The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-30
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Cincinnati. March 29.-Only immed-
late Increases In wages Will prevent
numerous and widespread strikes In
inc bltuminous coal mines. according
To action taken today at the special
convention OF the United Mine Work,
ers here late today. allowing the final
disagreement and dissolution OF the
JOINT conference OF the central COM
petltiye field
me terms proposed by the miners
lor the continuation of work, the eX-
plration Of the present agreements at
midnight Thursday VIII admit of no
compromise so far as wages are con-
cerned. On other questions room for
agreement and general trend of opln.
lon tonight is that no lengthy sus-
pension will be the result except In
a few fields.
The most threatening aspect over
shadows Pennsylvania and Illinois
sections.
Briefly the miners demands arc
that all operators agree to pay In
creased wages of five cents a ton on
pick-mined screen coal with proper
uonate advances for other methods OF
mining and outside labor as pre-
requisite to other negotiations on the
other questions
With the advance in pay assured,
work may be continued In the mines
affected pending solution of the mluor
points provided the national executive
board of the union approves action
to this effect by district officers.
al power so far as the union is con-
cerned. hut Il is expressly forbidden
to modify the wage demands.
provision Is made that agree.
ments may be signed by states, dis
tricts or groups OF districts This
may have a beneficial effect In Ohio
and Indiana. Only a few operators
In these states. II is thought, will
hold out against the advance The
provision may also work beneficially
In the southwestern fields.
Most of the operators have left the
city except the Pennsylvania men.
and those that remained tonight ex-
pressed satisfaction With the out
look
The Ohio and Indiana operators be-
lleve each district Will reach an
agreement
The International executive board
Of mine workers Is taking up its work
In Indianapolis tomorrow.
St Louis Mo. March 29.-AIlnes
which produce 5o.OOj.00O tons OF coal
annually in Illinois will close down
Saturday night. Negotiations toward
new contracts VIII begin in Chicago
Next Monday No shortage OF coal
Is expected II mines do not reopen
in two months
Cincinnati. Ohio. March 29.-Late
tonight President Lewis Issued a sign
ed statement reviewing the outlook
and predicting peace except in few
instances He said in part:
"rhe failure 10 reach an agreement
in the tri-state joint convention which
has been in session for three weeks
will have no serious eflect on the min
Ing industry OF the country There
may be temporary suspensions in
some of the districts until We are
able to reach the operators and OK
plain the outcome
THE larger part Of the tonnage
by the Ohio operators will
be signed up within a week The sltu-
alton in Illinois and western Pennsyl
vaDia may he somewhat complicated
for couple of weeks or little long
er. but | am satisfied that everything
will be Strengthened out without any
further serious trouble
Stock gamblers in coal will be the
most disappointed OF all the men who
tried to bring about strike affecting
the entire country ] hope they Will
pay the penalty of their own folly"
Pittsburg. March 29-Industrial in
terests here expect the coal strike
and arc boarding up enough coal TO
Withstand at least a months shut
down of the mines
John Fl. Jones Of the Plttsburg Bul-
falo Coal company admitted that he
feared a strike. Fifty thousand men
are at work IN the soft coal mines
of this district