The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-09-05
WILL FIGHT 70 A FINISH,
Coal Operators Declare They Will
Never Listen to Any Plan
of Arbitration.
THE SITUATION REMAINS UNCHANGED.
Morgan Declines to Interfere in the
Warfare Anthracite Railway
Presidents Announce That Out
siders Cannot Bring About Settle
ment-Mitchell Refuses to Talk.

New York, Aug. ~. = George F..
Baer, president of the Philadelphia
& Reading railroad, after confer
ence with j. p. Morgan and the heads
of other coal-carrying roads, made
this statement concerning the miners
strike in the anthracite region:
II only wish to say that the issues of the
strike are just the same now as when the
strike began; they have not changed in the
lease. Nothing has occurred to alter the
policy of the operators and, we see no
reason it should be changed.
VIII Not Compromise.
1--WE will give no consideration to any
plan of arbitration or mediation or to any
interference on the part of any outside
party. We have announced that as our
decision from the start and to that we will
adhere. Our policy was fixed from the
very beginning and it will remain so until
the very end.
"As far as the situation at the mines is
concerned We consider it is improving
daily. While I cannot say there has been
any decided break in the ranks of the
miners, / know that each day sees more
of them applying for work. They are get
ting restless as the days go on and they
see we are not weakening and they are
anxious to get back to work.
Not TO Interfere.
Mr.. Morgan will not take any part
in the conflict further than that his
support will be given to the oper-
ators. He first had an interview with
Mr.. Baer. After conference be-
tween Mr.. Baer and his fellows an
other report was made to Mr.. Nor.
gan, and then the brief but decisive
ultimatum was set forth.
There is little doubt that the va
rious railroad companies interested
will try to resume operations in all
the mines for which they can furnish
men, taking care to start the most
productive mines the first. This was
shown by the presidents calling for
their general managers and consult
ing with them at length, after which
the managers sent for their superin-
tendents of locomotive power and
talked with them for hours.
Mitchell Will Not Talk.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. 27-When
President Mitchell was informed
Tuesday night of the stand main
tanned by the coal operators after
conference with j. Pierpont Morgan
he said: 81 have nothing to say"
President Mitchell and the United
Mine Workers executive boards of
the three anthracite districts were
in session at strike headquarters last
night. After the conference Presi-
dent Mitchell said that only routine
business had been transacted 1t is
understood that reports were re-
ceived from each of the three dis
tricts bearing on the amount of re.
lief received, how it is distributed,
and how many, if any. of the strikers
have returned to work. 1t is said all
the reports were of favorable char
acter to the strikers.
shirns Talks of Arbitration.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 2s-Justice
court, who arrived in Pittsburg from a
long vacation, talking of the anthra-
cite coal strike said:
Incorporation of all labor unions is the
primary step toward the passage of an arbi-
tration law. The unions must be respon-
slble for the carrying out of an agreement,
and until they are there is little hope for
compulsory arbitation of labor troubles.
Strikers In Ugly Mood.
Shenandoah, Pa, Aug 2s.-Violence
over wide area in the Panther Creek
valley resulted in call for more
troops to the scene of the anthracite
coal strike. Trolley poles were
chopped down, nonunion men who had
been brought into the region to take
the places of the strikers were threat
ened and the military officers on the
scene reported that their forces were
inadequate to control the situation.
Gen. Goblin, therefore, telegraphed to
Gov. Stone for additional soldiers, and
they were sent.