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feel that we should be forced to make
further sacrifices.
We appreciate your solicitude for the
people of cur country who are now and
Will be subjected to great suffering and
Inconvenience by a prolongation OF
the coal strike, and we feel that the
onus of this terrible state OF affairs
should be placed upon the side which
has refused to refer to fair and impair
tial investigation.
] am, respectfully.
JOHN MITCHELL,
President, U. M. w. A.
NOTHING AS TO PLANS.
NEW YORK, Oct. s.-President John
Mitchell, of the United Mine workers,
who arrived in the city last night, ac-
companied by District Presidents T. ID.
Nichols, Thomas Duffy and John Fahy.
refused to answer any questions this
morning that would throw any light
on his plans or contemplated move
ments.
There is nothing 1 can say az to my
purpose here" he said.
He was asked in particular as to what
took place or was the outcome of the
conference held last night with 6ena-
tors Quay and Penrose and man said
TO be L. II. Hammerling. an independ-
ent coal operator from Wilkesbarre,
Pa. Some reports say that Senator
Platt and Chairman Dunn of the New
York Republican State Committee were
likewise present.
While Mr. Mitchell was at breakfast
Moses w. Solomon, a lawyer of Chica-
go, joined him. The two talked for
few moments and then Mr.. Mitchell
used the long distance telephone for
about fifteen minutes. He and Mr..
Solomon then went to Mr.. Mitcheils
room.
Mr. Mitchell was asked If he was
going to Washington, in view OF the
meeting there of the executive council
of the American Federation of Labor,
of which he is a member.
Il probably shall not go today" was
the leaders answer, but he would say
no more.
Among the many rumors started To-
day by the arrival of Mr.. Mitchell in
New York was a report that the Erie
Railroad had decided not to act FUR
ther with the other coal roads In set
Ting the strike, and would hereafter
proceed Independently. Chairman E.
H. Thomas, of the Erie board or diree-
tors. said today that there was no truth
whatever in this rumor. lie also said
he had not seen Mr.. Mitchell since he
arrived in New York and had no ap-
pointment to meet him.
ANOTHER CONFERENCE
NEW YORK, October 9.-The pres
ence in this city today of President
Mitchell, of the Mine Workers, and OF
several prominent men who have been
more or less identified in recent efforts
to settle the coal strike, led to many
rumors that such an end had been at
tanned or that negotiations that held
fair promise of settlement were under
way
1t has been impossible, however, 10
verify these reports. Mr.. Mitchell him
self after busy morning of secret con-
ferences with unknown parties, posi-
lively declined to make any statement
and several of the most prominent OF
the coal operators when questioned re
piled that so far as they knew nothing
had been done. Senators Quay and
.Penrose of Pennsylvania and Senator
Platt of New York, who were in con-
ference during the forenoon, were reti-
cent as to the cause of their council in
the latter's Office and Senator Quay
himself. in an interview, confined his
expressions 70 purely personal matters.
From Mr.. Mitchell nothing could be
obtained beyond the bare statement
that he would return to Wikesbarre to-
night In no responsible quarters has II
been possible 10 obtain even an admis-
sion that a new set OF negotiations were
on foot. though tnere we're various
rumors that settlement Of the anthra-
cite coal strike was in sight.
Mr. Nichols, one oE the anthracite
district presidents, said:
president Mitchell has the authority
TO settle the strike only in the event
taat ali the demands OF the men are
granted. If these demands are not
granted the question must Be presented
t. a convention. In view Of this 1t is
pretty sure that tie miners viii not De
at work as was rumored today. l dc
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