Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-04-19
LOOKS LIKE FAILURE
Negotiations for Settlement Of Coal
Mining Differences Abandoned
no FURTHER MEETINGS At PRESENT


! New York, April 1S.-At the nest
ing Of the subcommittee OF the an
thraoits mine workers and operators
here Thursday the representatives q
the employees offered the mine owners
the choice Of two proportions In their
endeavor 70 come to an amicable
agreement and the employers made
an informal reply in which they init
mated that they are not likely to
accept either Of the wage workers
Offers The operators will make an
official answer 70 the miners latest
proposition BY letter, and there will
be no further meetings until something
develops The meeting Thursday did
not bring the oontending parties close
together II the operators should de-
cline to entertain either Of the pro-
positions submitted by the miners
Thursday It is probable convention
of miners will be called at which the
delegates will declare that a strike
exists.
Briefly stated, the offer made by
President Mitchell Thursday was a re-
submission of the miners original de-
mands with two amendments and in
case they are not accepted he proposed
that the whole controversy be placed
before the strike commission
In one of the amendments to the
original demands President Mitchell
drops the request for the recognition
Of the union and provides that the
proposed agreement be made between
the operators and the anthracite mine
workers instead Of the United Mine
Workers of America. The other
amendment provides that only employ
es who are willing shall be assessed
a certain sum each month to defray
the expenses of carrying out the pro-
posed check OIL agreement instead Of
union and nonunion men being call
ed upon 10 contribute II the opera
tors will not accept the original de-
mands az amended, the miners pro-
pose that they (the original demands
as amended) and the operators first
proposition, which provides fOI a re-
newal for three years OF the award
of the anthracite strike commission.
be referred for arbitration TO the strike
commission. Thus the miners drop
their second offer which provided for
arbitration by the Cancellation board
and ignore the operators second pro
position with the exception Of the
strike commission feature which they
accept
At his headquarters Thursday even
ing President Mitchell confirmed the
Interpretation that the first amend
ment to his original demands elimin-
Rtes the request for the recognition Of
his union. Technically MP, Mitchell
md his colleagues are NOT annear'n0
bsfore the operators as o6icers OF the
Omitted Mine Workers Of America hnt
Il representatives Of the anthracite
nine workers This was also theit
status before tina strike commission
n 1s02-a
Philadelphia. April 13.-Reports re-
viewed here from all sections Of the an
.hracite coal field are 70 the affect
hat the mine workers are greatly dts
appointed at what thew regard an a
ritual SUSPENSION Of negotiatIora be-
,ween the operators and miners, ran.
'esentatives in New York In the va.
-ious districts the headouartars Of tba
nine workers' local oroanizat,oDe
we're thronred the greater mart ~ tha
10y w eApectant cro"'os seeking IN
orlna'ion concerning tne result OF the
Inc pelier Is generally ,
oppressed tnat PRESIDENT BaeTs brief
nswer 70 tne amended proposition Of
ered Dy MI. Mitchell and the scale
ommittee leaves Dut small hope for
n amicaole settlement OF the ques-
lons at issue.
Inere was little anticipation that ,
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