New-York tribune., 1902-09-13

Harrisburg, Penn. Sept ia conIerehoe
mas held at the Executive Mansion after MD
,gh+ tonight between Governor Stone. state
San.+or William Finn and NJ. X McMul1n, OF
-,,.+.,,,re. President Mitchell and District
a;aarte Duffy Fahey and Nichols. of the
-,+aa Mine Workers, for the purpose OF dis
,- means of settling the anthracite coal
strike. .;, of
The conference was held at the susses'ioi u
.b. Governor. who has devised plan by Whlch
:. homes 10 effect settlement between the op-
so.ors and miners without the necessity OF an
+-o session Of the legislature for the eild''-
-ner+ of arbitration legislation.
IT, Governor declined to outline MS piah III
.-,a~.e of the conference, and none Oh 'he
~.fee m # would make any statement
E.. -tav had concluded their talk Inc
.-o.oo did not begin until long after nlu-
-. curing 70 the late hour at when Nl'eheli
- b,s associates arrived here from Fh'la-
delphia- Gov q, meet
TT. -orar7or originally arranged for 'iieet
a., +o-nnorrow with Mitchell, but the
,aoaar had an important engagement at "
500 tomorrow that must be nileu' anu
.s,ed that the Governor meet him to-fli7n ''
+ba executive cheerfuily con1phed VIII
quest .,;.i,.1 ,,rorni-
=. pennsylvania. is OF the larses'
,.s,,-;7,,a1 eronlovers Of labor and he mas heNe
#
- strike. Mr. McMullin is at fhe he"N "
a.. American Window Glass COMPANY.
president Mitchell arrived here at 100 a III
He was Immediately driven TO the I-o
Mansion In the Governors prINa'e =,
- ,,,,,ors. chief said he did not know "h@e
a.. Governor wanted him for tie was IN !'11
,,a,e for a conference. and accepted Ine INV
tom He said he had no proposi'loh - '''1>
+o Governor stone any one else-
las
-, ..o-,oI for Philadelphia this afternoon
- 1.,-,a5 that when he confers with hoNeI-
$50 :, Harrisburg tomorrow the three
s,r.r;o+ presidents will be present Ihey We're
,o+ Originally invited by the Governor Out MI
,r+cbeu requested that they be alo"eo u
,,a -,asant This fact gives greater founoatoH
- +ba nrevaIent belief here that the END OF the
r4-i,e is in sight and that it viii be caileo Oh
..,.,,,-, tho next ten days by convention of the
strikers delegates
The nlan. as it is understood here from men
r., o. ~, y nositfon TO know, is this. Governor
Stone is TO propose that the Miners Union with
draw for the present and allow the strikers TO
return to work while the special session or the
legislature is called to pass compulsory arpl-
tration bill While the union in thus giving up
the strike gains no concessions from the opera
tors it does gain the prestige Of being able TO
compel a special session Of the legislature ana
the passage Of bill which Shall be of permanent
benefit not only 10 the miners and railroad men
of the State but TO ali other classes Of workers
This fact is to be laid before President Mitchell
and the district presidents. It is also 10 be
,oointed out to them that all efforts TO move the
operators from their position have failed, that
the combined forces representing the admins
tration of the State, its political power ana
close friend of Mr. Morgan have failed to get
him to change his attitude non-interference,
and that if the strike is not called off there
faces the union long, hard and bitter struggle
which in the end, already begfnn1ng,-can nave
only one result-utter defeat by the slow disin-
tegration Of the strike This defeat, 1t is to be
argued will be SO great that there Will not longer
exist 2 union President MitchelPs position as
president will be seriously compromised, and
the district presidents and other union officers
viii lose their positions. In addition fhe general
standing Of labor viii be affected by the defeat
OF the miners
GAIN COMPULSORY ARBITRATION
On the other hand the conditions viii be
stated as these: That promise Of legislative ac-
1ion backed by the union force of the State for
the object Of passing compulsory arbitration
bill, is sufficiently strong to warrant The strlk-
ers returning to work That this can be done
after the question is considered at a meeting
of the mine workers delegates in convention,
and by their votes; that thus the union VIII De
preserved. Mr. MitchelPs prestige will be re-
tanned, the district leaders and others MAINTAIN
their positions, ard the union can say that II
has gained compulsory arbitration for the entire
State
If as many who know the situation state, de-
feat is certain III a long fight. they argue that
this legislative loophole is what Mr.. Mitcheh
and the unions have been looking for
1t is Of special significance that to-day mem
bers of the legislative committee Of railway en-
ployes OF the State spent two hours in CONFER
ence with President Mitchell. After the con-
ference he. contrary his usual custom, issued
statement 1t this:
Messrs Milton T Robinson, William J. zerney
and George ". Coyle, representing the SLdtS
Legislative Board of Railroad Employees, calie4
me and We discussed the advlsa pLlty oi
forming Z joint legislative board, TO pe ~ c~oili
posed Of representatives of the railway men
and Of the bitumnous and anthracite iliii -
We also discussed the anthracite coal SIi inc, 90
the representa- tives of the railway men ~ assuloNA
US Of their cooperation in every manner P+ Poa
sible in bringing about amica bic ad1ustneeniI
or in prosecuting the strike to a SucCeo9A
issue
Mr. Mitchell IS taking draft Of the measure
proposed by the railroad men with him to Har-
risburg and ne and the Governor viii discuss
it. legislative board formed Of the hliliei'
and the railroad men Of the State IL Is "e
lieved, could control such vote that IL couiu
force through the Legislature any measures ''''
it desired for the benefit of the worKlhsinei'
If Mr. Mitchell decides submit the propo'i
ton for an ending of the strike TO d e'N
tion of the strikers, it can be conVeheu WIZ
a week and held either here or at ha%ie'o'
is believed that if he considers that the si'N
warrants presenting such proposal TO -
vention the delegates viii favor 1t ana efio 'iie