The Irish standard., 1908-04-04
WAGE Differences
Cause Mine STRIKE
GREAT WALkoUT OF TolLERs IN
MANY DISTRICTS FOLLOWS
f. o.. FAILURE TO AGREE.
SEVERAL CONFERENCES
ADOPT PLANS OF PEACE
indiana, Texas and PIttsburg Terri
tories Prevent Conflict Pending
Settlement of Question Regarding
scale-some Term II a Lockout.

Indianapolis, Ind, Apr las re.
suit of the failure of miners and op-
orators to renew wage agreements 1t
was estimated that 100000 miners
laid down their picks and shovels in
Ohio, Missouri, Iowa. Kansas, Okla
homa and Arkansas. They will not re-
turn to work until contract has been
signed by the operators. The Iii.
nois miners, 1t is reported from Spring
field, were willing to continue work
pending the agreement, but the opera
tors decided to close down until April
Is, by which time. it is thought, the
miners and operators will have agreed.
This same action will be taken by the
Pittsburg district operators. There
Is no question Of wage or principle at
stake in the move and technically the
miners will not be on strike. but will
merely cease work because the opera
tors, except In Indiana and Illinois.
show no real intention of meeting and
treating with them.
Pennsylvania Miners Out.
Pittsburg, Pa, Apr. AT a meet-
ing of the miners and operators Tues.
day afternoon 1t was decided that all
mines in the Pittsburg district would
suspend operation at midnight Tues
day night until wage scale agree.
ment had been reached. The suspen-
sion went into effect as planned. About
10000 miners throughout western
Pennsylvania were affected. A request
from the new miners president.
Lewis, that the Pittsburg district
miners support a conference to renew
the interstate wage agreement was
unanimously refused. 1t is considered
unadvisable to renew the interstate
agreement this year.
Miners Call Il q Lockout.
Kansas City, Mo-, Apr 1.-Despite
the efforts being made at settlement.
thousands of miners in Missouri, Kan,
sas, Oklahoma and Arkansas struck at
the close of their labors Tuesday. As
the contract between the operators
and miners provides that April i shall
always be a holiday, there is a bare
chance that operators and men may
reach an agreement, thus sending the
miners back to work Thursday. The
miners did not expect this however
They say 1t is a plain lockout and
they are preparing to request permits
sion Of their national body to sign
contracts with the individual opera
tors. A conference Of operators and
miners representatives was in prog
ress in the hope of reaching an agree
ment. The Interstate convention Of
the mine workers, in session here, like
]y will outline its attitude toward set
/ Element.
Michigan Conference On.
Bay City, Mich. Apr. 1.-The coal
operators and miners of Michigan
opened their joint conference Tues
day. The mines continued in opera
tion pending an agreement. The agree
ment will in all probability be reached
within eight days. The miners will
request small advance in pay on GER
tain classes Of dead work" only, but
the scale for coal will probably be &C.
copied unchanged.
Near Peace In Texas.
Fort worth, Tex, Apr. AFTER q
conference between operators and
miners in the Texas soft coal fields
1t was economically stated by men,
bers of both sides that an agreement
whereby a temporary suspension or
lockout will be averted in Texas had
been reached. Unless something un-
foreseen occurs Texas will not be in.
volved in any trouble In the Twenty
first district.
Indiana Peace Reached.
Terre Haute. Ind, Apr. lit was
agreed Tuesday by the joint confer
ence Of Indiana miners and operators
that present wages shall continue
after Tuesday pending settlement Of
a scale. This means there will be
no suspension in this state Wednes-
day.
Futile Attempt to Rob Bank.
Buckner, Mo-, Apr. IAN unsuc.
cessful attempt to rob the bank of