The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-28
RESULT OF CONFERENCE
Mr.. Morgan Assures the Committee
That He May Be Relied Upon to
Do All in His Power to Prevent a
Strike or any other Move Calcu-
lated to Paralyze Business--Un-
willing, ,Ho wever, to Hold Public
Conference with the Labor Leaders
as the Best Ends Might Be De-
feated by Publicity.

BY Exclusive Wire from Tho Associated Press.
. composed of Ave men representing
trade interests in the Pennsylvania
anthracite coal fields. with the Rev.
Edward s. Phillips acting as chairman,
held conf, 'ence with j. Pierpont
Morgan in the private office of Mr..
Morgan In this city. The condition of
unrest in the anthrocite coal region al
present was set forth in the briefest
possible form by Father Phillips. who
presented the delegation to Mr.. Nor
gan and to whom Mr.. Morgan ex-
pressed his interest in their errand and
willingness to make a personal effort
to prevent a strike, though he declined
10 hold a public conference with the
labor leaders.
The delegation VINO met Mr.. Morgan
today comprised the Rev. T.. S. Phillips
of Hazleton: Edward Lauderbach, the
treasurer, and A. T. McAllister. the
secretary of the Hazleton board OF
trade: j. II. Zerbe. president, and L.
w. Marquart, chairman of the manu-
features association of the Pottsville
board of trade. Arrangements for this
meeting were made last week by the
officials of the various boards of trade
of the region, through Father Phillips
as chairman. The conference lasted
less than half an hour. Father Phil
lips made brief presentation, saying
that the delegation was there merely
to try to bring about some action that
would prevent strike; that they were
ready to act as an intermediary boSy
or to be used in any way that would
compose any differences existing.
Objects to Public Meeting.
Father Phillips asked Mr.. Morgan if
he would meet John Mitchell presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers. who
has been In New York several days.
Mr.. Morgan in reply said in substance
that his attitude up to the present has
been toward the prevention of strike.
He said he was much interested in
the mission of the delegates, and he
assured them that they could rely up
on him to do all within his power to
prevent any action that would paralyze
business. He remarked however, that
he was disinclined to hold a public
conference with the labor leaders, in
dicating as a reason for this attitude
the belief that should a public meeting
between himself and and the labor
leaders be held the publicity thereof
and possibly attendant conclusion
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
conference half of New York would
he upon his heels"
Mr.. Morgan added that the ends
sought could best be achieved through
other channels and he assured the dele
cation that he might communicate with
the boards of trade later.
you may rest assured that | be-
lieve there will be no strike" remarked
Mr.. Morgan.
Mr.. Morgan shook hands with the
members of the delegation and they de.
parted. Mr.. Morgan after the confer
ence declined to make any statement
relative thereto.
Hazieton. March 27.-A. II. McAllis-
ter and William Louderbauch, MEM
hers of the Hazleton board OF trade,
who participated in rhe conference
held with j. =. Morgan in New York
today. returned home tonight Mr..
Louderbauch had nothing to say and
all that Mr.. McAllister would say was:
Personally l don't think there will
be a strike"