Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-04
MACHINES WILL CAUSE DELAY
Iowa Miners Will Resist Efforts to
Put Them Back in Mines.
ysTATENENT FROM OPERATORS
President Reece says Decision Of
hoard Of Arbitration Against
Use of Mnchines VA Not
on the square.

DIES MONIES. Apru 5-Cspeciai)-The
opposition 20 labor saving machinery In the
Iowa coal mirss may be the cause Of long
delay In settling The wage scale for the
thirtsea district John y. Reese. who
represents the operators e. confident that
this question IS one which will cause some
trouble a. among the miners tlsare Is muca
opposition 20 machinery that Is now avail
able. He stated thAt when the joint con-
ference opens this week the big fight Will
Doe on the question OF INSTALLING mining
.7Gachlnay III Iowa and that the operators
generally consider President John = White
Il the m.ners as prejudIced on that subject
The operators expect a bitter fight on this
demand, vat they are determined TO get the
machines back In the Iowa mines
other states are annually producing =
grea. average 81 machinery mined Goa.
declared President Reese this morning.
and the Iowa mine owners are going 10
see that Iowa gets into line again. Dur
ing TIE lat Iysar Iowa mines have not
turned out a ton OF machinery mined Goa
The decision Of the arbitration board on
me mine machine question was unfair. II
was not OF the square and the reason was
that he members Of the board aid not
take time to Investigate the question.
They dIdn't know anything about tie
rights Of the case
Presideat John P. white OF the miners
said In als annual report that he consid-
cred tint decision OF the arbitration board
In the mining machinery question az final
and il IL eviden: from his stand as indl-
Gated by the report that he vii! be strenu-
ously opposed to any move looking
toward the reinstatement Of mining
machinery in Iowa mines.
Restore an Iowa Monument
II Is expected by state officials that very
coon the work viii be commenced on
restoring the broken Iowa monument on
the battlefield Of Shiloh. 1t was blown
over In a tornado last fall and an esti-
mate OF ths cost OF repair was $1,000. 1t
was found. however. that the state had
no authority over the same since the
dedication Of the monument and turning
the same over to the national park COM
4 mission. The money for the repair has
= therefore been supplied from federal sources
and TIT work is TO be undertaken The
monument cost about $1,000. 1t was dedi-
Gated BY Governor Cummtns and is said
TO De one Of the finest on the field.
Farm Work IL Way Ahead.
Reports TO The Department Of Agricul-
ture aud the Iowa weather and CROP
service INDICATE mat farm NOIA y ~
be commenced very much sooner this
year than before for many years; in fact
that farm work has commenced all over
the state and the conditions have beer
highly favorable. Reports as TO the con.
dition OF fruit show that no harm CAM
from the cold snap Of the last week and
nothing further is anticipated for sons
time. a very large acreage Of grain vii
be planted this year, ~ the season
momises to be dry at the outset
Bohemians TO Meet
W4rn nMGaanaI So~aveution of the Bohemian
aoclaY win be held in Iowa City, during the
curraia wEing and delegates will come
from institutions OF learning, far and near
The delegates, Bohemian-Americans, viii
make the dedication memorial at Cedar
Rapids, q special feature Of their trip.
Recommends As 60 Tree Planting.
In, his Arbor day address Governor Car
roll urged the observance Of the day in
fitting and consistent manner by the plant
ing or trees, shrubbery and climbing vine
70 make the environment OF home, church
school and city more beautiful. I especially
request that the public schools stimulate
the sentiment Of the day by appropriate
exercises. instiIling into the minds Of on
youEh the benefit derived from the culti
vstson Of our natural flora and the ~
tention Of our forest groves, and I furthe