New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-27
OPERATORS PERSUADED
HANNA SEES THEM: THEY'LL
ATTEND CONFERENCE.
j. T. MORGAN TO BE REPRESENTED Be
FORE THE CIVIC FEDERATION'S
COMMITTEE TO-DAY.


i"' ''"''"al"h committee OF the National
o''I' federation held its first meeting yes
..'"'l III 'h' 'huTch Mission Building. No. 2S1
r'uFl" ave. ana heard tn" miners side Of the
u'"'''S III the anthracite coal districts To-day
"' conference VIII he resumed, and will be
"''e''H'" 10y an the principal operators or their
'.PieSeH'd'l'es' as Wei as the representatives
''' ''''''" Mine orKers Union This is the
I''S' step toward peaceahle settlement Of the
i''"' ''u'ulHtS ln the anthracite mines, which
threatened general strike.
All ou' th'e- "t the committee attended the
meeting which was behind closed doors Those
VINO Were present We're Senator Hanna. chair
man man oscar ;. S'rauS. Charles A Moore r. NJ.
>rttcb.r - -. ''I'N,.' N'' eash' Johh
cus NJ ,r,rt 49,, ,,-i,,'. - ,'i'' IT, War
who were ,,,,ol1 -, -, -, ., "oSe
land s.n,p.I g.,,.,.., -, - 'e'S''op IRE
NJ ,1t,.r.,, ...t, "'N sargent
,,-ort.-. .' ~ 'l' '"i'eu Mine
,,..r, .l. . .te ''''iIers' VINO
Duffv and ,-I,o,. ~ - -, |"S' i"oiHaS
,br,. .,,,t,,,.,,.t,. ,tz., ''''. "'e" oI 'le
an tb, ,ot,+,.a ,.,,, ''S' ,'''ee are not
.,,,r,J.f,. -, ''.''E as 10 '"e
' ''' '"'" ana thrlF demands and
-. .an s.'I''''o"' Inc meeting began at
,a u "'J'"' "'" "' .. m untii to-
90 -4''' "' '"e arguments on behalf OF the
miners We're submitted 10y Mr. Mitchell.
Senator Hanna is
fully into tho d.tau. r., ..,,,-.i -, =,
10y '"'' '''' H'''IiS- Inc question was whether
the c"mmitte" was justified I'm taking up the
case of the miners and i'm order to act :, will
he necessary for the ,rar.t,,~s ~ ,o,sa,. >,
.,-+, .,., . W. Vht W
80 '"'" S'"' "I IN" case ana express their
Willingness To accept the offices OF the commit
tee The executive committee of rho federation
known generally as the arbitration committee
could not undertake to arbitrate any dispute
unless II were asked by both sides t" do so, and
'he ''h'llatlon comnltte" was appointed 10 try
|" assist I'm settlement of labor troubles by
conciliatory methods. The following statement
was made 10y Senator Hanna. after the meeting
adjourned to a Tribune reporter:
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''' i--'i-'' '' lIiT- MEN - SHE"
The committee has listened IN tho ,,,.D's eiIa
If tb ,r.,,llo ,r., ,h.t. ..',.,.,,ai.,.. a..,
''' ' '''''' '"'''P'"4'i'9 "'I" w
mands, ana we are fully C0nvcrsant with the
matter from their STANDPOINT | think We have
aupointed a s,,I,,,ur,,itt. t s. tI,,. ,,.r,t,rs
..,.4 g., .;,,
,-' - P',S'"'r E'' S'"'''e"' "i 'heir SIDE or
'H" trouble with a View To bringing both sides
together ON AN amicable basis. What shall
~ "' WIN ''p'"' on 'he report OF the
80 ,,,.r t,, ''','o''s ol tht luil commit
,.,,rr,,,. .. " ''' 'oo''S To-
..D, ,.,., ,,iu, .,.. ,,.,.
- ''''''' /" "Ii''H
y ~ i'I''''' v'iIHl'''e can ACT with a
80, .,,oII IN Su, i ''SS Ht was asked.
t,i, 'ilii,N iI - d \t.N k"od nope that We
M " - I" I,"il,'l, 'he matter, ne repled
. i .,;it - " l' IL 'igl - ItIl StI'IdtlVts' showed
ttat tt. tr,,,I,, - In H. ..Io, nv Win 'he iuei
m s,,,, ,a,,, - o., 80 W 49,
IN c :, l, olIIii''er 'pIlSlS'S OF senator hanna
tL ,s'aL = 'auS aus ana JaIneS duncan, hrst vice
I,tSIuSHt OF iu' NIltrlcah Fedtratlon OF Labor
WI 9uduS NouIH say hothlng beyond eX-
pLtSSIhE 'nt opinion lhai there was a good