The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-27
Meeting of the Civic Federation Con-
~ciIiators and Representatives of
DigGers Held Yesterday.
SENATOR HANNA WAS PRESENT
AND LATER VISITED THE OFFICE OF
j. Il. MORGAN & co.
Latter Is Said to Have Been Influenced
by MIR. Hanna to Make Con-
cessiOns to the Men.

NEW YORK, March 26.-Regarding the
meeting of the coal miners representatives
and the Cancellation of the Civic
Federation. held to-day, the Herald will say
tomorrow:
There is no likelihood Of a strike in the
anthracite coal district this year. The
miners have formulated their demands and
the operators probably will meet them half
way. The announcement was made last
night on the best authority after Senator
Hanna's conference with J. Pierpont Nor
gan, and the threatened trouble will be
averted mainly through the efforts Of the
two men who were the chief factors in set
Ting the big strike in the presidential cam
paign of 1900. Senator Hanna is one OF the
most earnest advocates of the cause of ar
bitratiOn, and he presented the situation
from his viewpoint with such force that
Mr.. Morgan was convinced that the op-
orators should yield a point.
Mr.. Morgan is in control of some of the
coal roads, and is in a position to decide
on the course of action to be taken without
reference 70 any other coal magnates. He
see no particular objection to recognizing
the United Mine Workers OF America, as
the union is called. through his signing of
contracts with the individuals employed,
especially If the present wage scale can be
maintained for another year. He does not
believe that the union is particularly strong
with the miners. He will agree to terms
that he deems reasonable. and Senator
Hanna was jubilant when he left him, be-
ing convinced that the strike would be
averted."
Senator NJ. A. Hanna, Oscar Straus,
Bishop II. c. Potter. Franklin MacVeagh,
Lewis Nixon. Charles A. Moore, Marcus
NJ. Marks, William II. Pfahler, Ralph NJ.
Easley, r. p. Sergeant and James Duncan
acted for the Civic Federation at to-day'S
conference, and the mine workers were rep
resented by John Mitchell, president OF the
national organization, Thomas Nichols,
John Fahey and Thomas Duffy, district
presidents or the mine workers and particl-
pants in the Shamokin convention which
formulated the demands of the men. The
meeting was held at Church Mission House
and was behind closed doors.
The conference, which met at 1920 a. m,
adjourned at l p. m. and senator Hanna
made the following statement: although
We have been together for two hours and
a half | really haven't much TO say. We
have talked with the representatives of the
miners and got at merely what their desires
are. We don't anticipate trouble, and the
best of spirit was manifested here to-day.
So as to get further Information and il
possible get into communication with the
other de-th Operators-a subcommittee
of three was appointed, which will report
back to the industrial department of the
National Civic Federation tomorrow morn
ing at 1890 o'clock. The committee is COM
posed of myself, former Minister Straus
and Mr.. Duncan. the general secretary Of
the Granite Cutters National Union. We
will discuss things this afternoon and hope
that by tomorrow we will be able TO report
progress from the other side of the ques-
ton"
Senator Hanna spent some time this after
noon at the office of j. Z. Morgan & Co,
where he conferred with Mr.. Morgan. the
latter's partner, George w. Perkins. and
Messrs. Widener and Griscom, Of Phila-
delphia. On leaving the senator declined
TO say whether or not he had discussed the
labor situation in the mining regions.