Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-10
ALL Ohio Mines
have SHUT DOWN
OHIO OPERATORS HAVE DECIDED
TO SUSPEND OPERATIONS IN
COAL MINES.
NO WORK FOR MANY WEEKS
sion of Work Until Test of the
Green Law Is Made.
(BY Denny Donovan. }

COIum bus, O.-OfncerS and members
of the executive committee of the
United Mine Workers of Ohio spent
quarters. No date was set for anoth-
er conference, but it is left to the dis
cretion of the president, and he is eK-
pected to call it if developments in the
suspension of work makes it seem ad-
visable With few exceptions, every
coal mine in Ohio was shut down for
an indefinite period at the close of
work. Local operators estimate that
$4,000 miners are thrown out of en-
ployment.
From official sources it was learned
that six coal operators in the state
have notified the miners they are
ready to go ahead with operations, as
the miners suggested, work to con-
tinue under the old wage scale until
the miners take referendum vote on
the propositions sent back to them
from the Chicago conference.
1t is the belief and expectation of
the officials of the miners organization
that these mines will be kept in oper-
alton. 1t is said there are indications
that some other operators may send
in similar notices. 1t is claimed that
miners are ready to go ahead with op-
erations, and that union officials are
advising that, wherever the mine op-
orator is willing, the miners keep the
ruine going.
President John Moore and Secretary
George w. Savage left here for Bel
laire, where the miners are to have a
rnsss meeting to discuss the questions
taat have come up. Both of the Off
tails made addresses to the miners.
Miners Fstsme Operators.
Miners are insisting that if there is
q general suspension of mining in the
state the blame for it will fall upon
the operators. The miners have ex-
pressed their willingness, they con-
tend, to go ahead operating the mines
under the old wage scale until the
referendum is completed, which will
be about the middle of April, when
miners expect they will be ready to
resume negotiations for a new wage
scale if deemed desirable.
Notwithstanding that few of the
mines will be running, the large ma
jority will be closed from this time on
;,dofn;+ol,-4 Those, u,I,o ORC ohcorviu o.
the situation from the outside think
the hope of final adjustment of the
differences is nearer than is generally
believed. The situation bears strong
analogy to the situation in 1907, when
the mining operations were suspended
for a considerable period.
Owners Not Together.
The principal hope of settlement is
seen in the fact that there are pros
poets for taking up the conferences by
| districts. 1t is indicated that opera
| tors are not together, the Hooking and
other fields acting Independently. The
Eastern Ohio operators are meeting
in Cleveland.
| 1t was said that the Green, act,
which becomes effective May Is, al
lows greater liberty in making con-
tracts than many believe. 1t iss said
that it will allow an arrangement by
| which the lump or screened coal may
be paid for at one price and the slack
and impurities at another. The two
price system would not require con
struction of new tipples, it is said.
The law does not necessarily require
straight run of mine, claim those who
have given careful study to its pro-
visions.