Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-15
NORTH AMERICAN SAYS HIS
PLAN Is ACCEPTED.
MORGAN DECIDES TOT ACT
According to Philadelphia Newspaper,
Head of Big Coal Combine Assents
to Plan of Settlement Proposed by
Pennsylvania Governor-Mitchen
Knows Nothing of It,

Philadelphia, Sept. 10-The North
American this morning says that J.
Pierpont Morgan has assented to the
plan proposed by Governor Stone Of
Pennsylvania for enung the coal min,
ers' strike. The plan, according to
the North American, was submitted to
Morgan yesterday by P. A. B. WIdener
of this city 1t is for the mine work
ers to return to work, without a sign
ed agreement; the operators, by con-
cessions, to adjust the differences eH
listing between the men and coIr
panies; if after waiting a reasonable
time the operators fail to do this, an
arbitrator will be appointed and if the
men deem the decision of the arbitra
tor unjust, then they can again go on
strike. The paper also says that
Governor Stone Immediately tele-
graphed President Mitchell for a con
ference.
Mitchell Not Informed.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept 10.-Presi-
dent Mitchell early this morning said
that he had received no information
from Gov. Stone in reference to a con-
ference, and that as far as he knew
the strike situation was unchanged.
Gotham Says Stone Failed.
New York, Sept. 1O.-Governor Will
lam Stone Of Pennsylvania, who came
to this city and made an effort yester-
day to see what could be done
towards settling the anthracite coal
strike, returned to Harrisburg, Pa.
last night without apparently having
been able to accomplish a settlement
There were rumors that the govern
ors visit had results, bat George w.
Perkins of J. P. Morgan & Co. denied
that there was any change in the sit
uation. Word to the sane effect was
received by long distance telephone
from President Truesdale, of the Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western railroad
who was out of town.
Governor Stone was accompanied to
the city by Attorney General Elkin Of
Pennsylvania and Senator Finn of
Pittsburg The three he'd confer
ence of several hours duration with
P. A B. Widener of Philadelphia in
the offices of the United States Steel
corporation. After the conference had
lasted an hour, Widener went to see
j. PierpOnt Morgan at the ALTERS of
flee and asked him to use his influence
to end the strike Ten minutes later
he returned to his fellow cOnferees and
told them that Morgan declined to in
terfere. Governor Stone care out the
following statement:
attorney General Elkin Senator
Finn and myself have been N consul
tation for several hours with P. A. B.
Widener of Philadelphia, who is a di-
rector of the United States Steel cor
poration and associated with Morgan
in many business interests. Widener
is anxious to see the strike settled,
and took the matter up with Morgan.
We are doing what we can"
Strike Still On.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 1(.-Presi-
dent John Mitchell of the united
mine workers of America last night
denied in most emphatic terms that
the coal miners strike had been de-
clared off. He said:
GIVE received no proposition from
the other side and I've made none to
the operators. The strike is still on
and will remain SO until declared off |
by the mine workers in convention.
If is I'M to the OnoratOrS "
Preparing to Ship Coal.
Scranton, Pa, Sept. 1O-Genera'
superintendent Rose Of the Delaware |
& Hudson railroad companys mine |
department said yesterday that he |
had no knowledge of any Negotiations |
which could possibly lead to settle |
ment of the strike The opinion pre-
walls here, however, that the mine su
perintendents have knowledge of some |
movement which is likely soon to end |
the strike. During the past few days |
there has been unusual activity in the |
movement of coal cars on the four |
cOa1-carrying railroads whose mining |
operations are conferred here Long
lines Of coal cars have been placed on |
sidings convenient to the different col |
lierieS
Roosevelt Discusses Strike.
Cincinnati, Sept. 10-A guest OF |
President Roosevelt during portion |
of the trip through Ohio when asked |
if the subject of a settlement of the |
coal strike was dis
cussed said it was. The president |
said that the printed interview with |
him on the subject was imaginative. |
The guest of the president went on to
say that no man deplores the present |
condition more than the president |
does, but he does not see clearly how
he can take any part in adjusting the |
Any interference on his |
part, except by request of both parties, |
would be construed into a threat to
use the great power Of his office to
cOerce one side or the other. If that |
were really so, action on his part |
would be Inference, not arbitration. !