The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-03-27


f. cm their stand. There seems to
be no doubt now that John Mitchell
will advise tho miners to sign a con-
tvaet to operate the western Penn
sylvania mines
Whether or not the Indiana. Ohio
and Illinois operators will be able to
maintain their stand against making
any concessions remains to be seen.
The break in the ranks of the
"stand-pat" forces in the Pittsburg
district prevented final break be-
tween the miners ana operators In
scale committee. After two and half
hours of wrangling the scale COM
mittee adjourned until this afternoon.
SOME BITTER ATTACKS.
Robbins became the center of at
tacks directed at him by the Indiana,
Ohio and Illinois operators. They
were bitterly personal. Robbins has
not yet been able to deliver all that
he had planned with President Mitch
ell, but there was a chance that not
withstandiDg the positive declarations
of the Indiana Ohio and Illinois op-
orators against making any conces-
sions, Robbins might be able to bat
ter down the oppositions and bring
about some kind of an agreement.
This hope was not very bright, ow-
ing to the determination Of the wes-
tern operators to depose Robbins.
They openly asserted that he mad
been dictator, self-imposed on them,
and that he had compromised their
stand in this great fight and had per-
sonally agreed to deliver the operators
over to the miners without consult
ing them.
1t was settled by the adjournment
this morning for another session this
afternoon that joint conference of
the operators and miners would not
| be held before tomorrow morning il
then.
MAY SOON END.
There is every indication tonight
that the fight will be over by tomor-
row night.
The operators made an effort to get
from President Mitchell a positive
statement ON the status of the Ryan
resolution, but in this they failed.
1t is stated positively that Presi-
dent Roosevelt has not shown his hand
in the present crisis, though there
it no doubt that Wall street financial
and industrial interests took hand;
| in the matter last night and today.
1t was noticeable this afternoon that
several of the operators who had
made sleeping car reservations for to-
night cancelled them and were pre-
pairing to stay at least another day.
1t is authoritatively stated that IL
the Indiana, Ohio and Illinois opera
tors continue to refuse to come to
terms with the miners, f. l.. Robbins
will appeal to the miners national
convention to sign local contracts with
him to operate the mines in the
Pittsburg district and his properties
in Ohio and Illinois. 1t is understood
through this authoritative source that
he will make the appeal on the ground
| that by Offering to accept their
terms and grant an increase he has
shown himself to be the miners
| friend and will also ask that the min
ers join with him in trying to avert
an industrial panic.
There are strong indications chat
| though the invariable, rule of the min
ers' union has been to refuse to sign
contract with fractional part OF
competitive district, John Mitchell
will advocate this course to the min
ers national convention.
MINERS STRENGTHENED.
Some of the operators are still
clinging to the hope that the miners
would be shaken from their demand
for the 1903 scale. They reckoned
with hopes rather than conditions.
The miners are going to have an IN
crease or not go to work and their
position has been strengthened by
Robbins agreeing to pay it. He is
in the district where the competitive
conditions are the worst for the un-
ion operators and the miners say il
he can afford to pay it the Others
certainly can.
His mines back UP to the non
union mines of West Virginia, and
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