The evening world., 1912-03-12
DELEGATE HINTS
100000 miners
HERE WILL STRIKE
Representatives of Men Arrive
to Meet the Operators
in Conference.
OWNERS EMAIN FIRM.
No Concession or Compromise
Seems Possible Now From
Either Side.
REMAIN FIRM.

The anthracite coal operators and the
representatives Of the miners were
drawing their lines In this city to-day,
with the PROBABILITY ahead Of the big
gsst coal strike that the country has
scsn. At No. - Libsrty street the
opsrators' suo-commdttss. waa finishing
up the formal reply 70 the demands Of
thS workers which will bs submitted at
the Joint conference tomorrow. A. the
Victoria Hots, the miLsrs' representa-
tives were In session on the cenfsrsncs
programme.
John p. WHITE. President OF the
Omitted Mine workers Of America. ar
rived this morning from his home at
oakaloosa. L.. with some Of his fellow.
delegates. Other Delegates will be here
to-morrew. ~, ~
We may receive the reply Of the
operators to-day" said MI. White. but
until We do receive Il We cannot cay
what win be our next step in the 'situs-
tion. I will say that I hope that an
amicabls arrangement oan Be reached.
TOT . general strike would cause q great
deal Of distrcss to many lines Of indus.
tries. as we'll nj to the general public.
Notwithstanding the reports 10 the con-
trary. the supply Of coal 10 short"
DELICATE SAVE NE CAN'T GEE
WAY OUT or ".
Il can't see any way but Of t." vas
TIE statement made to-day by one Of
the coal miners who arrived from
Philadelphia 10 participate In the con.
ference hero between the sinners and
the operators In regard 10 the work.
mems demands. This conference will
decide whether OF aos soo.oeo men viii
quit work.
In the party arriving here wsrs
Samuel J. Richards. SECRETARY. and
John Fahy. president Of District No. .,
from shamoktn; John p. Dempsey OF
ecranton. president Of District No. I;
John ~. Mack. secretary Of District
No. 1. OF Kinsston: Jeha rallon Of
Wilks s-Barre. an international board
msrnesr.. and Thonas Hagsrty Of Nor.
risdais. an iatssnaaienal board mem.
bsr. sr
When they were asked Whist they o..
psctcd the result OF their negotiations
With the operators would b. all refused
to say. with the exception OF the man
who said that no could not see any way
out OF II. When thar attention was
called to the fact that tina miners In
Great Britain and Germany are out on
strike. and that. therefore. their chances
Of winning would seem to be better In
the event OF q deadlock. they an talked
In an optimistic manner. but said they
had hopes Of reaching soms kind Of an
agreement.
OPERATORS WILL TELL MEN
TO sUBMlT NEW DEMANDo.
There appears to BE- every likelihood
that when the representatives OF the
United Nine Workers q America meet
the Representatives OF the coal opera.
tors the miners will bs tola that they
may either strike on April I. as they
threaten. or submit . les drastic set Of
demands.
The Committee OF Ten appointed last
week by tho anthracite coal operators
met yesterday afternoon In the oNnces
Of the Central Railroad Of New
Jersey At No. 11 Liberty street
and decided "a stand pat on their do.
cislon not TO grant a single ono Of the
nine demands recently presented by
John Z. white. the miners President.
!. was also decided not to frame or
ofrer a counter agreement or to take
the Initiative In any compromise meas
ure whatever.
This means that II ths miners ofacers
adhere 10 their present position there
will be nothing loft for them to do bu,
call out the anthracite workers and DOS.
sibly the bitumlnous miners. Such q
move would AFFECT about 600. 90 miners
Of which 10000 are In the anthracite
fields.
Because of the uncertainty ~ to q
settlement. users OF coal are placing un.
precedcnted orders with dealers. and the
latter are taking advantage Of the sit
uation to squeeze the consumers. Yes
terday the price OF steam and othei
sizes was up from 81 TO 9l.2 5 q ton, al
though the wholesalers we're receiving
II at the old established figures.
Local lighterage charges have gon,
up about 10 cents . ton within tw,
days, and the boat rates 70 FALL Rive
have increased. Coal. however. IL com
ing in freely, and there will not be q,
actual pinch for at least three weeks
Competent Judges declare that tn,
market will BE- bare on May I provide,
the mines shut down April /.
The Consolidated Gas Company ha'
executed q contract for coal for on,
year instead OF for six months, as 1
usual, and the New York Edison Com
pany has taken similar action. TIL
former has now In storage about 215.
600 tons OF Ooal-an exceptionally larR
amount.
MAGISTRATE pEEIlcEc n