The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-02
Grow tired of Waiting for
The Miners.
Operators May Adjourn till
March /.
Recent Mine Disasters will be Used
as AN Argument for More Money
for the Men who Undertake such
dangerous Work--Joint Conference
is Expected now TO Convene In
Toledo Tomorrow Morning.
BY United Press wire.

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 2-Francis
Feeham, and Duncan, the insurgents
who have been thorns i'm the side of
President Il. l.. Lewis of the United
States Mine Workers. during the con-
vention here, refused to be shipped
out of the way by President Lewis.
He named them on n committee to go
to Toledo to ask the operators for
another days grace but they were
unwilling to be absent from the warm
fights on grievances which are expect
ed today, and used the long distance
telephone instead to ask the operators
to postpone the conference a day.
William Green, another insurgent, al
so refused to serve on the committee
pleading that he was indlsposed
Charges of William Green that Prcsi-
dent Lewis issued leaflets with fake
statements about him during the cam
paign, would be given an airing at
ioday's session, IL was expected, when
the convention opened this morning.
President John l.. White, df the
lowa district, was expected to defend
the action of his district In removing
it's secretary.
The disasters in Drakcsboro, Ken
lucky, and Primcro, Colorado will be
used as arguments by the miners at
the conference with tho operators at
Toledo that the hazards Of their em-
ployment justify their demand for
higher wages.
Toledo, o., Feb. 2-That the joint
conference of miners and operators
of the central competitive field will
he indefinitely postponed until the
miners settle their factional quarres
| is threatened by the operators In ses-
sion here. Unless the miners appear
here Thursday as promised, the opera
tors will in all probabilities adjourn
until the first of March. This was the
step contemplated Tuesday night when
word was received that the miners
would not be able to reach Toledo
Wednesday morning as President
Lewis promised. Immediately upon re-
ceipts of this information, another
conference of operators was called for
s o'clock Tuesday evening. This ses-
sion was brief and adjourned To
await the arrival of j. II, Jones and
S. A. Taylor, two of the biggest
operators In the country.
Sentiment among the operators
rapidly crystallzed around the pro-
ject to adjourn indefinitely. The CON
ference was fixed for 10 o'clock Tues
day morning and the operators were
present. They have been marking time
for two days awaiting the miners
The two days, however, have been
Iprohtably employed by the operators
in thoroughly canvassing conditions in
the central field
A. lengthy statement has been pre-
pared setting forth these conditions
and outlining the policy of the opera
tors This statement will probably be
made public when the joint conference
begins.
The operators recite the difficulties
with which they have contended be,
cause of cheap mining in West Vir'
gnia and parts of Pennsylvania The
operators will say that these un
organized fields arc very rapidly ac.
quiring control of the market
They put II up to the miners tc
either bring the West Virginia ant
Pennsylvania fields up to conditions IL
the central competitive field through
organization, or suffer e reduction IL
wages.
At the United Mine Workers con
vention at Indianapolis late Tuesday
afternoon committee of three wa
appointed to hasten to Toledo to ash
the mine operators to await the ad
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