The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-10
StatementIssued by Stone Shows
Little Progress Made.
R. R. PRESIDENTS CONFER
They Say That No Settlement Can
Come Except by the Unconditional
Surrender Of the Men-State-
ment of George w. Perkins
Representing Morgan.
Utterances Guarded
(Rv Associated Press.)

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NEW. YORK. Sept. s.-Governor VIII
liam A. Stone. of Pennsylvania. VINO
came to this city and made an eilort
during the day to see what could De
done towards settling the anthracite coal
strike, returned to Harrisburg Pa, to-
night without apparently having been
able to accomplish q settlement.
There were rumors a1ioat that the Gov
ernor's visit had results. but George w!
Perkins of j. P. Morgan and Company,
denied tonight that there was any
change in the situation Word to the
same effect was received by long dis
tance telephone from president Trusdales
Of the Delaware, Lackawanne and West
ern Railroad. who is out OF town.
Governor stone was accompanied TO
the city by Attorney s-General Elkin, OF
pennsylvania. and Senator Flynn. OF
plttsburg. The three held a conference
of several hours duration with P. a. j.
Widener, of Philadelphia, In the offices
of the United States Steel Corporation.
After the conference had lasted an
hour. MI Widener cailed-to see j. T.
Morgan at the latters Office and asked
him to use his influence to end the
strike Ten minutes later he returned
to his Fellow conferees and told them
that Mr.. Morgan had declined to in
tertere.
Before leaving the city Governor Stone
Attorney : General EllSins, Senator
FLYNN and myself have been in consul
tation for several hours to-day with p
A. 3. Widener, Of Philadelphia, who is
a director Of the Us I'd States Steel
Corporation and is ass hated with Mr..
Morgan in many business; interests. Mr.
Widener is very anxious p see the strike
settled and they took the matter up with
Mr. Morgan. We are doing what we
can
Governor Stone was asked what pro-
gress toward a settlement had been made
during the conference and whether any
direct communication had been had from
Mr.. Morgan. To these questions he an
swered that he had nothing to say be-
yond what was contained in his state
ment. and that the other parties to the
conference had also been pledged to si-
lence.
George w Perkins. speaking for j. P.
Morgan and Company. said tonight:
.We have no comment to make on
Governor Stones statement. We have
received no official statement as TO what
occurred at the conference. nor have we
heard from Governor Stone since the
conference was closed. Nor have we any
thing to say on the strike situation"
president George F. Baer. of the Phila-
delphia and Reading and Jersey Central:
President William T. Truesdale, of the
Iackawanna, and President Thomas P.
Fowler, of the New York. Ontario and
Western Railway. had an informal con-
ference. After it was over President
Fowler said that tho situation had been
gone over thoroughly in an Informal way.
Mr.. Fowler emphatically declared that
there was no change in the attitude of
the presidents, and that nothing could
end the strike but unconditional surren-
der of the striking anthracite miners.
Later in the Gay, when Governor Stones
statement was submitted to President
Fowler, he sent out word through his
secretary that he had no comment to
make on the statement and did not even
care to learn of its contents. President
Baer went back to Philadelphia.