The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-02

such admission, but in what
or by whom negotiations were being
conducted, he declined to state
President Mitchell. the head OF the
striking n organization. express
ed the belief that the operators had
decided to offer the miners an increase
OF wages, but he too. declined 10 ad-
NIT whether he possessed any further
Information on h subject
From Scranton tonight came the
Statement that at a conference OF coal
operators OF that section the opinion
was prevalent that the influences at
work were OF a strong political nature
and that the operators would be oblig-
ed 10 offer the men al least the con-
cession OF an increase In wages. The
information upon which the operators
based their conclusion that n work
ing influences were political could
be learned tonight
Coupled with nearly all the reports
OF a probable early settlement OF the
trouble came n announcement that
the men would be offered an increase
OF pay but that the minis owners would
positively decline TO arbitrafe h diff
ferenceS through President Mitchell or
10 in any ann give recognition 10
the United Mine Workers oTganiZa-
ton.
This refusal OF recognition. however.
would not prove a difficult obstacle 80
overcome, however, President Mitch
ell in his open letter 10 the public
having expressed his willingness TO &C
cept a settlement through separate
conference of committees Of the en-
ployes and their direct employers. II
the railroad presidents and others who
control the mines would accept this
proposition he said he would waive all
claim to recognition OF the union.
Matters were quiet throughout the
4 crriEa raofnnS today and ThA 81 wfESF4
forces were increased by the closing
of a few mines.
New York, September 21.-President
Truesdale, OF the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railway Compa-
ny, today referring to the meeting
| yesterday at j. P. Morgan x Co.'S Of
flee said:
II was at the meeting yesterday at
]. p. Morgan's office and at other pre-
vious meetings. / know of no settle
ment having yet been made, but il
will do no harm now for me 10 tell
you that negotiations toward n set
thing of the strike are actually under
way. They are being conducted by a
man who does not directly represent
either party to the difficulty"
Isn't that a good deal like arbitra-
tion?" Mr.. T~ruesdale was asked.
Il should prefer to a it media
tion," he answered. Senator Hanna
is not the man I refer to- he added,
and l have not seen Archbishop Ryan
at ALL"
CARDINAL GIBBONS TO ARBI
TRATE.
Baltimore, Nd, September Car
dinal Gibbons has been asked to act as
arbitrator between the striking miners
and the operators of h anthracite
coal region of Pennsylvania While
admitting that he has been approach.
ed on the subject his eminence a TO
night that he heard from only one Side
of the parties in controversy, n mus
decline to discuss the question OF arbi'
tration until all had been heard from
His eminence declared that he woult
be glad to do anything in his power u
help solve the problem which serious
ly affects so many souls.
1t is had in good authority that th'
cardinal has practically agreed to ar
bitrate the differences and it is though
likely that the various interests con
cerned will decide to leave the settle
mt of their disagreement to the heat
of the Catholic church in the Unitet
States.