New-York tribune., 1909-03-12

q day shall receive a per cent advance -.
Sixth-That the system whereby ce a.
miner has more than one Job employs more
than two laborers be abolished ,s -
issue uniform ra1- statements designating the
name Of the company. the name Of tie einpioEe:
the coery where employed. the ainouiil VI
wages and the c9.ss Of work performed
rirhtb-That the contract shall be made for
g period II one year
While President Lewis has not announced
what he viii do il is believed that ne hau
1,renared himself for the result of to-days con-
ference. and that he viii impart his intentions
10 his fellow committeeman and perfect 'he
details Of the next move before they again
20 into conference tomorrow afternoon lhoSe
who have followed the trend Of affairs in the
anthracite region believe that it will be useiesS
fer the miners to insist further upon any mate
rial change in the present agreement and II
is expe,fed that the miners committee VIII can
q convention from three districts TO take up
the OPERATORS refusal and counter proposition
What the outcome viii be is matter OF con-
lecture.
OPPOSED TO A STRIKE.
50 far as could he learned from the miners
TODAY the majority Of the workers are opposed
10 strike. because they feel thatsthey are not
strongly enough intrenched TO carry on cam
uaiEn of the magnitude Of that Of lSV ana
1872 There are. however, several men oI IN
aueroe in the delegation who say they would
,-c,e for = strike if there are concessions
made.
The business interests of the anthracite re-
-ions il is learned from reports received mere
are ouposed to.a prolonged suspension OF WORK
with the consequent serious disturbance OF
business. The business men OF several OF the
large communities on record In faNor ol
g three-year agreement instead Of one-yeaF'
as proposed by the miners.
while the situation does not look so favorable
as II might there is hope among the men tha'
the two parties will finally come 10 an agree
rnent without resorting to any radical action
Before this is reached, however, 1t Is not uil-
likely that Chairman Knapp, of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. and Commissioner Nelll
Of the United States Labor Bureau. viii be
asked TO assist in bringing about an agreement
as in the case Of the railroad men in their
6ifferences with the Pennsylvania Railroad
some months ago
The anthracite operators have nothing to say
regarding the situation brought about pv
Them They have appointed publicity bureau
,,-bicb handles for them anything that is TO be
cd end the only production from that source
Was the statement already quoted president
Paar said. as he left his Office, at $50 O'Clock;
..-rbere IS nothing TO say outside Of what is
contained in the statement and you can draw
On ,-our imagination for the rest"
The miners and the operators held two ses-
sions today. all the coal carrying railroads ana
independent coal companies being represented
THE sUB-CoMMITTEEs.
The committee Of the mine workers numbers
,,,,.- ,ri---v-6ve men The morning session
,,-ss devoted TO organization. the large repre-
sen+stiou being reduced TO subcommittee OF
seven from each side. as follows:
Operatars-George F. Baer, president OF the
Peading Company: Morris Williams president
of The S1isuuehanna Coal Company. controiled
bv the Pennsylvania Railroad Company; I. .
Sims xice-president and general manager OF lhe
Delaware & Hudson Company; E b. Ihomas'
president Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad W. n
Truesdale. president of the Delaware Lacka
wanna &. Western Railroad; T. P. Fowler. presi-
,5anr Of the New york Ontario & Western Rail
road. ] l. Cake representing the Independent
Coal Operators Association; George F Parker
secretary.
NIiners-Tfornas L Lewis, national president
Of the Miners Union: Adam Ryscavage, acting
president and John T. Dempsey secretary OF
District l OF the union; John McElhenny presl-
dent. and Andrew Matti, vice-president, OF DIS
trict =: John Fahy president, and George w
t5a--lei7. secretary. Of District 6. Mr.. Hartlein
was secretary for the miners.
The Reading Company had arranged a lunch
con for the mine workers. but most Of them re-
fused to accept the hospitality one of them
said. Il don't want their grub. can buy my
own
PRESIDENT LEWIS EXAsPERATED.
President Lewis was very much exasperated
tonight when he saw the statement that had
been given out He said the arrangement with
the operators was that the secretary OF each
subcommittee was TO act press committee
sta
Mr Lewis left the meeting before the state
1nent was prepared. When he saw copy TO-
night. he expressed great surprise that Mr.. Hart
lein the miners secretary. should agree 10 such
"a ons-sided statement" and declared that he
wanted an explanation from Hartlein as TO
whether the statement given out is the one
agreed to MIR. Lewis added
The statement shown to me tonight as COM
ing from the Joint conference is not complete,
and is simply a statement giving the operators
l,ositien Having agreed with all members OF
the conference that the secretaries Of the
operators and the miners representatives should
act as q press committee, do not feel at lib
erty TO give cut a statement to what trans
pired to-day in the Joint conference, and in order
not 10 violate confidence ! shall refrain from
giving out statement until tomorrow night
Mr Lewis addad that hereafter he will act as
ms own press committee.
It is believed tonight that tomorrow will see
the end Of the present conference. Mr.. Lewis
said that he would not stand for any protracted
sessions and that he would not waste time
suing questions From the tenor of Mr.. Lswiss
remarks it is gathered that not much will re-
suit from the conference.
Dispatches from Wilkes Barre and Scranton
say that the miners at their headquarters there
tonight showed little interest in the news that