Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-04
TOday's Telegraphic News
situation More Hopeful.


New York, April 4.-The anthracite
miners scale committee met today at
the Ashland House to prepare plans for
bringing about settlement OF the exist
ing differences in the hard coal fields
While no member of the committee will
discuss how this adjustment is to be
effected, it X learned that certain de-
mands, which the operators have slresdy
refused, will either be eliminated or so
modified that the operators will accept
them without feeling that they have
slulli6ed themselves in their position OF
concediug anything. There are surface
indications of war in the anthracite
regions but there is a current making
for peace which appears to be growing
stronger.
The anthracite scale committee are
willing to concede most anything for the
sake OF a settlement, with the possible
exception of the eight hour day. Dis
patches from every where in the region
show that the miners are hoping for
peace and are opposed to a strike. 1t is
this desire for peace that is influencing
the scale committee here in their delib
eratiOns. One member OF the scale COM
mttee, while in this city at the last con-
ference, said: "0f course the men
would be glad to have an increase in
wages. That would be natural 10 any
body of employees, but | am not sure
that there is crying need for such an
increase nor would | be willing to say
that the men are insistent for union
recognition. | do know that an eight
hour day is wanted by the outside men
and it is necessary for us to secure it..
The operators while indicating that
they will coucede nothing will not place
themselves in the position of bringing
Oh a strike when the granting of one
demand might avert it. Each side is
anxious to keep the good will OF the
public.
The conference tomorrow will proba-
bly, he not the concluding one, for II
will take some time before all the ques.
tons can be argued and each side make
it, position clear aud unmistakaole.
Whatever may be the outcome 1t can be
said that 50 far the personal relation
ship OF the conferrees has been most
pleasant
1t was said today that the scale COM
miitee are strongly opposed to contin-
uance of operations under the award OF
the anthracite commission, that in the
event all their demands we're refused and
the delegates to the Hazet0n CONVEX
ton indicate that they were opposed to
strike, they will advocate that the
men then return to work without an
agreement sotnat each cOlllery, if neces-
sary to settle its own difficulties, may go
on strike.
ShamokiD, Pa, April Anime
workers here were disappointed when
they heard that the New York conference
of their committee with that Of the
operators was unprUductive of results.
They hope for a speedy end to the nego-
tiations. None of the colieries made
an effort to work this morning and there
were no desertions from the union ranks.
Hazelton, Pa, April Anime
workers hereabOuts are bitterly dlsap-
pointed over the failure of the New York
conference to give some hope for peace.
A prominent mine workers leader last
night gave out an interview to the ef-
feet that there will be no strike aud that
the operators and the miners will come
to an amicable understanding tomorrow.