Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-26

NEW YORK, November PA serious
Mich occurred to-day In the plans for a
settlement Of the coal controversy by
conference between the coal opera tors
ana the miners union, and it is now
almost certain that the final adjustment
=. The points nj issue will be referred
grain 10 the Coal Strike Commission.
Al meeting between the presidents
NJ the coal roads and a large number
Of INDEPENDENT operators. strong pro-
tes, was entered by the latter, against
i treating directly with the miners An
,or m Friday was declined peremptorily,
ana a. was agreed unanimously that
n The judgment Of the operators. 1t was
Il bsst for the present to go on with the
4 res~rg before the commission The
r1ee,trE # the independent operators
sni railroad officials lasted about an
hour. and at its close President Fowler.
i If the New York. Ontario and Western
4 isii that President Baer. Of the Read
4 ae vas preparing a statement. Later
d The statement was issued. and Mr.. Baer
8 1T at once for Philadelphia
& After mentioning at the outset the
1 Games Of the private" operators present
& he statement given out by Mr. Baer
! says:
b statement from Baer.
& They the private operators) met the
:s presidents who had signed the re-
guest 20 the President of the United
i.a,es
They presented a protest against any
adjustment being made at this time, in
. 1stng that the principles involved were
d 40 serious, and affected SO many inte-
4 tests that it was necessary now to have
& he commission hear all the facts. and
q pass its judgment upon the whole con-
4 ;r0r-srsy, Mr.. Simpson. chairman.
i read a paper expressing their views. and
4 al!ler gentlemen expressed decided opin-
ions
In the midst of the conference. re-
quest came from Washington to the ope-
saors OF both classes to meet Mr..
! Mitchell ana his associates next Friday
morning at 10 O'Clock. The parties pres
ant without assent, instructed Mr.. Baer
! TO make the following answer:
The conditions are such that no sub
S;sutial progress can be made by the
suggest ed meeting. The general judg-
ment of the operators is that it will be
hast for the present, to go on with
hearing
Complete Surprise.
WASHINGTON. Novemher 25.-All
prospect Of All understanding between
I the United Minc-W Workers and the coal
operators outside the Anthracite Coal
/ Strike Commission. came TO sudden ter
+ miuation late this afternoon. through
! the receipt of dispatch 10 Wayne Nc
= o., 49,, l.,
] Coal Company and the Hillside Coal and
! lroN Company. notifying rim that at a
meeting Of the anthra cite coal-road men
in New York to-day. it had been decided
not ia grant an interview to Mr.. Mitchell
and his associates. which had been sug
Etstoa for FRIDAY next The announce
menr. coming, as it did. after an all-day
conference in this city. between Mr.. Nc
(oaEa and Mr.. Mitchell and his asso-
ci, attended part OF the time by Car
r5a Wright. in an endeavor to adjust
sous details Of the proposed agreement
between the operators and the miners
completely surprised every one here.
From statements made by Clarence S.
barrow carly in the day. the impress
sion had spread that complete agree
ment would ire effected al to-day's con-
'erouee bWt when the meeting broke up
Mr. barrow read TO tho newspaper-men
In the corridor outside his room in Will
lara Horal statement which made it
clean that no final agreement had been
reached and that no further conferences
were likely. The statement was as fol-
lows:
Statement from barrow.
THE conference to-day was simply
continuation Of the conference held at
Scranton and with precisely the same
az oh, h sic of
hopelul discussion for an amicahle set
temclN. Mr.. MacNeagh has not been in
Scranton since Thursday, and some mat
teHs developed as to whether a further
conference might be useful before either
the operators or the representatives of
the miners approach the serious task OF
formulating definite agreement for
tGeir signatures.
Messrs Mitchell barrow, and Lloyd
lef- here at $3.50, over the Pennsylvania
railroad, for Scranton.
Protest of independents.
MEN YORK. November 25.-The indie
pesoeat coal operators protested to-day
10 the Coal-carrying railroads against the
proposed plan to settle differences with
Nc mine-workers' union. The nature of
iaar protest appears in the following
statement which was given out this af-
ItFHoon by c. p. Simpson, representing
Tile independent operators:
Scranton. Pa. November %, 1902.
no Nessrs Baer Thomas. Truesdale.
ELEPHANT. Fowler. and Walter, Presi-.
dents
Conference.-The undersigned individ-
lai coal operators. whose product is car
neg over one or the other of your re-
sHaftNe railroads. having learned that ef-
t7t's are being made to effect a settlShent
81 lie questions now before the anthra-
'f coal strike commission, TO which the
ia-iFlaral coal operators have been made
d iariE at the request of the commits
s''a and number of your corporations,
Deg eaNe respectively to enter their Wig
IRONS protest against any such settle
trent 10 be made at this time. and set
!"fth the following among many rea-
Sous:
We believe that such settlement
az mas time and upon the basis suggested
would forever establish the power and
beFPciuate the injustice perpetrated by
INC tnited Mine Workers.
:, That such settlement would be. in
inc eyes of the public. a confession that
we have heretofore been guilty of all
NE oifenscs charged against US by the
fala mine-workers.
.. mat we have, and believe that you
nave such perfect and complete defense
10 me allegations made by the complain
shts before the commission. that any
money award the commission would rem
Ger would be far less than the amount
We understand il is proposed to concede,
especially 10 miners and their laborers.