New-York tribune., 1902-10-12
STAND OF THE OPERATORS.
PROPOSITIONS TO WHICH THEY ARE
DETERMINED To ADHERE.

r. p Thomas. chairman OF the Erie Railroad
board. submitted the propositions outlining the
stand Of the operators. printed above the heading
OF this article 20 the Civic Federation in the
early conferences on the coal strike. and IL vas
announced yesterday by authority that the
operators were determined TO adhere 70 the
propositions
There will De no furthar conference hy the
operators and Senator'S Platt. QUAY and Penrose
and Governor Oden The operators believe that
such conferences would tend only 10 encourage
the strikers and prevent the resumption OF min
ing operations in the anthracite regions OF Penn
sylvania. One OF the high officials of the coal
roads said yesterday 10 a Tribune reporter;
We want no further interference by the poll
ticians in the strike Every one OF the recent
conferences has helped 10 prolong the strike"
When the oficiaI was told that Secretary Root
reported 20 be in conference with J. +. Nor
gan and was asked II there was 70 be another
conference al the request Of President Roose-
Welt ne replied; Il know nothing of arrange
ments for such conference. and know that
Nj Morgan is not interfering. II is about time
that the operators were allowed 10 mine coal
without molestation. There many Of the
miners who want To 20 back 10 work and who
will return % work soon as IL is plain that
they wiI be protected from violence ana their
families will be protected while they at
work Most Of them voted against the propo-
sition 10 strike in the first place They were
overruled BY the foreign. ignorant law and dis
sipated element In the control OF the strike lead
ers That element has managed 10 terrorize the
industrious and decent miners. and there must
be a show OF strength by troops in the mining
region before assaults upon workers and the
use Of dynamite 10 destroy property will cease.
We are getting men back every day. however,
and il the politicians will let US alone and the
authorities will continue TO give protection at
the mines there will soon be a large increase in
the output Of the mines
II was announced yesterday by a representa-
tive Of the operators that sixty-five certihcated
miners who had agreed TO go to work for one
Of the coal companies broke the agreement on
The receipt Of the news from New-York Of the
conferences with Senators Platt. Quay and Pen
rose on Thursday
The following letter. signed by the head OF one
of the large iron and steel concerns. has been
ceived by the president of one Of the coal roads;
New-York October 10. 1902.
Dear Sir Referring to our proposed PSrhs IN
which talked with you a few days ago, beg
N say- Owing 70 the uncertainties as 20 fuel sup
nlv we have not yet taken up actlvey the re-
nairs 10 the plant, but expect 70 DO so az once
O. soon as fuel supply can be arranged Mean
-. ai,boUrb our interests must suffer by the
49,, am free TO say that l trust your road
S,',n not N-aver in the stand you have taken In
go ~ the lights Of free labor ana free CON
tract
-r,o r-r,a reports that on Thursday and Friday
- :, nrsnared and shipped nearly five thou
- 80 Force and shipments are steadily
Increasing.