Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-09-12
FAILED TO End STRIKE
Governor Stones Efforts Proved
Unsuccessful.
MORGAN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Governor Stone, Attorney General FL.
kin and Senator Flynn Had Confer
/ enee With P. A. B. Widener, Who
Later Called On Mr.. Morgan.

enee With P. A. B. Widenerr Who
Later Called On MIR. Morgan.
New York, Sept. 1O.-Governor Will
liam A. Stone, of Pennsylvania, who
came to this city and made an effort
yesterday to see what could be done
towards settling the anthracite coal
strike, returned to Harrisburg, Pa,
last night, without apparently having
been able to accomplish a settlement.
There were rumors afioat that the gov
ernor's visit had results, but George
w. Perkins, of ]. P. Morgan & Co.,
| denied last night that there was any
change in the situation. Word to the
! same effect was received by long dis
lance telephone from President Trues-
dale, of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railway.
Governor Stone was accompanied to
the city by Attorney General Elkin, Of
Pennsylvania, and Senator Flynn, Of
PittsbuTg. The three had a conference
of several hours duration with P. A.
B. Widener, of Philadelphia, in the Of
fees of the United States Steel Cor
pOration. After the conference had
lasted an hour, Mr.. Widener went to
see J. Pierpont Morgan at the latter's
office, and asked him to use his influ-
ence to end the strike. Ten minutes
later he returned to his fellow con-
ferees and told them that Mr.. Morgan
had declined to interfere.
Before leaving the city Governor
Stone gave out the following state
ment: Attorney General Ell1in, Sena-
tor Flynn and myself were in consul
tation for several hours, with P. A. B.
Widener, of Philadelphia, who is a
director of the United States Steel Cor
poration, and associated with Mr.. Nor
gan in many business interests. Mr..
Widener is very anxious to see the
strike settled, and took the matter up
with Mr. Morgan. We are doing what
we can"
Governor Stone was asked what pro.
( gress toward a settlement had beer
made during the conference, anC
whether any uirect communication haC
been had from Mr.. Morgan. To these
questions he answered that he hat
nothing to say beyond what was con
tanned in his statement, and that the
other parties to the conference had also
been pledged to silence.
Morgan Agrees to Plan7
Another report says that J. Pierpont
Morgan has assented to a plan pro
posed by Governor Stone for ending
the coal miners strike. The plan, &C
cording to the report, was submitted
to Mr.. Morgan yesterday by P. A. B
Widener. The plan, in brief is for tn,
mine workers to return to work, with
, out signed agreement; that the op
orators, by concessions, adjust the diff
ferences existing between the men anC
the companies; that if after waiting
reasonable time the operators fail t,
do this, an arbitrator be appointed
and that if the men deem the decision
of the arbitrator as unjust, then tn
men can again go on strike.
1t is said that Governor stone imme
diately telegrapned President Mitchell
for a conference, and that the meeting
between the miners chief will TAX
place probably today OF tomorrow.
President Michel early this mornin
said he had received no information
from Governor Stone with reference t
a conference, and as far as he kne1
. the strike situation was unchanged.
President Baer, of the Reading, wa
in the city yesterday and at his Office
He met President Truesdale, of tn
Lackawanna, and President Fowler, c
the Ontario and Western, and had
brief conference with them. Presiden
Fowler was authority for this, but h
would not say where the conferenC
= was held or whether the coal pres
dents had in any way taken cogn
= zance of Governor Stones and M
Widener's efforts to end the strike c
n whether the railroad presidents ha
been in communication with Mr.. MOI
q gan.
Up TO the Operators.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 10-PresideI
ToI,D Mitchell ~ nEs-