The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-26
MacVeagh, Mitchell, Darrow and
Wright Conferred All Day to
No Purpose.
SHORT MESSAGE FROM MR.. BAER
FOLLOWING A MEETING OF PRESI.
DENTS OF COAL ROADS.
Mine Workers Union Scored I'm q
Statement Issued by Independ-
ent Operators.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.-All prospects
for an understanding between the United
Mine Workers and the coal operators out
side the anthracite coal strike commission
came to a sudden termination late this
afternoon through the receipt of a dispatch
to Mr.. Wayne Macveagh. representing the
Pennsylvania Coal Company and the Hill
side Coal and Iron Company. notifying him
that at meeting Of the anthracite coal
road men in New York to-day it had been
decided not to grant an interview to Mr..
Mitchell and his associates, which had been
suggested for Friday next. The announce
ment. coming as it did after an all-day's
conference in this city between Mr.. Mac
yeagh and Mr.. Mitchell and his associates,
attended part of the time by Carroll d.
Wright, in an endeavor to adjust some
details of the proposed agreement between
surprised every one here.
From a reliable source it is learned that
the proposition that the operators meet
Mr.. Mitchell on Friday next was made at
the instance of Mr.. MacVeagh, who was
no less surprised than Mr.. Mitchell him
self at the turn affairs took to-day. From
statements made by Mr.. Darrow early in
the day the impression had spread that
a complete agreement would be effected
at to-day's conference, but when the meet
ing broke up Mr.. Darrow read to the news
paper men in the corridor outside his room
In Willard's hotel a statement which made
Ii clear that no final agreement had been
reached, and that no further conferences
were likely. The statement was as fol-
lows:
THE conference to-day was simply a
continuation OF the conferences held at
Scranton and with precisely the same OBJ
ject-that Of trying to reach a basis of
hopeful discussion for an amicable settle
ment- Mr.. MacVeagh has not been in
Scranton since Thursday. and some mat
ters developed as to which a further con-
ference might be useful before either the
operators the representatives of the
miners approach the serious task OF formu-
lating a definite agreement for their sigma
lures"
Mr.. Mitchell, when shown the dispatch
from New York telling of the action of the
operators. simply smiled and said that he
had not asked for the conference, but that
when it was suggested to him IL 1T would
be agreeable to meet the operators he said
Ii would Mr. Darrow and Mr.. Lloyd, how
ever. were outspoken regarding the action
Of the operators. Mr.. Darrow said 1t was
now up to the operators" and that he
would return at once to Scranton and on
Tuesday next would appear before the
commission ready to go on with the hear
ing. Mr.. Lloyd. holding in his hand the
dispatch from New York, referred to the
fact that Fridays conference had been
suggested in order to adjust some matters
on which there was still some disagree
ment. yet" said Mr.. Lloyd, 1.-The same
men who only last week wired the COM
mission their assent to the general pro-
visions OF the tentative agreement, and
upon the strength Of which the commits
sion adjourned for a week in order to give
the parties time to get together, now go
completely back on their former action and
call II all on. We are satisfied to 60 before
the commission and continue the hearing"
Messrs. Mitchell. Darrow and LLOYD left
here at $50 over the Pennsylvania Rail-
road for Scranton.