The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-27
GROSS DECEIT
WAS PRACTICED
Wayne Macveagh Was Buncoed
as Well as Mitchell.
PRESIDENT BAER'S CUNNING
COAL OPERATORS ONCE MORE
PLACED IN BAD LIGHT.
PRESIDENT BAER'S CUNNING

CCRANTON, Pa. Nov. 26.-Quite in
contrast with the happy faces of
the independent operators COM
mite when it returned from New York
last night, where the countenances of
the miners representatives when they
returned today from their disappoint-
ing trip to Washington.
How the latter view the sudden and
surprising turn Of affairs is well set
forth in statement issued this after
noon by Messrs. Darrow and Lloyd, the
miners attorneys, who accompanied
Mr.. Mitchell 10 Washington. They
clearly indicate that they think the
coal road presidents acquiesced in Mr..
MacNeagh'S plan of a settlement out of
court and then repudiated him. The
allegation that George f. Baer signed
the telegram to Chairman Gray of the
strike commission declaring that the
big companies were agreeable to the
idea of amicable adjustment, and that
the same men signed the telegram to
Mr.. MacVeagh in Washington calling
off the negotiations, is made In the
statement. The statement follows:
Charge Treachery.
THE commission adjourned for ten
days, in pursuance of an arrangement
between the parties, to give opportunity
for Cancellation on account of a tele-
gram which was understood was writ
ten by George F. Baer, in the presence
of and with the consent of every rail-
road concerned, and was signed by
Wayne MacVeagh. This telegram was
written after careful reading of the
tentative agreement which had been
prepared and written by counsel Of
both parties, and which had been sub
mitted to the commission. At the re-
quest OF Mr.. MacVeagh, Mr.. Mitchell,
Mr.. barrow and Mr.. Lloyd went to
Washington to consult upon some mi
nor details of the agreement. There
was no friction or important disagree
ment between the parties in the meet
ing In Washington. Later in the day,
and after the conference in New York
with the Independent operators, Mr.
MacVeagh received a telegram calling
off all negotiations and advising that
the matter be settled by the commits
sion in regular hearing.
The man who wrote the telegram to
Judge Gray stating that the main fea-
lures of the contract were acceptable
was the same man who signed the tele-
gram to Wayne MacVeagh three or
four days later stating that negotia-
tons must end.
"a copy of the tentative agreement is
in the hands of Wayne MacVeagh, Mr.
Wilcox of the Delaware G. Hudson
company, Carroll D. Wright and prob
ably Mr.. Baer.
I'VE can see no reason for the ex-
preston of any opinion, the facts speak
for themselves. We have been ready at
all times to consult with any one in
interest and make any reasonable adj
1uStment, but we have no anxiety over
the case, whatever it's results, and shall
be ready for business when the commits
sion meets.
(Signed)
CLARENCE S. BARROW.
HENRY D. LLOYD"
While admitting they did much to-
ward breaking off the negotiations for
a settlement out Of the court, the in
dependent operators do not hesitate to
say that they were not required to
advance much argument to bring the
coal road presidents to their way OF
thinking
One of the independent operators
committee. which went to New York,
said today:
"The situation was like that in the
story of the man who said: I would
not drink unless you force me, but I
suppose you are able to force me- The
big companies had come to our way of
thinking before we met them
President Mitchell, District Presi-
dents Nichols. Duffy and Fahy and
several of the other union officers who
are here to attend the commission hear
ings. spent the afternoon in conference
as to the details of the evidence to be
presented when the commission re-
assemblies. President Mitchell denied
the report that the miners executive
board has been summoned for a confer
ence.