expected.
Mitchell, discussing the situation
In the bituminous fields. said he had
received large number OF telegram.
during the day from the soft Goa
fields which satisfied him that the
affairs of those regions are workiEi
themselves out Just as he had an
ticipated. Thousands of men he said
returned to work today under the
scale of 1903 which gives them an
increase of 5y55 percent. over ths
wages received during the last two
years.