The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-27
BAER DID 1T.
He Is Held Responsible for Hold.
ing Up Strike Settlement.

Scranton, Pa, Nov. 27.-Quite in con-
trast with the happy faces of the inde-
pendent operators committee when it
returned from New York were coun-
tenances of the miners representatives
when they returned from their disap-
pointing trip to Washington
How the latter view the sudden and
surprising turn of affairs is well set
forth in a statement issued by Messrs.
Darrow and Lloyd. the miners attor-
neys, who accompanied Mr. Mitchell TO
Washington. They clearly indicate that
they think the coal road presidents ac-
quiesed in Mr.. MacVeagh's plan of a
settlement out of court and then repudi-
ated him The allegation that George F.
Baer signed the telegram to Chairman
Gray of the commission, declaring that
the big companies were agreeable to the
MacVeagh idea of anicable adjust
ment and that the same man signed the
telegram to Mr.. MacVeagh in Washing
ton calling off the negotiations. is made
in the statement. The statement fol-
lows: THE commission adjourned for
ten days in pursuance of an arrange
ment between the parties to give op-
portunity for conciliation, on account OF
telegram which we understood was
written by George F. Baer, in the pres
ence of and with the consent of every
railroad concerned and was signed by
Wayne Mac Veagh. This telegram was
written after careful reading of the
prepared and written by counsel of
both parties, and which had been sub
mitted to the commission At the re-
quest of Mr. MacVeagh, Mr.. Mitchell
Mr.. Darrow and Mr.. Lloyd went to
Washington to consult upon some mi
nor details of the agreement There
was friction or important disagree
ment between the parties in the meet
ing in Washington. Later in the day.
and after the conference in New York
with the independent operators Mr.
MacVeagh received a telegram calling
off all negotiations and advising that
the matter be settled by the commission
in a regular hearing.
THE man who wrote the telegram to
Judge Gray stating that the main fea-
lures of the contract were acceptable,
was the same man who signed the tele-
gram to Wayne MacVeagh, three or
four days later. stating that negotia-
tions must end
"A copy of the tentative agreement is
in the hands of Wayne MacVeagh, Mr..
Wilcox of the Delaware & Hudson COM
pany. Carroll D. Wright and probably
Mr. Baer.
I'VE can see no reasons for the ex-
preston of any opinion, the facts speak
for themselves. We have been ready at
all time to consult with any one in
interest and make any reasonable ad-
justment, but we have no anxiety over
the case whatever or its results and
shall be ready for business when the
commission meets
CLARENCE S. DARROW.
HENRY D. LLOYD"
While admitting that they did much
toward breaking off the negotiations for
a settlement out of court, the independ-
ent operators do not hesitate to say that
they were not required to advance much
argument to bring the coal road presi-
dents to their way of thinking
One of the independent operators COM
nittee which went to New York said:
'.The situation was like that in the
story of the man. I would not drink un-
less you force me. but 1 suppose you are
able to force me- The big companies
had come to our way of thinking before
we met them
President Mitchell denied the report
that the miners executive board has
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