Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-16
WILL s TROOPS.
Attempt to Break the Strike Under
Protection of the Military.

company last night posted notices at
its collieries at Pittston requesting all
striking employees to return to work
to-day.
The company assured all men who
returned ample protection. This is be-
lieved to be the first move on the part
of the coal companies to break the
strike under the protection of troops.
The strikers and citizens generally are
not expecting anything to develop in
the strike-affected territory but are
eagerly following events in New York
and Washington. There is a feeling,
which is growing quite general, that
some development in the direction OF a
settleme 1t is near at hand. 1t looks
as though there will be very little or
no increase in the production of coal
during the next week. The miners are
as firm to-day in their declarations
not to return to work until they get
some concession as they have been
heretofore.
Conference With Morgan.
New York, Oct. 14.-DeYelopments
in the coal strike situation were lack
ing here yesterday. ]. p. Morgan
spent the day on board his yacht, the
Corsair, lying in North river, and the
visit of two men during the afternoon
gave rise to the report that another
important conference was being held,
but the identity Of Mr.. Morgan's WIS.,
itors could not be learned and IL could
not be learned If their presence had
any connection with the coal strike.
1t was reported that George F. Baer
was one of the two men who left the
yacht in a launch about l o'clock yes
terday. This could not be verified,
however. Mr.. Morgan did not leave
the yacht last night.
Other than an interview with John
E. Markle nothing was given out, and
Mr.. Markle simply stated there was no
settlement in sight and NJ settlement
could be made except by the miners
going to work independently. "The
situation is unchanged" he said, "ex-
cept that conditions are improving in
the coal regions" Mr.. Markle would
not comment on the visit of Secretary
with MIR. Morgan.
Morgan Sends for Baer.
Reading, Pa, Oct. IA. - George +.
Baer, president Of the Reading COM
pany, left here late last night on a
special train for New York. His sud-
den departure was occasioned by a
telegram reported to have been sent
him by ]. P. Morgan, Mr.. Baer de-
clined to state the object Of his trip.
In answer to a question, he said:
You know as much about it as !
do"
Root Calls on Morgan.
New York, Oct. 14.-Eliru Root, sec.
rotary of war, came to this city SatuT-
day morning and had a conference
with j. p. Morgan on board the yacht
Corsair, lying at anchor in North riv-
er, off West Thirty-1fth street. Mr..
Robots departure from Washington
was accompanied and preceded by re-
ports that his trip to this city was on
cerned with the coal strike. When
asked about his visit here Mr.. Root
shook his head and smiled, but made
no answer Mr.. Morgan would not
answer questions.
Refuses to Talk About Il.
Washington, Oct. IA. - Secretary
Root, who returned to Washington last
night, refused to discuss his interview
with J. p. Morgan Saturday, further
than to say that he did not carry a
message from the president to Mr..
Morgan and did not telegraph the pres
ident from New York Saturday, as has
been stated.
Secretary Root spent some time at
the temporary White House last night
in consultation with the president re-
garding the coal strike. Nothing could
be ascertained as to what took place.
This Week Will Tell.
Scranton, Pa, Oct. 14.-This is the
beginning of a week which is general
ly believed will put to a test the claim
of the operators that they will be en-
abled to start up their collieries IL
given protection, and the counter
claim of the United Mineworkers' or
ganization az expressed in Wednes-
days resolutions that the strikers will
not return to work without conces-
sions, even though the entire military
force Of the United States should be
here to protect them.
With a determination to prove their
claim the operators have for the past
week been makinga superhuman ef.
fort to secure men. That they have
succeeded to some extent is evidenced
by announcements made with some
positiveness that various collieries
will resume operations in the course
of a few days.
The United Mineworkers' leaders
continue to assert that the military
can do nothing toward inducing men
to return to work, and that all the
men who could be induced to go back
to work without concessions are al
ready back.
sill TAM IS DEFIANT.