The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-13
MITCHELL HAS WORRIED LOOK
YFADS OF MINERS UNION SEE
MISTAKES THEY'VE MADE.
Strike in Either Hard or Soft Coal Region,
and Maybe Both, Now Seems Ineyita.
me-Pittsburg Operators, Elated Over
Trouble in the East Say no Strike There

hie-PittsburG Operators, Elated Over
Trouble in the East, Say no Strike There
INDIANAPOLIS, March 12.-President John
Mitchell reached hero to-day from New
York and spent the afternoon in conference
Wit b leaders In the miners union Mitchell
is worried and members OF the organization
fear there will be no settlement with the
bituminous mine since the anthracite
operators have re jected all their demands.
In reply to a question whether there
would be a strike, Mr.. Mitchell said.
Il cannot say as to that. OF curse
we are in hope Of reaching terms with the
OPERATORS at our convention
But the convention was ostensibly called
to reach terms with the bituminous opera
tors7"
Yes he replied. "and we hope we may
be able to do that"
What about the anthracite operators
refusal to grant any Of the anthracite
miners demands?s
1T looks" he replied, "as though they
are looking for a strike
What will the miners be looking for?"
Il cannot say as to that. The anthracite
miners scale committee will come to Indian
apolis for the convention and OF course
we will have to decide on our policy. l
could only speak for one person and Of
course I cannot do that until l v con-
ferred with the committee
Well, your friend F. L. Robbins says
that you and he had a nice long talk down
at New York and that you then called up
the President of the United States and
had him write those peace letters for you.
Win he do the same thing to relieve the
anthracite situation?"
Mitchell turned around In his chair and
chewed his cigar. He evidently was not
going to make the break that Robbins
made in exposing the President's peace
hand. Il suppose he said, that he would
first wan to sec his first move successfully
worked out"
1t is no secret around the miners head
quarters that the organization ia not in a
position to strike and that ii has lost time
and a good opportunity by not levying the
assessment of 81 q week provided for at the
last convention. That would have brought
$500 700 a week.
PITTsBURG, March 12.-"There will be
no strike in the bituminous coal fields. You
may say positively that all differences be
tween the minerr ar operators will be
settled at the oonfereLJ to be held in In
~dianapolis next week. / do not know the
terms upon which the settlement will be
effected nor does any other man. Blu there
will be a settlement and the miners will get
an advance. 1t may not be the full 10 per
cent. asked for but it will be satisfactory
and both sides will leave the conference
we'll satisfied"
1Nhtu AfoNaRaANf Ny0a VanHn hU an nH3HaR
Of the Pittsburg Coal Company this evening
and is the direct result Of the answer Of the
hard coal operators to the miners.
The refusal Of the anthracite operators
to grant n concessions has practically
made the bituminous operators masters Of
the situation. When the announcement
reached this city that the anthracite OPP
orators would not deal with the union it
created good feeling among miners and
operators alike.
They are both confident there will be no
trouble at indianapolis next week. The
miners are certain they will. get the full
!: per cent, they have asked for, but some
Of the operators profess to believe a COM
promise will be effected on SIS per cent,
which will restore the scale Of two years ago
WASHINGTON, March IL NO autho itative
announcement Of the Presidents position
regarding the break between the anthracite
coal operators and the mine workers was
obtainabIe at the White House this morning.
1t was said unofioially, however, that
there was no prospect of Intervention on
the part of Mr., Roosevelt. While it is re-
called that the President q few days 6
wrote a letter intended to bring the opera
tors and the union leaders together in q
further conference, it is not admitted that
this action forms a precedent for future
action or that it must logically lead to
intervention by the President in the present
crisis,