The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-19
STRIKE CONFERENCE NOW o..
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Harrisburg, Pr, Sept. ia confer
ence was held al the executive man
sion after midnight last night between
Governor Stone. State Senator Will
liam Flynn and NJ X. McMullin. OF
Pittsburg. President Mitchell and Dis
trIct Presidents Duffy, Fahey and
Nichols, of the United Mine Workers.
for the purpose of discussing means
Of settling h anthracite coal strike.
The conference was held at the sug-
gestion OF the governor who has de-
vised a plan by which he hopes to eff
feet a settlement between the opera
tors and miners without the necessity
Of an extra session of the legislature
for h enactment OF arbitrating legis-
latioa.
The governor declined to outline his
plan in advance OF the conference and
none Of the other parties to it would
make any statement until after they
had concluded their talk. The con-
ference did not begin until long after
midnight, owing TO the late hour at
which Mitchell and his associates ar
rived here from Philadelphia.
The governor OF iginally arranged for
q meeting tomorrow with Mitchell, but
the strike leade had an important en-
gagement at ,Tilkesbarre tomorrow
that must be filled and he asked that
the governor meet him tonight and the
executive cheerfully complied with the
request.
President Mitchell arrived here at
1:S5 "a. m. He was Immediately driven
to the executive mansion IN the gov
errors private carriage. The miners
chief said they did not know what the
governor wanter him for. He was in
vited here for a conference and &C
cepted the invitation. He saiu he had
no proposition to make to Governor
Stone or any one else.
Philadelphia. Pa. September 12.-John
Mitchell, president of the United Mine
DIRK of America. came here to-
night and was presented with about
5000 by the organized workmen of this
city for the benefit Of che striking mine
workers. in an address Mr.. Mitchell
said:
Governor Stone is contemplating an
extra session OF the Pennsylvania leg
islature for the purpo OF eDacting a
compulsory arbitration law The min
ers are willing to arbitrate, but they are
not willing to have compulsory arbitra-
ton. They are not willing to enslave
the workmen of Pennsylvania in order
to get out of their own difficulty. 1t
has been the invariable rule for work
men throughout the country 10 abide
by the decision Of arbitration boards
and also the rule for organized work
men to stand by their contracts"
President Mitchell left shortly after II
o'clock tonight for Harrisburg, where
he will Ia a conference with Cover
nor Stone upon his arrival at the state
:, capital.
C1to~-h4- 4 o 4
committee representing tie state legiS-
lative board of railroad employees were
closeted with President Mitchell. of the
United Mine Workers, for thee hours
today. At the conclusion Of the con-
ference the committee departed fol
Phila delphia to consult their attorneys
Asked whether President Mitchell had
approved the arbitration bills which
they proposed to introduce in the legis-
lature in the event OF an extra session
they replied that Mr.. Mitchell would
nave to answer that question.
The committee expressed the opinion
that an extra session Of the Legislature
depended altogether on the result of the
conference between Governor Stone anC
President Mitchell at Harrisburg to
morrow. The following statement wa:
issued by President Mitchell:
"Messrs. Milton 7. Robinson, William
J. Seerby and George w. Clyde. repre-.
senting the state legislative board OF
railroad employees, called upon me an(
we discussed the ACCESSIBILITY of form
ing a joint legislative board to be com
posed of representatives Of railway mel
and of the bituminous and the anthra'
cite miners. We also discussed the an
thracite coal strike, and the representa-,
tives of railroad men assured us o.
their cooperation in every name pos
sible in bringing about an amicabl'
| Q6I1ICfmnnf or in nrnCaPlJtln II fine SfrlE,
TO a successful issue"