The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-28
CONFERENCE HELD AT OFFICE OF
j. p. MORGAN & CO. ON ANTHRA-
CITE MINERS CASE
FATHER PHILLIPS A LEADER
HEADED A DELEGATION OF HALLE
TON AND PoTvrsVILLE, PA,
BUSINESS MEN
MORGAN AGAINST A STRIKE
Financial Magnate Promises His
Best Efforts to Prevent Trouble,
and Says He Thinks There
VIII BE None.

NEW YORK, March 27.-A delegation
composed of five men representing trade
interests in the Pennsylvania anthracite
coal regions with the Rev. Edward $.
Phillips, acting as chairman, held a con-
ference today with j. Pierpont Morgan
in the private office of Mr. Morgan III
this city. The conditions of unrest in
the anthracite coal region at present
were set forth in the brefest possible
form by Father Phillips, who presented
the delegation to Mr.. Morgan and to
whom Mr.. Morgan expressed his interest
in their errand and his willingness to
make personal effort to prevent strike,
though he declined to hold public con-
ference with the labor leaders. The
delegation, who met Mr.. Morgan today
comprised the Rev. E. S. Phillips, from
HaZleton, and Edward Lauterbach, the
treasurer, and A. T. McAlester, the sec
retary of the HaZleton Board of Trade;
J. H. Seabury, president, and L. w. Mar
ouardt, chairman of the manufacturers
committee of the Pottsville Board of
Trade.
Arrangements for this meeting were
made last week by the officials of the va
Tious Boards of Trade of the coal re-
gion of Pennsylvania through Rev.
Father Phillips as chairman. The con-
ference lasted less than half an hour.
Father Phillips made a brief presenta-
ticn, saying, that the delega-
tion was merely trying to bring
about some action that would pre-
vent a strike, that it was ready to act
as an intermediary body or to be used
in any way that would smooth any diff
culties existing. Father Phillips asked
Mr.. Morgan if he would meet John Nit
chell president of the United Mine
Workers, who had been in New York for
some days.
MORGAN OPPOSED TO A STRIKE.
Mr. Morgan in substance said in reply
that his attitude up to the present time
had been to use his influence against
strike He assured the delegation that
they might be assured he would do any,
thing in his power to prevent the par
alyzing of business He was disinclined,
however, to hold public conference With
the labor leaders, indicating as a reason
for this attitude the belief that If such
public meeting between himself and the
labor leaders be held the publicity there
of and possibly attendant conclusions
might hamper the achievements of the
best ends which all were seeking. In
other words, as Mr.. Morgan remarked,
should he hold a public meeting or con-
ference ''half of New York would be
upon his heels' Mr. Morgan added that
the ends sought could be be achieved
through other channels and he assured
the delegation that he might communicate
with the Boards of Trade later.
"You may rest assured that 1 believe
there will be no strike said Mr.. Nor
gan.
MINERS CALLED TO MEET.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, March 27-
President Mitchell, of the United Mine
Workers of America, has issued call
for a joint meeting of the national execu-
tive board and the presidents of the three
anthracite coal districts of Pennsylvania,
to be held here Friday morning at 10
o'clock. The meeting is called in pur-
suance of resolutions adopted by the re-
cent convention of mine workers at Ha-
zleton and for the purpose of consider
ing the report the president will present
regarding his visit to New York, where
he has been endeavoring to secure con-
ference with the coal operators. 1t is
believed the action to be taken at Fri
days meeting will remove the uncer-
tainty as to whether d strike will be de-
clared April /.