New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-07
PLAN TO END STRIKE.
SOME OPERATORS SAID TO
FAVOR IT.
FRANK P. SARGENT SAID TO HAVE CONE
TO SENATOR HANNA To CONFER
ON THE SUBJECT.

a brand new plan for settling the strike ot
the anthracite miners different Lines from
any of the other plans hitherto tried was sug-
gested yesterday. One OF the members of tha
arbitration committee of the Civic Federations
who is interested in the new plan, said yester-
day: 4
This plan was submitted to me by a man
high up in the councils Of both sides to ths
quarrel who arrived here from Chicago yester-
day 1t is to my mind feasible, and am in a
position to know that some Of the biggest Of the
anthracite presidents think favorabIy, OF It.
am not prepared yet to go into the details By
this plan 1 may say it is proposed to appoint a
committee which will go to the mines and in
vestigate the conditions, and try to effect a
settlement There are four matters TO be con-
sidered one OF which is the Weighing OF tie coal
The man speak OF has talked over the plan
with President Mitchell Of the United Mns
Workers and Mr.. Mitchell is willing 70 waive
the question of recognition of the union card
Some slight concessions may be made on ths
other side. II is pity that the Board OF Trade
and Transportation made its mistake about the
arbitration act just now, but we are going on
all the same After leaving me. the man I speak
of went Washington, where he will see Seua-
tor Hanna The committee. If the plan ia
adopted as 1 hope and expect it will be. VIII not
consist of members Of the Civic Federation. but
may report back TO the Civic Federation
He declined TO give the aIneS OF the operators
who. he said regarded the plan favorably- He
was asked if J. Pierpont Morgan had been com
muncated with regarding the plan. and replied
in the negative but said that member Of the
firm of J. r Morgan & Co had been spoken to
of the plan and seemed to look on it with favor
Frank P. Sargent. who is a member OF the
Civic Federation was here for a few hours two
DAYS ago It is believed he is the man referred
to as high in the councils of both sides
The Board of Trade and Transportation yes
terday received a telegram from the White
House. expressing the willingness Of President
Roosevelt to receive the committee appointed
by that organization to call upon the President
and ask him TO appoint a commission 70 N
vestigate and take steps looking toward set
tlement of the coal strike.
The committee, which was appointed az the
meeting of the Board Of Trade and Transporra-
tion on Wednesday and is composed OF Darwin
P lanes James TaIcott and John d. herman.
who was a member Of commission appointed
bv President Cleveland to investigate the Pull
man strike was hurriedly called together upon
the receipt of the message from the White
House After brief deliberation, the members
decided not to go 10 Washington.
The reason for the failure on the part OF tbs
committee TO respond TO the Presidents invita-
tion is that the law under which President
Roosevelt was to be asked to appoint the COM
mission. was repealed by an act Of june i. 1sSs.
and that therefore the President would not have
authority to accede to the request