Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-10
Coal Barons Confer With Plat.
Quay and Penrose and J. 2.
Morgan
WILL CONFER AGAIN TUESDAY
Railroad President. Say No Basis on
Which m Agreement Could Be Made
Was Suggested Mitchell Still in
New York-Another Effort to Settle
Tho Strike Futile.

II New York, Oct 10.-Coniinuing their
efforts to bring about a solution Of the
anthracite coal strike, Senators Quay,
Penrose and Plat and Governor Odell
again met this morning for n further
conference. The meeting place was
Platt's private Office in the down town
business district. The conference began
shortly after 10, but none Of the coal
operators. nor any one representing
their interests, appeared. The absence
OF any representative Of the operators
side of the dispute was regarded as in
dicative that the mornings conference
between the politicians would be de-
voted to an effort to discover some
means OF forcing the strike to an end.
It Is known that during two long con-
ferences held yesterday the coal road
presidents declined to recommend rec
ognition OF the assertion that politics
could In any way enter into a possible
atrike settlement and the operators as
sured the political representatives they
regarded the dispute as embcdying
questions solely and entirely between
themselves and their employees and in
the business management Of their prop
critics. These statements were ELECTED
& by the assertion from the other side
that continuance OF the strike for ts3o
I weeks would imperil the success OF tie
republican party in two great states,
Pennsylyania and New York. They said
that with the advent OF cold weather.
accompanied by a coal famine, the
strike would assume an importance
that would overhadow the polls. The
operators, however, were not moved by
this presentation and insisted that poll
aticS could not enter their business.
sFollowin- this statement Of their posi-
tian by tecoal men the politicians IN
tilnatei broadly that prolongation OF
the struggle would pave the way to
legislation hurtful to the coal corpora
tton,s interests. In fact, according to
one OF the coal operators, this latter
Abatement was made IN terms so broad
that they regarded 1t as a threat. Their
reply was restatement Of thier unal-
ferable determination to stand their
ground 40 at first outlined to the con-
ference, trusting to the integrity OF the
judicial system to protect them from
adverse legislation. Another phase was
Z injected into the situation later in the
day by making public David Wilcox's
letter to the president demanding that
i the federal government proceed against
the miners organization as conspir-
acy to prevent interstate commerce
wilcox is said to represent all the coal
4 onerators, and publication OF his letter
q regarded as somewhat in the nature
! of statement Of the operators posi-
tion.
President Mitchell, of the miners
with district presidents, spent the early
D mart Of the day at the hotel. and de-
I clined to answer any questions except
to say he expected to return home TO-
day. II was reported before ne iei'
+ the Fifth Avenue hotel this morning
/ mat J. r. Morgan had a brief private
4 conference with Senators Quay and
Z srhe conference in Senator Platts
,f,,ce broke up soon after 1 o'clock
platt stated everything had been put
/ on until Tuesday.
eaer Attends Conference.
phila delphia, Oct. 10.-Fresident Bael