The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-20
OPERATORS WILL
MEFI. II MINERS
,DDiRS Succeeded by WindtT
as Leader Of Operators
BOTH SIDES REMAIN SILENT
Separate Sessions of the Mine Workers
and of the Operators Were Held
In indianapolis Yes
terday.

lnulanapOHSt marCn l5,-lnat tnefe VIII
be a second joint conference of the coal
operators and miners of the central COM
petitive district comprising the states of
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Western Penn
sylvania, was definitely determined upon
this afternoon when the operators of the
four states met in convention and adopted
a resolution setting forth their willing
ness to meet the representatives of the
United Mine Workers. Subsequent ar
rangements between J. II. Winder, the
newly elected chairman of the operators
and President John Mitchell of the mine
workers, fixed the first session of the
Joint conference for tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock.
Following the retirement of F. l.. Rob-
bins, president of the Pittsburg Coal COM
pany, as chairman of the operators and
the election of ]. H. winder of Ohio as
his successor a resolution was adopt
ed providing that the operators of the
four states should elect their own spokes-
man and that there be no official represent
tations of the four states collectively
either In Joint convention or joint scale
committee.
Refuses to Make Statement.
When seen tonight f. l.. Robbins re-
fused to make a statement regarding his
reasons for relinquishing the leadership
of the operators. His successor MI
winder, was equally reticent, and neith-
er would discuss the attitude he will as
sumo on the floor of the joint confer
ence.
In anticipation of the action taken by
the onerators this afternoon looking to
another Joint conference with the mine
workers through W. d. Ryan, 4 L.
Lewis wellington 0connor and William
Dodds. acting respectively for the states
OF Illinois, Ohio. Indiana and western
Pennsylvania, announced the appointment
of members of the Joint scale commit
tee. who Will act for the miners
Separate sessions of the national con-
vention of the United Mine Workers and
the operators of the central competitive
district were held today Beyond listen
ing to an address by Mr.. Langdon OF
Denver on the Colorado situation, ana
disposing of a number of resolutions,
among which was the Stanley resolu-
ton prohibiting the signing of wage scales
not providing for run-ot-mlne OASIS
the mine workers transacted no business
of Importance.
Operators Adopt Report.
The operators heard the report of the
committee on rules after recess and adopt
ed it as follows
Sessions of the convention shall be
held at the call of the chairman or as the
convention may direct.
entitled f0 four
votes to be cast as such state shall direct.
No resolution shall be declared adopted
except by majority affirmative vote of
each and all of the states represented.
"Roberts rules of order shall apply
in all matters Of ordinary procedur
A resolution was adopted setting forth
that out of respect for the expressed
wish of President Roosevelt. the opera
tors would meet the miners in Joint con-
ference and the chairman was authorized
TO make arrangements for such confer
ence. Chairman Winder later arranged
with President Mitchell of the miners to
have the Joint conference begin at Tonlin-
son Hall tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
The resolution adopted was as follows;
Ready to Meet Miners.
sResolved. that the operators of the
four states are assembled at the re-
quest of the President of the United
States through his letters to Messrs. Rob-
bins and Mitchell and that we notify
the miners representatives that we are
ready to meet them in Joint convention;
that such notification be made by the
chairman of this meeting
Another resolution adopted by the OPP
orators is as follows:
Resolved, that 1t is the sense of this
convention that the operators of each
state select their own spokesman or
spokesmen, and that there be no Off
clal representative of the operators Of
the four states collectively, either in
joint convention or joint scale commit
tee"
The Pittsburg operators met in con-
ference this afternoon and unanimously
agreed upon the following committee to
represent them in accordance with the
rules adopted by the general meeting
OF operators:
F. l.. Robbins. G. w. Schuederberg.
W. w Keefer and George A. Magoon.