The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-07
BOTH OPERATORS AND MINERS
REMAIN FIRM IN THEIR
DEMANDS.
Separate Meetings Held Following
Adjournment Falls 20 Make
Change IN Sentiment


Without taking any tangible steps
toward the settlement OF the coal
strike In the Eastern Ohio coal helds.
the joint conference Of operators and
miners In sub district No OF Dis
trict No. s. which was convened In
this city "Wednesday afternoon. ad-
journed yesterday afternoon sine die.
With the miners determined IN
their demands and the operators
standing equally as firm in their rua-
tentiOn that these demands are un-
just and cannot possibly be met. n
was evident az noon yesterday that
further elaboration was useless.
However. In another effort TO get to
gether. an afternoon session was held,
but after heated arguments had con-
tinued until 3 O'Clock both sides
were willing that the conference
should END with matters status quo.
At 3 o'clock. John Moore. presi-
dent OF the Ohio Division OF the Unit
ed Mine Workers OF America. stated
that he stood ready 70 second a mo-
ton 10 adjourn n made by the opera
tors. No such motion was made. and
after few minutes Mr.. Moore him
self made the motion that the con
ference adjourn sine die. II was sec
onded by G. r. Maurer n prominent
operator OF Cleveland The motion
was put by Mr. +. X Maher. prom.
inent coal operator OF Cleveland. who
presided over the conference The
miners we're FIRST called upon 20 vote.
and the motion carried unanimously.
The operators also voted unanimous
~ 10 adjourn.
invitations Exchanged.
Before the motion had been voted
upon. President Moore announced
that n any operators In the Eighth
district were willing 20 pay a. cents
per ton for machsae mine run coal
az under the provisions OF the pro-
posed scale. their mines could be
started al once He said that the
miners would agree 10 work under a
local rule until a general rule could
be agreed upon. He thanked the op-
orators for meeting with the miners.
Mr. Maurcr. Boz behalf ~ the opera
tors. then replied that ~ any miners
wished 90 return 90 work nv operators
stand ready 90 worI out n contract in
line with last years - This an
The miners and n derIonstratIon enaueT
during which minors jumped 90 their
.ect ana declared tnry would never re-
turn 90 work under The proposition en-
tended hF The operators.
separats Meetings Held
Following The Adjournment of the con
ference. small EruuTa Of miners and
operators gathered Dor the auditorium
and discussed the situation together.
Later. practically en- me OPERATOR tn
hHlIuuIrfrra Iu the Windsor hotel THfa
conference was Boz session almost ara huur
Hnd Fit'r Do wac over Do was stated BY
Officials that H|I had rarrrd fY rrrrafr
firm in their position % vas decided
Or leave tha affairs of tho operators ir
IN. bends 10 fhr special committee ep-
pointed some time HaH.
This committee consists Of fhr fuf-
luwluE A. D. NHuUrr. nr Cleveland.
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IH session un'.. nearly o'clock.
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