The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-08
MITCHELL IS
 UNYIELDING Conference With Manu-
 lecturers. WANTS FAIR ARBITRATION Miners Chief Says Operators Spurned Propositions. Will Not Put Strikers in Position of "supplicants for Peace"-com- mittee of Manufacturers to
 Meet Operators
WANTS FAIR ARBITRATION

Buffalo. N. Y., Oct. 1.-The conference between the committee appointed by the National Manufacturers and Presloent Mitchell and his lieutenants held at tue Irouuois Hotel this afternoon did not 'o- suit in any definite plans being agreeo upon for the partial resumption Of wofK in the anthracite field, but the members of the manufacturers committee stated that they were greatly pleased with the progress made.
 The fact that communication was es- tablished with the operators by long ois- tance telephone and an appointment maue to meet a committee representing them m Philadelphia tomorrow is looked upon as significant, as it had been announcer by members of the manufacturers com mittee that there existed no understand ing with the operators prior to today meeting and no step in that direcuon would be taken until the negotiations with President Mitchell reached a stage where such a meeting would promise re- suits.
 Mir. Mitchell, this afternoon, positively declined to discuss the request made py President Roosevelt that Mitchell use ms influence to induce the miners to resume work with a promise of the appointment of committee to investigate the miners N---N MT. Mitchell does not regard the prono- eition favorably and that he will decline to ask the miners to resume work under the conditions stipulated.
 The following gentlemen represented tae manufacturers at todays meeting: Da- wis M Parry, President of the Manufac- turers' Association, Indianapolis; George H. Barbour of Dstrcit, Richard Young of New York, Frsnk Leake of Philadelphia and John Maxwell of Indianapolis. Ire miners were represented by President Mitchell, Secretary-Treasurer Wilson and District Presidents T. D. Nichols, Ihomas Duffy and John Fahy.
 The conference was held behind clos sd doors and only brief statement was given out at the end of the meeting. Tn , abatement Is as follows:
 "The committe of the National Associ l. ton of Manufacturers has listened to the explanation of the present strike difficulty as offered by. a special committed of the United Mine Workers. at the head of which was MT. Mitchell. The National Association of Manufacturers has learned what it could of the conditions and now goes to Philadelphia for the purpose of meeting a committee of mine operators with the idea of getting their side of the difficulty. The National Association of Manufacturers committee carries no prop osition from the mine workers and has no other mission that the desire to speei- fly bring about settlement of this dis pute.
 David M. Parry, President: George H. Barbour of Detroit, Richard Young of New York. Frank Leake of Philadsl- phia."
 It is known that Mir Mitchell was ap- pealed to on the ground of humanity to concede every possible point so that the country might be saved from the hard ships and sufferings incident to a coal famine winch seemed inevitable. It is Is also stated that a proposition of some kind was submitted to the mine workers but the terms specified are not obtainable
 In reply MT. Mitchell pointed out in sub stance that offers for conciliation from those high in authority had been spurned by the operators. He would not place the miners in the position of supplicants for peace. They were willing to abide by the decision of fair arbitrators. As to matter now stood a proposal from the operators was the thing to be expected.
 After the meting President Parry was asked If the conference had resulted in bringing any nearer the solution of the strike question.
 eve have great hopes that something definite will be done." he replied.
 w nat II tnls attempt dI conclHauon proves to be a failure?"
 Then the prospect is a bad one. Manu- lecturers are trying to run on soft coal, hut they cannot get a sufficient quanti- tv of that One cannot contract for any large quantity. In a short time this will be exhausted. This will mean the shut ting down of factories, depriving working men of an opportunity to earn a liveli- hood and adding hunger as we'll as cold to the miserles of the people,"
 How many men are employed in fac tories represented by the association?"
 "Ther care 1,50O manufacturers and each employees from 800 to 1,5O0 men"
 The five members of the Manufacturers Committee left here tonight for Phila- delphia.-