Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-11-26
ARE TRYING 70 AGREE.
Mitchell and MacVeagh Hold Two
Conferences at, Washington on
Coal Strike Matters.
Statement Issued Says Meeting Was
Held With View Of Trying to
Reach Agreement.
Independent Operators Gather at New
York and Protest Against Pro-
posed Settlement.

f washington, NOV. lo.-PreSlQenL
John Mitchell of the United Mine
{ Workers and Clarence S. Darrow and
H. D. Lloyd, of counsel for the min
ers, arrived in Washington early in the
day and later we're in conference with
Wayne MacVeagh, representing the
Pennsylvania Coal company and the
Hillside Coal and Iron company. The
meeting was held in the room of Mr..
Darrow, in the Hotel Willard, and
lasted for three hours.
The conference was over at o'clock
and Mr.. Darrow admitted the newspa-
per men to his room He announced
that nothing had been done except to
go over the various propositions which
have been advanced. He declined to
state what these were but intimated
that they were substantially the same
as those which recently have been pub
T lished, namely, a nine-hour day, a 10
per cent increase and yearly agree
ments with the miners.
Mr.. MacVeagh refused to state
whether or not he represented the coal
companies at the conference, but Mr..
Darrow said he did not think Mr.. Mac
Veagh would wish to make contract
without consulting the other compa-
! MES. He said that the main features
of the proposed agreement had been
about decided on at Scranton and that
when complete agreement is ef-
fected it would be
Submitted to the Commission.
When asked what would be done
should some of the companies hold
out Mr.. Darrow stated that in that
event the commission would be obliged
to hear the evidence, although he did
not doubt that all would consent to the
agreement as finally drawn. Before
leaving Scranton the commission re
ceived a united telegram from the op-
orators asserting to the provisions Of
the tentative agreement which had
been prepared at the conference there.
= Mr.. Darrow did not think that the
present differences existing were of
such nature that they could not be
adjusted in short time, and said that
a complete understanding between the
contending parties will undoubtedly
be had
The conference between Mr.. Mitch
ell and Mr.. MacVeagh was resumed
shortly after 2:30 p. m. Before enter
ing the room Mr.. MacVeagh volun.
teered the information that he had no
authority whatsoever to act for any
other than the two companies repre-
sented by him.
Carroll D. Wright, a member of the
anthracite coal strike commission.
Joined the conferences about o'clock.
He refused to make any statement as
he entered the room.
Statement at End of Meeting.
The conference broke up at O'Clock.
when the following statement was
given out by Mr.. Darrow:
THE conference was simply con-
tinuation of the conferences held at
Scranton and with precisely the same
object-that of trying to reach basis
of hopeful discussion for an amicable
/ settlement. ], Mr.. MacVeagh has not
been in Scranton since Thursday and
some matters developed as to which
a further conference might be useful
4 before either the operators or the rep
resentatives Of the miners approach
the serious task Of formulating a
definite agreement for their sigma.
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