The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-12
MINERS MUST GIVE IN.
This is the Only Way the Strike Can
he Ended Says the Bosscs-Presi-
Confer.

New York, September 10.-President
Fowler. of the New York. Ontario and
Western railroad company, said today:
The coal strike will end when the
men come back of their Own accord and
on the terms on which they worked be-
fore the outbreak of the strike. In no
other am can this strike be ended.
We will brook no outside Interference
of whatever nature, political. humanita-
rian or of any other origin. When the
men go back it will be at the wages
and on the conditions obtaining last
spring.
President Oliphant, Of the Delaware
and Hudson. said that il he was well
informed, and he thought he was, there
would be no interference on the part
Of Mr.. Morgan. Mr.. Olilhant said no
outside influence would be het ded and
that the strike would continue until. the
miners got tired of it and returned to
work.
John Markle. the head of the firm of
@. D.. Markle & Co, Today said:
There will be no arbitration n no
settlement of-the coal strike in any
way"
Scranton, Pa, September 1O.-Work
was resumed today at the Brisbin. n
of the largest collieries belonging to the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
company. No information wiz be given
out at the colliery as to the extent of
the operations begun there. but il was
said that a sufficient nunbe of men
was at work to enable the company to
mine and ship o No distu1 bance at
tended the resumption ot work.
Harrisburg, Pa, September 10.-A
committee from the state executive
board Of railroad employees OF Pennsyl-
vania will go to Wilkesbarre tomorrow
to meet President Mitchell and the dis
trict presidents OF the United Mine
Workers. for the purpose of discussing
certain mining arbitration legislation to
be considered by the general assembly
if Governor Stone snail call an extra
session.
The bills. which have been prepared
by the committee. provide for compul-
sorry arbitration in labor Disputes. which
shall be submitted to boards and COM
missions to be appointed by the courts
and by the governor and whose decision
shall be final.
Wilkesbarre, Sept. 10-Some important
messages passed between the execu-
tive mansion at Harrisburg and Presi-
dent Mitchell tonight. Mr.. Mitchell,
who is spending the evening at Har-
vey's Lake, telephoned TO this citv h
he had accepted an invitation from
Governor Stone to confer with him at
Harrisburg on Saturday. He did not
know what matters would be discussed
at the conference.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. TO- Colonel
William F. Richardson. keeper of the
state a%rsenel, WHO was sent by Gov
n Stone to Wi~lkesbarre today with
q message to PRECEDENT Mitchell, of the
United Mine Workers. returned late
tonight and reported to the governor
at the executive mansion. Colonel
Richardson sale on his arrival here
that his mission was such that he could
rot disclose anything and would not
even admit that he had gone to see
Mitchell or that they had met.
Governor Stone was even more re-
tlcent than Colonel Richardson and
would not talk abou his efforts to end
the strike or the prospects OF an early
settlement Of the differences between
the miners and operators. The gov
ernor was asked If he had an engage
ment to meet Mitchell in this city on
Saturday and he declined TO answer.
ALI that he coulG be induced to say was
that he was dong everything possible
to settle The strike and that he could
rot predict what win be the result.