The age-herald., 1902-03-27
After Conference With Morgan
 Announcement Is Made.
CIVIC FEDERATION MEETS
Pierpont Morgan Saw No Objection G Dealing With Mine Workers and Hanna Left Ills Office
 Hopeful of Peace.
% HANNA'S EFFORTS . HAVE INVERTED STRIKE <

~ t4ANNA's EFFORTS % HAVE INVERTED STRIKE <
 New York, March 26.-Regarding ~ | % the meeting of the coal miners = | -% representatives and the conciiation -& | % committee of the Civic Federation, -~ 1 ' the Herald will say tomorrow z! l -% There is no likelihood of a strike -~ 1 -~ in the anthracite coal district this -~ % year The miners have formnlat- -A | < ed their demands and the operators < l % will probably meet them half way. ~ Y The announcement made -~ % last night upon the best authority < < after Senator Hanna's conference > ~ with J. P. Morgan, and the threat ~ % ened trouble will be averted MT. < A Morgan sees no particular objec- ~ % tion to recognizing the United ~ -4 Mine Workers of America, as the -> . union is called. through his sign % -~ ing of contracts with the indivdu- ~- % als employed, especially if the -~ . present wage scale can be main Q -~ tained for another year. O
 New York, March 26.-The industrial department of the National Civic Fed eration met here today to hear the plea of the United Mine Workers for assist ance in adjusting their differences with the mine operators.
 Senator M. A. Hanna. Oscar S. Strauss, Bishop II. c. Potter. Franklin MacVeagh, Lewis Nixon, Charles A. Moore, Marcus M. Marks. William H. Pfanler. Ralph M. Sasley, F. P Sargent and James Dunvan, acted for the Civic Federation and the 1 Mine Workers were represented by John l Mitchell President of the national or-
 ganization; Thomas Nocholls, John Fa-
 hey and Thomas Duffy. district presidents
 of Mine Workers and participants in
 the Shamolxin convention which formu-
 lated the demands of the men.
 The meeting was held at Church Mis-
 sion house and was behind closed doors
 It began at 1o:3O o'clock and it was an
 nounced that after John Mitchell and his
 associates had stated their request the
 industrial committee would hold anoth-
 CT executive session to decide upon it's
 course
 Doubt as to Propriety.
 Some of the members of the Industrial Commission expressed doubt as to the propriety of intervention by their organ | ization at this time. They seemed to think there was still opportunity for ne gotiation between the miners and mine | operators. They were disposed, however. to hear the request of the mine workers to offer any assistance that was possi- ble.
 | Before the conference began, John Mitchell said that there were 14O.OOO miners who wanted better pay and a yearly contract covering their contract | kF.1 granting of their demands for a contract would mean recognition as organized la Dor.
 | Senator Hanna expressed the hope that there would be peace. He said that he l saw nothing in the situation that could | not be adjusted.
 The members of the Industrial Commis- | sion began gathering shortly after 10 o'clock. The coal miners representatives reached the building at 10:2O. The con- l ference began few moments later. Hanna Confers With Morgan.
 New York, March 26.-Senator Hanna spent some time this evening at the office 1 of J. P. Morgan & Co.,, where he conferred with MT. Morgan, the latter's partner. George w. Perkins, and Messrs. Wiedner and Griscom of Philadelphia On leaving
 Senator Morgan declined to say whether
 or not be had discussed the labor situa-
 ton in the mining regions.
 Textile Workers Will srtike.
 Lowell, Mass, March 26-The textile
 council this morning voted to order
 strike in the cotton mills of this city on
 March 3l because of the refusal of the
 mill agents to grant a ten per cent in-
 crease in wages, in conformity to the
 wage increase at Fall River. The strike
 will directly affect about 10000 opera
 tives.
 Injunction Against Norfolk Men.
 Norfolk, Va, March 26-An injunction has been signed by Judge Hanickle of the | corporation court restraining eighteen em- | ployes and other parties from interfering | in any manner with the Norfolk Railroad | and Light Company.
 l The injunction restraints the defendants from attacking the employees in any man. ner whatsoever and from committing any | act to injure the cars, railroad or other property of the company.
 The injunction takes effect after the service upon the defendants of the writ and upon all other persons not named | from and after the time when they shall severally have knowledge of the exist ance of the injunction. The two commit | tees from the labor unions with author | ity to settle the strike called on the | street railway officials today and asked | for concessions. They were refused, the | company declining to treat with the men | as a body.
 | The Garments Union met tonight ard | discussed the matter but did not take l any. action on the question. | The matter is still unsettled and re- mains in practically the same condition as formerly. The central labor union | may lift the boycott.
 No Strike In New Orleans. | New Orleans, March 26-After almost | two weeks of strain eliminating In the meeting of the Street Railway Union to- night there is likely to be no strike May | or Capdeiville took hand today and | found a willingness to postpone the issue | The old agreement has been in operation eight months and, the plan proposed is l to permit 1t to remain in force until full | year passes, the mayor and exchanges to see that the railroad companies also | ohaarVe the tarmG, --~s