Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-04-04
Miners Will STRIKE ] \. |
Owners and Workers Fail to
Reach Agreement
T0HOLD FURTHER CONFERENCES
Anthracite Mine Workers Committee
DEGREES Total Suspension Begin
ming Monday Pending Result of
Final Conference Breaks Up With
out Agreeing and Strike is Expect
ed.

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Indianapolis, Special-The antllra-
ute miners scale committee issued
orders for a total suspension of min
ing in the three anthracite districts
beginning Monday morning, April 2.
The committee informed President
Baer that the miners scale committee
will meet the operators scale COM
nittee i'll New York city on Tuesday,
April 3. At the close Of a meeting of
The committee President Mitchell, of
the United Mine Worl : of America
ssued the following signed statement:
"The committee appointed by the
Shamokin convention Of Dec. IA, met
and had under consideration
the letter signed by Mr.. Baer, dated
March 90, and wired him the follow
ing:
"'If agreeable 10 You, a meeting
IF the joint subcommittee will be
leld in New York at 10 o'clock Tues
lay, April 3, for the purpose Of fur
:ber considering the wage scale in the
anthracite field
HThe committee having the matter
in charge instructed the anthracite
miners, except the men necessary to
run the pumps and preserve the prop
critics, to suspend work on Monday
morning, April 2, pending further in
structions 1rohi the committee APP
pointed By the shalnokin convention.
+. "The entire mihers' committee will
meet in New York at s o'clock Tues.
day night To hear the report of the
joint subcommittee.
"JOIIN MITCHELL, Chairman.
..T. D. NICHOLS,
"W. H. DETTERY,
"JOHN FAHY.
Presidents Districts Nos. III and
g."
The operators Of Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio voted against The PROPOSE
ton Of the conference followed.
Operators of western Pennsylvania
and the miners of the four States
voted for the proposal. Following
adjournment, National Secretary w.
B. Wilson, .of the Mine Workers,
said:
"There is no likelihood Of anything
further being done towards a settle;
ment. This means suspension Of
work. The national convention Of the
miners will meet Friday morning.
The principle business will be to de
termine general + Icy. The ques-
ton especially to be considered is.
whether the organization will permit
miners to work in districts and mines
where the advance is offered.
F. l.. Robbins and ether operators
rpresenting about one-thirdz of the
coal production Of western Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, Of
fered to pay the advance and urged
tile miners to accept this advance and
continue work in their mines even
though the other mines in the four
States should be idle. Tile conyen-
ton of miners will decide whether to
permit this OF to demand that all
miners suspend work until all have
been paid the advance.
No Strike Where Raise.
indianapolis, Special. .-Ameliora-
ion of the threatened strike of bitum-
nous coal miners on April,1 was Sc
cured by the United Mine Workers Of
America, who, before aliourning
without day, authorized national and
district officers TO sign wage arrange
ments with any coal operators who
would agree to pay the scale OF 1903
or its equivalent for a period of two
years. This is all advance of 500 per
cent. in wages i'll Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio and western Pennsylvania aud
all other districts except the south
west, where an advance of 8 cents q
ton is demanded.