Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-13
MINERS AND OPERATORS
ARE STILL FAR APART
Joint Conference Lasting Three Hours
Adjourns Without Adjustment
Of Differences
MINERS CALLED INTO CONVENTION
Workers Of Three Anthracite Districts
to Meet and Decide Upon Course
No Contract Unless Union Reeo0,
.
nized. Says Lewis-ho Union. De-
clare Operators.
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PHILADELPHIA PA March L.
The conference between he snbc M
mjttets OF he anthracite mine work
erS and opO ato.S &c n ah"c new
agreement 20 90 i"tO 'Hrct II the
eyDiratiJn OF the pre- rL: working ar
range mrnt came an { d !a;" TINS
altern ON wi.nJn' result.
Wa,lc t. u2s;n is arc not as
bright as they were ! peace full set
Element. there Is sti!. hope that radi-
cal action by ii her side will be
avoided
The executive bCnrds will tomor-
row issue call for convention OF
the miners Of the three anthracite
districts. to he held In one of tn"
mining towns for the purpose q con-
sidering rlans for further action. and
then will follow anCther conference
with the operators before March 81.
viii Present Proposition.
The counter proposition Of the min
ing companies to renew the present
agreement Tor another tenn OF three
years will be ,.laced before the con
yentic. By the execr i've boards OF the
wOrkmen,
National Pre- sidcnt Lows. CT tbs
union. said after today's meeting
that the sugges'i-n tor another con
ference came from the OPERATOR
There was but one session Of thu
sub-committees today. and 1t LASTED
from . until ; p. m.
Mr.. Lewis did most OF the talking
for the men at today's session. while
all the operators on the committed
except President Baer # the Reading
Company. took part in the genera
discussion.
Mr.. Baer was i'll and left the con
,, ference bsfo:e it adjourned.
Had Thought Of Reductions.
Dslriag he discussion Mr.. Lewis
says. several Of the operators agaiI
reftcced to the statement made II
, conference Yesterday that some Ct thu
cal Companies had been considering
the advisabiEty of asking all OF the
/ com, snies to agree upon a ten pei
cent reduction in wages because o.
icdus, rial C 3jitiOns, instead Of think
ing Of an increase.
PrcsidcIt Lewis further said tha
! It was not made az suggestion, moi
as a thr' at. brit was mentioned. tho
operators ted him. as showing how
| some Of the companies felt In regart
TO present mining conditions.
Mr.. Lewis told them. he said tina
the mime workers would not think o
considering such pro. osition II i
| were ever made
The miners tcnight had nothing {,
say as to the probable action OF M
tridistrict convention.
Demands Union Recognition.
The miners leader before today
conference stated positively that thu
miners representatives would rct siSI
an agreement unless il explicitly pro
vides for recognition OF the United
Nine Workers OF America.
; the miners. as officers o. the union
and not as representatives of tn.
iH;hracitc mine workers. II IN,
miners support him in his attitude
, Il looks as u there will be no agree
men. as the oyserstbrs since 1906
! have been uasIterafIy p.osed {,
/ recognizing the miners o-ganiza ion
There is possibility of the me-
col iinuing TO work without an agree
ment and striking a, the varinuss col
licrtes as grievances come up. II the,
Ore nos adjusted by thr supcristen
dents Of these mines. This II I,
oin'"d out " suh bc T. return TO tn.
chaotic conditions that prevailed prio
TO IN" strike Of 1892. when Their,
! were sir.S"s -. day in all section,
o: he ani...s.re regions. making tn,
amount Of coal production fin day
! - day uncertain