The Brandon news., 1902-10-16
OPERATORS ARE
STILL INSOLENT
WILL HOLD NO TORE CONFER
ENCES THEY SAY.
PRESIDENT rs HOPEFUL
Sends Secretary Root on a Secret
rlissiOn; Root Had Confer
ence with Morgan.

New York, Got. 11.-Chairman f..
B. Thomas of the Board Of Directors
Of the Erie Railroad announced this
afternoon that the operators will not
meet the Republican statesmen in
conference next Tuesday. The op-
orators will hold no more meetings.
New York Got. 1l.-Yesterday 8
conferences which were held here
accomplished nothing. The hopos
raised of operators yielding were
dashed to the ground when President
Baer took charge of the negotia-
tions. He bluntly told Gov. Odell
nd Senators Penrose, Quay and
Platt that they were political med
dlers and announced that the strike
could only end by the mines going
to work. Governor -Odell became
very angry and emphetically gave
the Reading Presidents to understand
that he was Governor Of the State
OF New York and was seeking a con-
ferene in his official capacity for the
peoples good.
Baer apologized but refused to
consider any proposition recognizing
the mine workers association.
New York. Oct. II. Secretary Root
arrived here today on secret mission
from President Roosevelt. determined
to make another effort to end the
coal strike. The nature Of the latest
move is unknown.
The President has been in confer
ence with General Goblin, Of the
Pennsylvania National Guard, to learn
the actual situation at the mines His
sending Secretary Root to New York
followed the conference with General
Goblin.
Root is in conference with J. P.
Morgan over the telephone.
Washington reports received mere
say tho President is expected to un
mask his new battery ON tie opera
tors Monday or Tuesday.
Washington, Oct. 11.-Unless Knox
and Root reserve themselves the
President will inform David Wilcox,
who asked him to take action against
the miners Union on the ground that
it's being trust and that the United
Mine Workers do not constitute trusts
ana are not acting in restraint of trade.
The President is reported TO-DAY as be-
ing irritated by Wiloox's proposition
and limited that he be challenged to
produce q single fact to sustain his
general station for as the matter
now stands Wilcox is considered to
have told the President he failed in
his duty.
Boston, Oct. 11.---Mitchell will
come here tomorrow to attend re-
ception rendered the labor leaders
and citizens generally for the pur-
pose of raising funds for the striking
miners.
Worked a Ruse at ST. Chicago
Chicago, Oct. 11.-From this time
on, the agents of the New Orleans
Railway Company, who are seeking
men in this city to take the place Of
strikers, will exercise more caution
in selection of their recruits. The
representatives here became convinc-
cd that the officers of the Almagat-
ed Association of Street Railway EN-
ployes Of America are kidnappers af-
ter an effort was made to hire several
of themG The officers of the Street
Garments Association are charged
with the wholesale abduc tion Of
forty three men, who were hired as
strike breakers.
George W. Skoulard, organizer Of
the association, applied for job yes
terday at the hotel where the men
are being hired. In o few minutes he
was engaged IN conversation with
fifty of the men that had already
been hired. He asserted that he
feared the strikers would shoot him
when he reached Now Orleans. and
his story was eagerly absorbed.
On hearing this story one man left,
deciding that there was enough work
here. Another followed, and finally
out of the fifty but seven remained in
the hotel.
Skouland then thought he had per-
formed his duty. He went to the
agent who had promised him posi-
tion and presented his card, and be-
fore the astonished agent learned he
had been entertaining an officer of
the organization which his employers
are fighting.
Duke De Loubat, founder of the