The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-04-01
CANNOT REACH
AN AGREEMENT
Miners and Operators in
Open Rupture.
Strike Involving 100000 Union
Men May Be The Re-
suit.

Cincinnati, March ga ueciaratlon
of an industrial war of great extent
and severely seemed but few hours
away today when the delegates Of $780,
900 union miners of the United States
met this afternoon to outline their
course as a result of the sine die
adjournment without agreement,of the
joint conference of miners and opera
tors of Ohio, Indiana and Western
Pennsylvania.
The adjournment was taken followi
an all-morning discussion and just
after President T. l.. Lewis, OF the
United Mine Workers of North Ameri-
ca, had declared:
when the miners go into this
conflict it will be fight to the finish.
not to end until we are the victors'
or this organization is completely
routed. We will fight with every re-
souce that human ingenuity can COM
mend as our aid"
The motion to adjourn the confer
ence under those conditions was car
ried by unanimous vote Of the opera
tors and miners and with cheer and
stamping of feet by the miners. The
motion was made by President Will
liam Green, of the Ohio miners, and
seconded by G. w. Schleuderberg, a
Pittsburg operator.
The nearest that the convention
came to an agreement was when
Green presented proposition on be-
half TO the Ohio miners, suggesting
wage increase as contained In the
operators ultimatum, but eliminat-
ing their provision that no district
conventions shall do anything during
the next two years to increse further
the cost of production"
This was voted for by the Ohio OPP
orators also and may form the basis
of an agreement in this State. But
1t was voted against by all other oper
ators and miners. Phil Penna, an In
diana operator, charged that the Ohio
operators were not sincere in their
vote.
why are the Ohio operators anxi-
Gus to sign that kind of an agree
ment?" Pnena asked.
Its because one expects to get
a four cent reduction in one district
and a one-half cent reduction in an
other district, which they know they
can't get here.
Il think l know why this con-
vention is about to disagree. 1t is
the result of political intrigue for
the promotion of individual ambition,
and the miners 70 the country will
resent 1t, meaning as 1t does suffering
of themselvesywives and children"
This statement brought Green, who
made the motion, to his feet.
This accusation of intrigue aston
ishes me-" he said. 'My prcpositino
was made in the open and In good
faith. The Ohio miners are willing to
take their chances on the adjustment
of local conditions" .
When the operators final propo-
sition was presented G. w. Schleuder-
berg, a Pittsburg operator, said;
This proposition contains all we
can and all we will give. This Is
final. We're ready to go home and take
our chances there" l'+->
Were ready to sign a scale based
on that proposition, and we Will sign
no other scale than that" declared
Penna for the Indiana operators.
c. l.. Mauer, OF Cleveland, declared
that the Ohio operators would within
any reasonable time sign the PROPOSE
ton proposed by Green
"Ohio seems to have changed Its
position" said President Lewis. ut
seems now to have adopted one that
is absolutely fair. 1t carries with It
the power for the mines to get improve
conditions In nay district no matter
how great may be the increased cost
to the operators"
President Lewis gave ntoice to the
operators that the disagreement and
adjournment of the joint convention
meant the withdrawal Of all the de-
mands by the miners and that II the
miners are successful in an open con-
fiict they will demand even more
.h. t.r-canh advance in wages and