The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-27
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Miners VI / | 4 5 I0EGLARE
Issue Ultima'tFullln1- Il 4 4 OpeI.
rrators Il It'll III Disputes
over. Ell D Wage ! & 9 g Scale. (
WILL NOT. YIELD.
NIT MITCHELL, q \ J; 1 SAYS s.
Vice President Expresses Hope
for Solution Yet, But Pros
pect for Agreen1cntiVery
Gloomy Companies
Preparing for
Strike.
3(By Associated Prcss.)

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1ND1ANAPOLIs,4 IND. J March 26. 6.--.rle
Emitted Mine Workers OF America, through
President John Mitchell, vice-Prcsldept ..
j. I. Lewis and Herman C.. Perry, president
OF the Illinois Miners. this AFTERNOON pre-
scented 10 the coal operators In tile execu-
tive session or the Joint scale committee
.of the Central. Competitive District their
ultimatum on the dispute over the wage
scale. e. Il, &
Tho demand ofSthe miners, as stated IN
the ultimatun7, is lfor$a q restoration of the
wage scale OF 1903, which is an increase
OF f5.55 per cent. The operators secured an
adjournment Of he committee until TO
morrow morning, when Sit Is expected
definite answer TO the miners VIII be Eiv
Ell. It is anticipated thar tli's reply VIII
he q refusal ~ the op1rato ors,E ana N
that event. the COMMITTEES will#repo1t
disagreement to the joint conference OF
miners and operators. l
+ In that; case the question will be debated
before the Joint convention. 10 mig ht,
according to those concerned. there IS
lttlo prospect for an agreement. "a
Miners Will Not Yield.
5I After the noon Adjournment, President
Mitchell. referring to 1umors HI hat the
miners might recedc, said hc&Hnnted 70
explain 10 the operators that there would
be, under no circumstances,tnn m agreement
at less than tile scale of 1903, unless
after I. disagreement the operators could
cnforce less terms. and ho did not be-
slieve they could. Vice President Lewis
said: n gr5 itia
III we have got 10 such q point in 4,
a these deliberations whrrnsit5is IL ca Sc
3s}s OF wait to see who sisiSgoinE TO be 4
able Ito, divide tie fcrfes on either
side, then I believe VIC are consider #
1. ing very dangerous proposttion.S1
II know wllatsSa suspension Of work II
means to urSpcoDlc; ] know what 1t Y
ll8probably lyssmean to Millions Of
other people. who are not directly in-@
tercsted IN these questions. nave
hopes that we, may be able to&;flnd ss
a solution OF our present difficulties,
but that solution will only como when
both sides are -rcndy to sign ii wage
agreement, CARRYING whit the 4
prices paid in 1909
&r"Of course, after VIC have ceased
negotiations and arrayed our follAw-$
ing OH different sides OF the question:.
Is I .am not prepared to say what will 4
develop
~ Herman Y. Perry.3 president OF the lit
nois, said he had heard 1t r,lmored that
the different interests had been attempt
ing o use their influences to bring about
{, strike. notably the small operators and
tltc ccnl dealers. who. he had been il,>
formed, were supporting a lobty',in the
horc Of influencing the operators to force
a disagreement. E1c added that there
would be no division OF the Illinois
miners ana no mine would be allowed
to run even with an advance In wages
unless all the union mines in Illinois
were given the same advance. There
was short discussion conducted in 4
friendly vein. and a motion to adjourn
wr. unanimously ndopted
Has Not Asked Extension.
+ MI. Mitchell today denied n report
that lie had requested nm extension for
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