The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-12

Sew York, September 9.-Governo.
William \. Stone. of Pennsylvania,
Who came to this city and made an eff
fort during the day TO see what could
be done towards settling the anthracite
coal strike. returned to Harrisburg
Pa. tonight without apparently having
been able to accomplish a settlement.
There were rumOrs a1oat that the
governors visit rad results. but George
w Perkins, or j. p. Morgan & Co,
denied tonight that there was any
change in the situation. Word to the
same effect was received by long dis
lance telephone from President Trues-
dale o the Delaware, LacakaWana and
western railroad, who is out of town.
Governor Stone was accompanied to
the city by Attorney General EIkin of
pennsylvania, n Senator Flynn. of
Pattsburg. The three held a confer
ence OF several ours duration with P.
A b. Widener. Of Philadelphia, in the
oIlces OF the United States Steel cor
pOration.
After the conference had lasted an
hour, Mr.. Widener went to see J. z.
Morgan at the latter's office and asked
him to use his influence to end the
strike. Ten minutes later he returned
to his fellow cOnferees and old them
that Mr.. Morgan had declined to inter-
Tere. Before leaving the city, Gov
ernor Stone gave out the following:
Attorney General Elkin, Senator
Flynn and myself have been in con-
~sultation for several hours today with
p A. 3. Widener. of Philadelphia, who
is a director of the United States Steel
corporation and associated with Mr..
Morgan in many business interests. Mr..
Widener is very anxious to see the
strike settled and today took the mat
ter up with Mr.. Morgan. We are doing
what We can"
Governor Stone was asked what pro-
SreSs toward q settlement had been
mIde during the conference and wheth-
er any direct con- munication had been
had from Mr.. Morgan.
To these questions he answered that
he had nothing to say beyond what
was contained in his statement ana
that the other parties TO the conference
had also been pledged to silence. Geo.
w. Perkins, speaking for J. P. Morgan
x Co. said tonight:
We have no to make on
Stones statement. We have
received no official statement as to
VIVA occurred at the conference, nor
have we heard from Governor Stone
since the conference was closed. Nor
have we anything to say on the strike
situation"
President George F. Baer, of the
PHI adelphia and Reading and Jersey
General; President William H. Trues-
dae, of the LackGwanna and President
Thomas P Fowler. of the New York,
.. & w. railroad had an informal con-
f~erenc After it was over President
Fowler said hat the situation had been
gone over Thoroughly in an informal
way. Mr. Fowler emphatically de-
clar-d that there was no change in the
fTir rr6n Of +hn Onnrn tnrC nDI fhlot moth
ing could end the strike but the I'M
conditional surrender of the striking
anthracite miners.
Later in the day., when Governor
Stones statement was submitted to
President Fowler, he sent out word
through his secretary that he had no
comment to make on the statement
and did not even care 10 learn of its
contents. President Baer went back to
Philadelphia.
Wilkesbarre. Pa, Sept. 9.-President
John Mitchell. of the United Mine
Workers of America, tonight denied in
h most emphatic terms that the coal
miners strike had been declared off.
You can quote me in the strongest
terms he said, that the strike is still
on. l have received no proposition
from the other side and 1 have made
uOne to the operators. All L know OF
any negotiations to end the strike [
nave T6du III lIc lie" SpdPSIS' liz
strike is still OF and will remain so
until declared off by the mine workers
in convention. 1t is up to the opera
tors"
Philadelphia, Sept. 10.-The North
American this morning says that j. P.
Morgan has assented to a plan pro-
posed by Governor Stone. of Pennsyl-
vania, for ending the coal miners
strike. The plan according TO the
North American was submitted to Mr..
Morgan yesterday by P. A. B.. Widener,
of this city. The plan, in brief, is for
the mine workers to return to work
without a signed agreement; that the
operators by concessions, adjust the
differences existing between the men
and the companies; that, after waiting
a reasonable thine, the operators fail
to do this. an arbitrator be appointed,
and tina if the men deem the decision
e the arbitrator as unjust then the
also says hat Governor Stone inn
mediately tlegraphed Mr.. Mitchell
for a conference and that the meeting
between the governor and the miners
chief Will take place probably to day.
President Mitchell early this morning
said he had received no information
from Governor Stone with reference to
a conference: as far as he knew tho
81 Ike situation was unchanged.