Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-04
STRIKE SITUATION
RATHER CRITICAL
Shamokin Scale Committee Dis.
cussing Question Of a
Convention.
MITCHELL SAYS NOTHING.
More Mines In Operation In Piusburg
District, But Without Full
Complement.

New York, April 4.-The Shamokin
scale committee of the anthracite min
ers, to which has been entrusted the
task of endeavoring to reach a wage
agreement with the mine owners, went
into session at $3.50 a. IN. today at its
headquarters in the Ashland House.
to discuss what its next move shall
be. The instructions OF this body call
for an agreement with the anthracite
operators, subject TO the ratifica ton of
convention TO be called by the off.
GERS OF the union, and IN case they fail
To arrive at an understanding the COM
mittee must report such failure to .he
convention. All the demands have been
refused by the operators, and the ques-
ton to be decided now by the commit
tee is whether their propositions should
be modified or whether delegates repre-
senting all the hard coal mine workers
should be summoned into convention at
once to decide what further action
should be taken,
President Mitchell said today there
was nothing in the present situation
that he could discuss
Soon after noon the miners scale
committee took recess until O'clock
this afternoon, when II will resume
consideration of the strike situat ion.
Neither Mr.. Mitchell nor amy member
of the committee would disclose the
nature Of the forenoon discussion.
MORE MINERS WORKING.
Pittsburg, April i.--More mines were
in operation IN the Pittsburg district
today than yesterday, but at none was
there a full complement of miners. The
PittsRurg Coal company reported Az
railroad mines running and II idle
No work Is being done at any of the
independent mines and the operators
say they have been closed down in
definitely
When the question Of continuing
work under the new agreement was
brought before the miners convention
today, the delegates went on record as
faypring the 1903 scale assigned the
Pttsburg Coal company and a num-
Der OF other coal companies in riIis dis
triot.
Frank Feehan. the newly elected dis
trict president. stated that officials Of
the Pittsburg Coal company had called
at the convention hall aud complained
that they were unable to operate many
of their mines because of the refusal of
the men to so TO work.
Upon the advise of President Fee
ham, committee was appointed to
visit the miners and induce them to
return to work at once II Is now ex-
pected that In day or two the. Pitts
burg Coal company will have all .,r
mines In operation. The Pittsburg and
Southwestern Coal company added its
signature TO the scale this afternoon.
MORE MEN JOIN UNION.
1ohnstown, Pa, April From the
few men who reported for work today
at the Windber plant Of the Berwind.
White Coal company, II Is evident a
much larger number of the miners have
Joined the union than was generally
believed The miners are awaiting the
result of the joint conference, now In
session at Clearfield what action will
then be taken Is problematical. Sheriff
Bagley. OF Somerset county, was busy
today serving injunctions on the strlll-
ers, restraining them from interfering
with the men at work.
Apparently this move has had good
effect, as no attempt was made To pre-
vent any one from going into the mine.
It Is said the company received
large shipment Of guns last night and
are preparing for long siege. Sheriff
Bagley has IS deputies on duty and is
reported To have said that he has
enough guns TO equip small army.