The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-28
.BREAKCOMES AND
STRIKE: K|'.|: IS 5. NEAR.
Joint Committee Re
ports Disagreement
and D0osNOthing.
MITCHELL MAKES
BRIEF STATEMENT.
Hope for Settlement Very Small
and 225,ooo Miners May Go
Out saturday-Re-
ports Of Appealto
President is
Denied.
(By#Associatcd PrcssD

IND1ANAPO LIS, IND, March 27.----'fhe
sIoint scale committee or the bituminous
coal operators of Illinois. Indiana, ONO
and Western Pennsylvania. to-day re-
ported n dlsagrcemcnthto the Joint con-
: ference .of the Central Competitive Dis
&trict After session Of three hours, the
conference adjourned 10 meet to-morro% ".
without n vote having been taken on aiij
ina tier. s#
The discussions and arguments present
cd during the afternoon .eatabllshcH llc
fact, that, SO far as Indications cap de-
&ter,nne, the opposing sides arc no nearer
q wage agreement than they "srh 5ll'
January. when the first conference Was
held. The present wage scale "lll etspllrrc rrc
Saturday and unless an aS:c"incE =
reached before its expiration 2.5WO miners it. 5
Nm the four states will be called from lha
mines.
What Mitchell Says.
President Mitchell, Of the miners. cpcn' 1
eli Tic discussion in the joint conference,
after there had been a silence OF le,
minutes, during which each side Wv. VIZ
waiting for the other to make lle 1iist !trst
move He said: 4 !. !. J, -, "a
t.,
Ion when we convened here TINS 4
T afternoon that some proposition iook
III ing 10 an adjustment of our diner
cncns would be submitted by the
opera tors. 1t Is evident that they
have not agreed among themselves
IN submit for the consideration OF \
this convention any proposition iooN- li.o3S- Il,
Ing to an adjustment OF our relatio1is. NJ
7 Every one here who has heafu tiie
report read by the secretary OF the
Joint Scale Committee. VIII kho"
thYt the miners. parties 70 .h' ina loins ~ ~
scaiic conference have n gone out. OF \
i1cir way. have even assumed au-s
thorIty not vested in them by the 4%
miners'a convention, to meet the grave (
and full responsibilities placed on
Ri them not only as miners. bilt 4
# as countrymen and citizens, by
the request and the suggestions OF
X the President OF our country. Ana
1t will become evident from the votes
reported here by at least four OF the
states. who must. and who rightfully
shall. assume the responsibility for
5 Il disagreement II no settlement Is
rca achcJ.
"Onc state, one large producing
State. has como in here and voted
for a restoration of the wage scale
or 1908. That state has not only
voted It's entire production, but 1t
has announced In addition thereto 81
/ Tie intention 10 vote It's mines In
Ohio and In Illinois in favor OF a.
Increase in wages. 1t seems to me.
gcntlcmen, that Instead Of sitting
quietly. the gentlemen from tho op-
orators side ought to say something &
in dcfcnse Of their position. And ac-
ccptng all the responsibilities that
may come TO me personally without
consultation with tho gentlemen WHO
employ me, / want to offer for the
consideration OF this convention q
motion that rs basis Of settlement
there be restoration Of tho scale.
the mining scale and the day wages
scale. and the dead work scale OF
9O3."
No Appeal to President,
r. III. windcr, chairman OF the opsra,
tors. offered as q substitute a motion 70
adopt the present scale with al condl-
lions existing at tho time Ut is adoption
u;t, Tho mining rate at Danvlle. illn for
a base and to include all cost OF of shoot-