Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-11-28
PEACE PLANS
HAVE FAILED
Operators Refuse to Hold Con-
ference With Mitchell
as Proposed.
WILL Be NO SETTLEMENT
Commission Must Again Take Up Trouble
between the Strikers and Operators, ~
They Have Utterly Failed to Como to
an Understanding.

washington, Nov. 26.-All prospects
for an understanding between the Uni.
ted Mine Workers and the coal oper.
ators outside the Anthracite Coal
Strike commission came to sudden
termination last yesterday afternoon
through the receipt of dispatch to
Mr.. Wayne Mac Veagh, representing
the Pennsylvania Coal company and
the Hillside Coal and Iron company,
notifying him that at q meeting Of
the anthracite coal road men in New
York yesterday it had been decided
not to grant an interview to Mr.. Nit.
chell and his associates which had
been suggested for Friday next.
The announcement. coming as it
did after an all days conference in
this city between Mr.. Mac Veagh and
Mr.. Mitchell and his associates, at.
tended part Of the time by Carroll D.
Wright, in an endeavor to adjust some
Of the details of the proposed agree.
ment between the operators and the
miners. completely surprised everyone
here. From reliable source it Is
learned that the proposition that the
operators meet Mr.. Mitchell on Friday
next was made at the instance of Mr..
Mac Veagh, who was no less surprised
than Mr.. Mitchell himself at the turn
affairs took yesterday. From state.
ments made by Mr.. Darrow early in
the day the impression had spread
that complete agreement would be
affected at yesterdays conference, but
when the meeting broke up Mr.. Oar
row read to the newspaper men in
the corridor outside his room IN viii.
liard's hotel statement which made
It clear that no final agreement had
been reached and that no further con-
ferences were likely. The statement
was as follows:
THE conference today was simply
a continuation of the conference held
at Scranton and with precisely the
same object-that of trying to reach
a basis of hopeful discussion for an
amicable settlement. Mr.. Mac Veagh
had not been in Scranton since Thurs.
day and some matters have since de.
veloped as to whether a further con-
ference might be useful before either
the operators or the representatives
of the miners approach the serious
task of forming definite agreement
for their signatures.
Mr.. Mitchell when shown the dis
patch from New York telling Of the
action of the operators, simply smiled
and said that he had not asked for
this conference. but that when 1t was
suggested to him If 1t would be agree
able to meet the operators. he said
1t would. Mr.. barrow and Mr.. Lloyd
however, were outspoken regarding
the action of the operators. Mr.. OAR
row said It was NOW up to the oper.
ators," and that he would return at
once to Scranton and on Tuesday next
would appear before the commission
ready to 60 on with the hearing. Mr..
Lloyd. holding in his hand the Assoc
ciated Press disptach, referred to the
fact that Fridays conference had been
suggested in order to adjust some
matters on which there was still some
disagreement. yet" said Mr.. Lloyd
"the same men who only last week
wired the commission their assent to
the general proposition of the tenta.
tive question and on the strength OF
which the commission adjourned for
a week in order to give the parties
time to get together. now go com
pletely back on their former action
and call it all off. We are satisfied
to go before the commission and con.
tinue the hearing"