Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-09-18
THE MINING CONTEST.
Gov. Stone Sends q Representative
to See the Miners President.
ARBITRATION MEASURES DRAFTED.
A Committee VIII Submit Three Bills for
the Approval Of the Strikers Onicials
and the Governor May Assemble the
Legislature to Act on Them.

Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 11.-Col'
William y. Richardson, keeper Of the
state arsenal, who was sent by Gov.
Stone to Wilkesbarre yesterday with
a message to President Mitchell, OF
the United Mine Workers, returned
late last night and reported to the
governor at the executive mansion.
Col. Richardson said on his arrival
here that his mission was such that
he could not disclose anything and
would not even admit that he had
gone to see Mitchell or that they
had met. Gov. Stone was even more
reticent than Col. Richardson and
would not talk about his efforts to
end the strike.
A committee from the state legis-
lative board Of railroad employees Of
Pennsylvania will 60 to Wilkesbarre
to-day to meet President Mitchell
and the district presidents OF the
United Mine Workers for the pur'
pose Of discussing certain arbitra-
ton legislation to be considered by
tfe general assembly il Gov. Stone
shall eaQ " extra Session,
TE6 committee has drafted three
bills to Be- submitted to the mine
leaders, but II they are approved by
them they will DO presented to the
governor with q request that he call
an extra session for their considera-
tion. The committee in charge Of
the proposed legislation has been as
sured by the committee that II he
can be satisfied that the legislature
would enact legislation that would
settle the coal strike and prevent
other strikes he will not hesitate to
call the legislature together.
The bills which have been prepared
by the committee provide for COM
pulsory arbitration in labor disputes,
which shall be submitted to boards
and commissions to be appointed by
the courts and by the governor and
whose decision shall be final.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE con-
ference committee of the Peoples
alliance, appointed at their conven.
ton ut Hazleton last week, appeared
before Gov. Stone yesterday after
noon and submitted plan tor e.
fecting o settlement of The ,,a,Asa.
cite coal strike. Their plan ccNsists
Of calling an extra session Of the leg
islature to enact laws fot yompulsory
arbitration, better aontHol Of Foreign
corporations doing business in Penn.
sylvania end eAgorcing the sixteenth
and seventeenth articles of the state
constitution.
Hnhiel j. Mccarthy, of Hazleton
said the alliance represents the bust
ness people Of the coal district and
that its purpose was to secure set
Element of the strike. There was
no sign of a settlement and the only
hope of bringing about an end to the
strike is an extra session of the leg
islatlAe for the enactment OF the
legislation that will end the present
strike and prevent strikes in the fu
ture. Mccarthy suggested that il
an extra session is held some actor
should be taken to curb the great
foreign corporations which are doing
business in Pennsylvania. lie at
! tackled the beef trust, the steel trust
and other large corporations because
of the alleged high prices which they
charge for their products.
Continuing, Mr. Mccarthy said
"president Baer, of the Philadelphia
& Reading company, is the creature
of J. P. Morgan and the latter should
be forced to compel Mr.. Baer to arbi
trate the strike. A load of coal can
not be bought in the coal region a
present from the large coal corpora
lions at any price. II the legisla
ton Is enacted which the alliance
recommends it will bring the strik'
to an end and prevent strikes in tn