Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-30
WIDE:
COAL. STRIKE
IMMINENT
ONLY IMMEDIATE WAGE
INCREASE CAN AVERT ROW
Operators and Onion RepreSen-
tatives at Cincinnati Break
Off All Negotiations Without
Satisfactory Agreement
lBr Mo-nIns Jonrna, l,pecIaI l.a..a wlrel

fBy Morning Journs, special Lsasss wlrel
Cincinnati. O., March 29-Onlv Inn
mediate increases in wages will pre-
vent numerous and widespread strikes
in the bituminous coal mines. ac-
cording to action taken by special
committee Of the United Mine Work
ers mere late today following the final
disagreement and sdissolution Of the
icnt conference Of the central com
petitive fields The terms proposed
BY the miners for the continuation Of
work after the expiration of the pres
ent agreements at midnight Thursday
will admit OF no compromise so far
rs wages are concerned ON other
questions, there is room for agree
ment and the general trend Of opinion
tonight is that no lengthy suspension
will be the result except in few
fields
The most threatening aspect over
shadows PENNSYLVANIA ana Illinois
sections
Briefly the miners demand that the
operators agI ee to pay the advanced
wages of five cents ton of pick min
ed sc'ecr coal With proportionate ad-
vances for other methods Of mining
negotiations on the questions
With the advance in pay assured,
work may he continued in the mines
affected pending solution of the min
or points, provided the national eXecu-
tive board of the union approves ac-
tion to this effect by district officers.
The national board is made the final
power SO far asathe union is concern
ed but il is expressly forbidden 70
modify the wage demands.
a provision is made that agree 1
ments may be signed by states dis
lricts or groups Of districts. This /
nay have "A beneficial effect In Ohio
aud Indiana. Only few operators
in these states it is thought, viii hold +
lut against the advance The provis-
r may also work henencialIy in the
fields.
Most OF the operators have LETT the +
,ity. except the PENNSYLVANIA men (
ma those that remained tonight eN
pressed satisfaction with the outlook. +
The Ohio ana Indiana operators be-
ievc each district viii reach an agree
nent
The International executive board OF
he mine WORKERS win take up its work
II indianapolis tomorrow.
Late tonight President Lewis is
.ued signed statement reviewing the
outlook and prcdict'pe peace except
IA a few instances.
He said in part:
The failure TO reach an agreement
n the tri-state joint convention which
las been in session for three weeks,
vill have no serious effect on the min
ng industry of the country There
may be temporary suspension in some
Il the districts until we are able To
each the operators and explain the
utcome.
'The larger part Of the tonnage
epresented f., the operators win be
isned up within a week. The situa
ion in Illinois and western Pennsyl-
apia may be somewhat complicated
or couple of weeks or little
niger, hut I am satisfied that every :
hing Will be Strengthened out without
ny further serious trouble
stock gamblers in coal will be
he most disappointed of all the men
fho tried to bring about a strike, ar
Getting tha entire country 7 hope
hey will pay the penalty of their OWN
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