Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-26
NO END IS IN SIGHT YET
WITH BUSINESS PARALYZED THE
OPERATORS AND OWNERS
BOTH REMAIN FIRM.
A STRIKE IS LIKELY HERE
Conference Between the Contcsting
Parties Over the New Contract
Evidences Trouble Coming.

LONDON, March 25.--The twenty
fifth day of the national coal strike
ends with nearly 100000 workers
idle, many thousands dependent upon
charity to keep them from starvation,
every manufacturing industry In Eng
land undergoing a throttling and set
tlement apparently as remote as ever.
Sanguine expectations at the begin
ming of the day that a joint conference
of coal miners and ownt~-, dramat-
ically summoned by the PREMIER
would reach an agreement that would
end the strike were replaced by the
gloomiest forebodings when ii was
learned that no conference took place.
For two and half hours the prime
minister and his colleagues labored
with the committee representing the
coal owners and for four hours and
half with the miners executive COM
mittee but they failed so completely
to get concessions from either when
would afford a basis for agreement
that it was found inadvisable to bring
the disputants together again.
AS in previous crisis the govern
ment resorts to mystifying secrecy,
the only information vouchsafed in
the official statement being:
1.-The conference adjourned until to-
morrow"
With all bodies concerned in the
negotiations pledged to silence, what
changes tomorrow will bring cannot
be predicted. The first one that stands
out prominently. is that the govern
ment interventions thus has proven
entirely futile What expectations
are entertained that the ruinous strug-
gle will be speedily terminated are
based on the hope that the miners
will, in Increasing numbers, break
away from the leaders and resume
work. Their funds are rapidly
dwindling and the men are likely to
take this step If assured recognition
of the minimum wage will be conced-
ed. A majority of them have moth
ing to gain by a prolonged strike.
Trains to Stop Running.
1t is practically certain that if set
tlement is not reached by the end OF
this week all passenger trains on ey-
cry line in the United Kingdom. VIII
be suspended General managers met
In London today and after taking
stock Of the fuel on hand reached
the conclusion that this step would
be necessary.
Everywhere the working classes,
practically those dependent upon the
mines are under going unspeakable
sufferings. No such serious situation
has faced the government and the
people themselves In many years. IL
is recognized that some measure must
be speedily taken to put an end to
conditions which II not remedied with
i'm few days must result in disaster
throughout the nation.
CLEVELAND, March 25.-Consid-
Grafton by union officials Of possible
compromise in wage demands OF MI
ners in the bitumlnous coal fields OF
Western Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana
and Illinois. today resulted in a deci-
sion that when the conference with
the operators is resumed tomorrow the
miners will adhere to their original
demands, asking for ten per cent
increase and shorter workinghours.
John p. White, president of the
United Mine Workers after an all day
conference with the union executive
board decided that If any compromise
in the miners demands Is to be pro-
posed AS a means for avoiding strike
on April It must come from the OPP
orators. Already the operators are on
record as being willing to grant moth
ing more than an extension Of the
present wage agreement and II Is said
this will be their position when they
confer tomorrow.