The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-02
DIFFER TO PAY % CENTS FOR
LUMP COAL AND n CENTS
FOR FINE COAL
Miners Refuse TO Consider Anything
But Flat Rste-Beiieve IL 10
Attempt TO Evade Ohio Law.

What many persons conversan,
With the situation regard as the most
important step taken toward the set
Element Of the Eastern Ohio strike
since that great labor difference be
gan last March. was proposed yester-
day to the sub-scale committee OF the
miners and operators now laboring In
Joint session In this city. In an ef-
fort to end the strike. ItScame in the
form Of an offer from the coal opera
tors to settle at n basis OF IS cents
per ton for lump coal and 22 cents
for fine coal
However. this must not be taken as
q too favorable Indication that the
strike will be brought to an early end.
Contending that this offer is an ef.
fort on the part of the operators 10
svade the mine-run law of Ohio. the
miners have fatty refused to consider
A. and remain firm in their demand
for a fiat basis OF a cents per ton
for run OF mine. With the miners In
sisting on a settlement only on the
mine-run basis and declaring emphas-
ically that they win consider no OFFER
below AZ cents per ton for coal mined
under this arrangement. while the op-
orators are declaring that they can
not and will not pay this amount. II
r. evident that the two sides are yet
some distance apart.
On the other hand, the fact that this
- the first proposition made by the
operators since the present confer
ence began. and that II is somewhat
nearer the demand of the miners, is
encouraging. Both operators and mi
ners are now more hopeful of set
Element. II Is evident. -
Joint Conference To-day.
The joint conference OF operators
and miners. which began last Thurs
day afternoon. viii reconvene this af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock. in the Market
Auditorium. II is called for the pur-
pose Of hearing a report from the
Joint scale committee
Indications last night were that this
committee will not have a report to
make other than progress in its de
liberations. At least. Il is expected.
II will not be able to report a basis of
settlement at this time. When asked
yesterday IL the committee will be
able to make a favorable report to the
conference. a prominent member of
the committee replied: Not unless
something unexpected occurs to-mor-
row morning. But" he added. you
never can tell what may happen"
The committee went into session at
. O'Clock yesterday morning and re-
manned until about o'clock. At that
time the session was recessed until 3
O'Clock this morning. Immediately
upon the recessing OF the session yes
terday afternoon the miners repre-
sentatives. together with President
John Moore. OF Columbus. president
of the Ohio mine workers. and other
State and sub-district officials. went
into executive session. IL is under
stood that they discussed the situation
with particular reference 20 the offer
made yesterday by the operators. MI
ners' officials. when questioned regard
ing this conference. were somewhat
reticent. and stated that no action was
taken. though II was learned that the
offer was not favorably considered.
we wouldn't consider such an Of
fer said one miner.
Expected Offer Delayed.
II was generally expected that the
operators would yesterday submit a