New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-10
STRIKE APPARENTLY ENDING.
OFFICIALS CONFER WITH MR. MORGAN
WITH P A. B WIDENER AS INTERMEDIARY


reached for a settlement Of the strike. said,
There is truth in of these reports 1t
is all nonsense ia talk of an agreement being
reached. No proposition was brought before
the meeting that was seriously considered Tor
ending the strike" Mr. Truesdale added that
there no foundation for the report that
provisional decision had been reached 70 give
the miners 10 per cent advance in wages ana
insist the Reorganization Of their union
granting them the advance as individuals.
After the conference by Governor Stone. At
torney General Ell1in. Senator Finn and MI
Wdener had been in progress for an hour. the
latter loft the room to call on Mr.. Morgan, with
whom he talked for about five minutes, return
ing then 70 the United States Steel offices. The
fact that Attorney General Elku was party TO
the conference was considered significant and
gave rise to the rumor that legislation adverse
to the coal carrying roads might be contem-
plated a last means TO bring the operators 10
gree to a settlement of the strike.
The meeting at the Empire Building was sur
rounded with great deal of mystery. From
ce-presidents 10 Office boys every one seemed
to wish 10 conceal the presence of the Governor
and his associates
At . o'clock in the morning Governor Stone
stroIled into the writing room of the hotel where
a half dozen newspaper men were waiting 10
him. To the reporters the Governor explained
that he had come to New York with Mrs. Stone
to attend to some shopping. and said that that
would ne about all,
ATTITUDE OF GOVERNOR STONE.
When questions were asked regarding his atti-
tude on the coal strike and his plans for its
settlement, and to whether his visit had any
connection with the strike, he sat down and
wrote the following statement.
am here on private business / expect To re-
turn to Harrisburg to-day. / anxious 10
see the strike settled in Pennsylvania one
can possibly be can only repeat what have
said in previous interviews. that if can he
satisfied that the Legislature would pass a law
that would be constitutional and that would
settle the strike and prevent others | would not
hesitate to call it together. But / must he
satisfied that such law can he passed
Governor Stone then went to the telephone
and had conversation with Lancaster. Penn,
after which he retired 10 his apartments Later
he went downtown in company with Attorney
General Elkin. At.the office of President Schwab
of the United States Steel Corporation the two
men were received by Second Vice president W
+. Dickson. who took them into Nh. Schwabs
private consultation room, where Mr., Finn and
+. A. r. Wdener were in waiting.
It was rumored yesterday that plan had
been under discussion for the appointment OF
a commission by the Governors OF NeW-1 ork
New Jersey and Pennsylvania to act in an ad-
visory capacity and suggest legislation 10 nj
the present situation, but Governor STONE ue-
Clined make any comment on the subject
Though Senator PIatt spent the early morn
ing yesterday at ,he Fifth Avenue Hotel, Gov
see him before he went downtown. II was said
at the hotel last night that Governor Stone Ger
tany had not seen Senator Platt since his re-
turn the hotel after the conference. 1t was
added that the Governor had packed up his
things and left the hotel before the Senator re
turned from his office.