The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-27
PRESIDENT BAER BLAMED.
ACCUSED OF REPUDIATTNG HIS
OWN AGREEMENT.

Miners Attorneys Issue Statement
Setting Forth His Re markable Change
of Front Declare the Facts Speak for
Themseives-Not Anxious About the
Omtcome and wan be Ready for Busi-
ness when the Com mission Meets.
Scranton, Nov. 26.-Quite a contrast
with the happy faces of the Independent
operators committee when it returned
from New York last night, were the
tives when they returned to-day from
their disappointing trip to Washington
How the latter view the sudden and
surprising turn Of affairs is well set
forth in a statement issued this after
noon by Messrs. Darrow and Lloyd,
the miners attorneys, who accompanied
Mr.. Mitchell to Washington. They
clearly indicate that they think the
coal road presidents acquiesced in
Wayne MacVeagh's plan for a settle
., ment out oS court and then repudiated
him. The allegation that George T.
Baer signed the telegram to Chairman
Gray of the commission declaring that
the big companies were agreeable to the
MacVeagh idea of amicable adjustment,
and that the same man signed the tele-
gram to Mr. MacVeagh in Washington
calling off the negotiations, is made in
the statement, which is as follows:
The commission adjourned for ten
days in pursuance of an arrangement
between the parties to give opportunity
for conciliation on account of tele-
gram which we understand was written
by George F. Baer in the presence of
and with the consent of every railroad
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 submitted to the
commission. At the request of Mr..
MacVeagh, Mr.. Mitchell, Mr.. Darrow
and Mr.. Lloyd went to Washington to
consult upon some minor details of the
agreement. There was no friction or
important disagreement between the
parties at the meeting in Washington.
Later in the day, and after the confer
ence in New York with the independent
operators Mr.. MacVeagh received tel
egram calling off all negotiations and
advising that the matter be settled by
the commission.
The man who wrote the telegram to
Judge Gray stating that the main feat
ures of the contract We're acceptable,
was the same man who signed the tel
egram to Wayne MacVeagh three or
four days later, stating that negotia-
fions must end.
r. "a copy of the tentative agreement is
in the hands of Wayne MacVeagh, Mr..
Wilcox of the Delaware and Hudson
company: Carroll D. Wright, and prob
ably Mr.. Baer.
II 1--WE 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 reason
able adjustment, but we have no anx-
iety whatever over the case or it's re-
suits and shall be ready for business
when the commission meets.
Signed: Clarence S. Darrow,
Henry d. Lloyd
While admitting that they did much
towards breaking off the negotiations
for a settlement out of court, the inde-
pendent operators do not hesitate to
say that they were not required to ad--
vance much argument to bring the coal
road presidents to their way of think
ing.
One of the independent operators
committee which went to New York
said to-day: 1.-THE situation was like
that in the story of the man who said
I would not drink unless you are able
to force me. The big companies had
to come to our way of thinking before
we met them
President Mitchell District Presidents
Nichols, Duffy and Fahy and several
other union officers who are here to at
tend the commission hearings spent the
afternoon in conference as to the details
: of the evidence to be presented when tn
commission re-assembles. President
Mitchell denied the report that the
miners executive board has been sum-
Inoned for conference.