Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-04-05
WORK TO RESUME WHEREVER
SCALE is SIGNED.
REFUSE TO ARBlTRATE
Union Miners in Convention Vote
Down Proposition Of the Operators
to Submit Wage Differences to a
Commission to se Appointed by
President Roosevelt.

terday after authorizing the national
and district officers to sign wage
scale with any operator who would
agree to pay the scale of 1903 or its
equivalent for two years. This is an
advance of 5.55 per cent in all dis
tricts except the southwest, composed
of Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas
and Indian Territory, where an adj
vance of three cents ton is demand
ed, as the 1908 scale is practically in
force in that district
The convention declined an offer
made by the operators to submit the
wage differences to arbitration. Where
a coal operator owns mines in differ
ent districts the scale must be signed
for all the properties at the same
tile before any will be allowed to run.
The action of the convention will
bring out of the mines tonight 509,500
men in the anthracite and bituminous
fields. These will remain on strike
until settlements have been signed by
districts or with individual operators
The only miners at work Monday will
be $4,000 men in the New River, Poca-
hontas, Fair Mount and Central fields
of West Virginia, where it was agreed
several days ago to allow the miners
to remain at work until the conven-
ton of that district now in session has
reached a disagreement with the Cd.
orators.
The men now ordered out will re-
turn to work as soon as scale is
signed. 1t is anticipated that a scale
will be signed in a few days by the
employers of $4,000 miners. The
Pittsburg Coal company and F. l..
Robbins of western Pennsylvania. who
also own mines in Ohio, Illinois and
West Virginia, will, it is expected,
sign at once, together with number
of independent operators. The min
ers expect to get the advance soon in
all Indiana mines sonth of the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad, a number in
central Indiana mines. in half of the
Illinois mines and in a large percent
age of the mines of Ohio. President
Mitchell said yesterday that he be-
lieved half the tonnage of Illinois, In
diana, Ohio and western Pennsylvania
would sign very soon, and a large
number of Independents, having an
annual output of 100000 tons. who
protested here against the advance,
but who would pay the advance de-
manded and their men would re-
sumo work
Decline Arbitration.
The joint conference of this district
adjourned yesterday after disagree
ing and after the miners unanimously
declined to submit the differences to
commission to be appointed by
President Roosevelt.
The national executive board will
meet this morning to take up the de-
tails of managing the strike. 1t was
empowered to decide as to what en-
ployes would be allowed to continue
at work at the mines to prevent the
destruction of property during sus-
pension.
Big Strike Fund on Hand.
There is in the national, district
and local treasures of the miners
$4,000 900, of which $4,000 is in the
national treasury.
The convention failed to expel Pat
rick Dolan and Uriah Bellingham,
Pittsburg district officials, from the
organization, by vote of $50 to 1853.
The controversy was referred back
to the Pittsburg district.
President Mitchell had absolute con-
troll of the convention throughout its
sessions and every act desired by him
vase done. He signified yesterday
that If the convention did not adopt
the resolution permitting the miners
to sign wherever the advance scale
was paid, he would resign. The vote
was almost unanimous, although Vice
President Lewis took a vigorous DO
sition against it.
No Reduction or Advance.
Philadelphia, Mar. 31.--In conse-
quence of the suspension of mining In
the anthracite regions, the Reading
company will not grant the usual
spring reduction of so cents ton on
domestic sizes of anthracite this year;
neither does the company intend to In
crease the price. All other coal COM
panies throughout the hard coal re-
gions will follow the Readings ac-
ton. For some years the companies
have been reducing the price Of coal
so cents ton April I, and raising 1t
ten cents each month until Septem-
Der, when the price again touched
the winter rate. 1t is said that the
Reading company VIII refuse to fur
nish coal to dealers who increase re.
tail prices.
VIII Protect Workers.
Scranton, Pa. March 31--At all the
c01liarfoQ NJ the no1a uyc~o TonGomop