New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-15
Operators OBDURlD.
Will Not Meet Gov. Odell and Sena-
tors P1att, Quay and Penrose
Again Next Tuesday.


POSITIVE p STATEMENT By AR. THOMAS.
Proposition by Operators rs Abso-
lutely FinaI-An 9th er Report to
Press IS That Fridays Conferences
Was g Success, ana That Tuesday.
. Final AEreementAIAyB He eached
B New York, Oct. 13.-It was stated
Saturday at the office of +. b. Thorn
as, chairman Of the board of direct
ors of the Erie railroad, that the re-
ports to the effect that there was
likely k to be on Tuesday Of next week
further conference with Senators
Quay, Platt and Penrose were incor-
rect: The statement issued by Mr..
Thomas at the conclusion of the con-
ference on Friday morning defni-
lively covered the situation.
Tt was explained that in the early
conferences with the Civic Fedora
ton certain propositions had been
submitted by Mr.. Thomas. These
propositions are understood to be
the basis of all the negotiation on
the part of the operators ever since
and to which the operators adhere.
These propositions were:
''First-The anthracite companies
do not undertake in the slightest
manner to discriminate against mem
bers Of the United Mine Workers of
America, but they do insist that
members of that organization shall
not discriminate against nor decline
to work with nonmembers of such
associations. rs E. .s4z3
'Second-That there shall be no
deterioration in the quantity or
quality of the work and that there
shall be no effort to restrict the in
dividual exertions of men who, work
ing by the ton or car, may for rea-
sons satisfactory to themselves and
their employers produce such guam
tity of work as they may desire.
"Third-By reason of the different
conditions, varying not only with the
districts, but with the mines them
selves, thus rendering absolutely inn
possible anything approaching uni
form conditions, each mine must ar
range, either individually or. through
its committees, with the superin-
tendents or managers, any question
affecting wages or grievances"
On the other hand, the press has
received the following from an au-
thoritative source on the other side
of the dispute:
''The two days conference between
the presidents of the coal carrying
railroads and Gov. Odell and Sen
ators Platt, Quay and Penrose was
not the failure that it was reported
to be. The operators practically
agreed to a certain advance in wages
and 60 certain propositions that
would result in the resumption of
coal mining. The authority here
! mentioned is of the opinion that the
conference was not adjourned be-
cause an agreement apparently could
may not be reached that day. AT
ators were not willing to have it ap-
pear that they were yielding under
pressure. The conference, according
to the present plan, will be resumed
on Tuesday, but final agreement
may not be reached that day. At
this time it looks as though set
tlement will be effected before the
series IF meetings is ended, although
something may be said or done while
the present efforts are being made
that would wipe out the work al
ready accomplished"
When the above was shown to Mr.
Thomas, he said:
This statement is unqualifedIy
wrong. No conclusions were or could
be reached through that channel
The incident may be considered as
absolutely closed, the operators posi-
lively declining to accept the sug-
gestions made. Nothing will be done
on Tuesday, "a. @s.s #
President Still Active. Dr.: IS,
Washingto Oct. 13.-President
Roosevelt is seeking every method by