New-York tribune., 1902-08-27
BAER CALLS ON MORGAN
EFFORT MADE TO END STRIKE,
IT IS SAID.
MEETING OF THE OPERATORS. AND
AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THEIR
ATTITUDE Is UNCHANGED.

aTTiTl DE iS HANGED.
meeting yesterday between ]. Pierpont
-torran and George r. Baer. president of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company
rba most uncompromising and relentless of the
coal road presidents toward the striking miners
led Wall street to the belief that serious effort
mas being made TO settle the anthracite trou-
bles.
M Baer called at Mr.. Morsan's office at
mon. two hours before the conference Of coal
mad presidents in the Delmonico Building. At
the conference with Mr. Morgan were also
samuel Spencer. president OF the Southern Rail-
road: II Mckay Twombly, George W. Perkins
end Mr. Stotesbury. Samuel Sloan, chairman
of -r,e hoard Of directors of the Delaware. Lack
sv-a-ra and Western Railroad, called later
and had a talk with Mr. Morgan George W.
Perkins was seen before he left his office yes
,ar5sE- afternoon. hut would not discuss the
coal strike MI Morgan left his Office al
.. III.
As 10 Mr. Morgans attitude toward the strike.
the operators made this statement:
Mr. Morgan VIII not interfere in the matter.
If he had intended to interfere he would have
inr4rferad before now. He has been in touch
VITA The situation all along, and, whether he
was IN Europe or here il viii make no olHer-
ence in his position on the question.
At fho meeting of presidents were present
Western. President Baer Of the Philadelphia
and Reading President Underwood of the Erie
end President TruesdaIe Of the Delaware. Lack
eprsnna and Western. After the meeting was
over President Baer said:
The strike situation discussed in an IN
formal way. The situation IS improving every
5ay: few more men are coming back every
DAY. cannot say exactly when there VIII be
? break in the strike. One thing, there is no
change in the policy of the operators The issues
do. not admit Of arbitration, and arbitration
therefore no matter from what source II enla-
mates cannot be considered. Nothing has oc-
Cured or can occur which Will change the poiicY
of the operators We are simply waiting until
the miners come back
M Baer said that Abram s. Hewitt's state
r,ent which he made at Bar Harbor, Me. COW
cred the entire situation. He indorsed MI
Fevitt's views thoroughly.
NJ Baer's conference with Mr.. Morgan lasted
about i've minutes. It was believed he was
giving Mr.. Morgan the results OF the meeting
hut nobody would discuss the conference.
It was learned that the operators do not pro-
pose to make the opening Of the mines prothi-
rent matter. They do not want TO provoke dis
turbances by exploiting any break in the strike
and IL the men return 10 work the mines VIII oe
opened quietly.
Charles A Moore or the executive GciiAiliN'~
of the Civic Federation. said yesterday that.
-yhfIs he did not know that any attempt was
being made to arbitrate the strike. he peheNed
that II was susceptible of arbitration
There Is one thing he continued. The dis
mute has reached such stage that both siueS
car never come together without the interler-
ence OF a third party. No sane man would take
the position that either side was aosolu'eS
right or absolutely wrong. Both sides are prom
ably right in some respects and wrong III
others But for such men as Cardinal "lnhohs
or Bishop Potter 70 undertake TO arbitrate me
7fen7,+e ,,,orld he an Impossible thing This is
not an academic or A sentimental question. buI
? purely business proposition There must be A
man who can arbtrate the dispute, but ne
would have 10 be man in hundred thousand
I5e 7,,,,1d have to be ? man of vast experience.
l,,efress atilitv and absolute probitY. unbiased
N either side and bic to judge either side with
absolute fairness. There are such men in TINS
country If one Of them were made the arol'er
then the strike could be arhitrated- neneNe'
too. that the ultimate end Of the whole matt
must he arbitration. and that each side must
WELD \ little BY this means neither side could
claim = victory.
There Was an underlined feeling in Wall Street
yesterday that the coal strike vas to be setued
soon and its effect was seen in the advance OF
son,a stocks which are affected by the strike
Mr. Raer's visit to Mr. Morgan helped TO create
rhe jrapression that the coal operators "eIe
gong 10 reopeu the mines without delay MT
Morgan said he had no Information TO give ana
no cor77roents 10 make or the situation. George
u Perkins one of Mr.. Morgans partners leII
The civ and il was announced that he had gone
on ? three days' vacation. There was report
that he intended to investigate conditions in the
anthracite district ,s
An official Of the LackaN anna road was asked
Yesterday about a statement by a retail! coal
dealer who had made a visit to the coal regions,
that the coal companies had at least nNe nun
dred thousand tons Of coal stored about 1he
mines The answer that. as Tar as the
Tockauanns road was concerned no great sup
r7l1- Of coal vas boarded, although the company
did have q compare lively small quantity with
which II would not part under any clrcum-
stances The official held that his company mad
= right TO hold to its coal. for ITS own uses
or otherwise
The coal operators generally were indorslng
The statement Of Abram X Hewitt in The Trib-
une's dispatch from Bar Harbor. Me one OF
the orerators declared that the statement was
,s-or+i,z- Of being engrossed. framed and hung
where all men could read it He said he
thought il was significant that such a conserV-
.t5,~e man as Mr Hewitt should give out "A
statement at all and he took II to show that.
desroTe the wild clamor. thoughtful men had
taen convinced that il WAS time TO speak.
MITCHELL IN CONFERENCE.