New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-10
PLEDGED To SILENCE.

Asked as to what progress toward settle
Tnent had been made at the conference and
whether or not any direct communication had
been had from Mr. Morgan Governor stone
answered that he had nothing TO say beyond
what was contained in MS statement. and that
the other parties to the conference had ais" been
pledged TO silence.
The Governors attention was drawn TO the
last sentence Of his statement: We are doing
what We can" the reporter remarkng; This
leaves it open to infer, Governor that you have
NOT vet made progress toward a satisfactory ter
mination OF the strike?
Governor Stone only shook his head. and then
boarded an uptown sixth-ave, train with his
nartv. 10 return to the Fifth Avenue hotel
Early IN the evening Governor and MIS- stone
left the city for Harrisburg
l..o,.ror stones statement was promptly
submitted 10 George ". Perkins, OF j. l. MOT
cor, 6 co who has been Mr.. Morgans repre-
sentative and spokesman in matters reia'ile
to the coal strike. Mr Perkins 'o'Neu -"
statement over carefully and 'n'l'i'"''" 'iel'
some comment upon il might be eNpe''e" '''''
IN the afternoon. There were two or three post
.,c,1anoents If the expected interview. but at
: o'clock, Mr.. Morgan having meah"'iiIe fea"
tho statement Mr. Perkins was ready TO 'a'N,
..y.7a have no comment to make, he said o"
,,o,.rpor stones statement We nave receNep
NO official statement as what occurreu at 'is
conference, nor have heard from "o> ,n''
stone since the conference was ''oSeN' '''
have we anything to say on h' S'''f>o
ton. 49,, .,,,.
In repIv to question Mr. Perkins saia 'ha'
he thought the general situation vas u"'
He admitted that Mr. Widener had cd''u ''' VI,
Morgan and had had conference Iai..
During the early part Of the day '''
,dG
railroad presidents. in " hose ilaliu' -"
Of the strike on the part of the con .,.,
heretofore been lodged. main'a''F' a., ,,7 -
re raticence on the coal strike situato"' ano -
- 5o,iad that they would hold any meeti'ls'
When the first reports Of the 'onie' '',tI $780,;
,-i,o pu,1dinq came out however ths PieSl-
derts b,rriedIy got together at o'"
restaurant where IN informal ''nlei
held Those present were President
Raer Of the Philadelphia and Reao"s a"' =,
trsl of New-Jersey roads, Pres'oe"' .ai,o,,t
Truesdale of the LaCka"ahn" o.rio
Thomas T Fowler of the New *
and Western President +. =. g
the Erie was absent on tour u ri,
his road and President Olyphai' u -
ware and Hudson at his sn'''''
Lake Champiain
WHAT PRESIDENT FOWLER SAID
President Fowler admitted afterWard lh'' d"
informal conference had been he0' ana ,iio'
situation had been gone over 'ii'' 7
though in an informal way. MI ~ -
phatically declared that there "as Nv -,
the attitude of the operators ana 'i''' -
could end the strike except the u ~
surrender of the striking anthracl's M
said the strike situation remained .t.
Later in the day. when GOV 1Io,,.,or
statement submitted to ffes' =,
he sent out word through his seci'''
had no comment to make on the S''
did not even care TO learn OF It's
prasiaart Tr,esaa,a when asked by telephone
last night at his home. in Greenwich. Conn as
~ the renorts that some agreement had been