The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-09-18
STONE AND MITCHELL
Governor and Strike Leader to
Have a Conference Over
the Anthracite War.
PLEA OF THE PEOPLES ALLIANCE
Heard by the Governor, Who Says
Nothing, Except "Thank You"
Quay Calls on Baer.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 12.-Presi-
dent Mitchell completed arrangements
yesterday for a flying trip to Phila-
delphia and Harrisburg. AT a. n.
today he met a committee from
the state legislative board of railway
employees of Pennsylvania, and at 3
p. M. he will leave for Philadelphia,
where he will address the United La
Dor Councils of that city. Tomorrow
morning he will start for Harrisburg.
where he will hold a conference with
Governor Stone. He expects to re-
turn to Wilkesbarre tomorrow even
ing.
Peoples Alliance Sees Gov. stone.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. Ex-Governor
Stone yesterday gave hearing to cUni-
mittee of the Peoples Alliance on the
subject of the str ke. The chief spokes-
man was Daniel ]. Mccarthy, of Halle
ton, who said the Peoples Alliance
represented the business people of the
coal region, and urged an extra SEES
sion of the legislature as the only hope
to settle the strike. Mccarthy sug-
gested that If an extra session is held
some action should be taken to curb
the great foreign corporations which
are doing business IN Pennsylvania.
He attacked the beef trust, the steel
trust and other large corporations be-
cause of the alleged high prices which
they charge for their products.
The Way It Is Seen by Mccarthy.
Mccarthy said: President Baer, of
the Philadelphia and Reading COM
party. is the creature of ]. p. Morgan,
and the latter should be forced to COM
pei Mr.. Baer to arbitrate the strike.
A load of coal cannot be bought in
the coal region at present from the
large corporations at any price. If the
legislation Is enacted which the ALI
ance recommends it will bring the
strike to an end and prevent strikes in
the future"
Corporations Mismanaged. He Says.
He argued that the present difficulty
In the coal region comes through the
gross mismana cement of the great coal
corporations None of these corpora
tons. he said. pays dividend. while
the individual operators are all max
ing money and getting rich.
SOCIALISM HAS MUCH INFLUENCE
Uprising Probable.
William Wilhelm, of POttsville, ar
gued that if the legislation recommend
ed by the Alliance was enacted by a
special session of the general assem-
bly, it would force the coal operators
to settle the strike, and improve the
conditions in the anthracite coal
regions. He submitted a copy of bill
which he had drafted, prohibiting per-
sons under p years old from working
In and about the mines for more than
eight hours a day. The enactment
of the bill into a law would prevent
the crOwding Of the mines with un-
desirable wOrkingmen.
He said: There will be an upris-
Ing and protest at the next election
II the conditions in the coal region
are not improved. The Socialist par
ty has become a great factor in the
politics of the region, and its leaders
are confident of the election of their
local tickets in Schuylkill. Luzerne and
other counties in the region"
Matt Long. of Hazleton, argued that
the only solution of the problem in
the coal region was compulsory" ar
bitration. If such a law could not be
enacted by special session of the
legislature. he said. other laws must
be enacted which would prevent much
of the trouble between the coal com
panies and the miners.
Rev. DIR. Schwayer, of Girardville
blind preacher. said that what was
needed to settle the strike and pre-
vent trouble in the future was legis-
latiOn such as that suggested by the
Alliance Should an extra session of
the legislature be held, he said, the
members would be forced to enact
remedial legislation. This closed the
argument
The governor said he was glad to
hear from the Alliance, and expressed
his qualification on hearing the views
of the speakers. He made no com
ment on their remarks.
CHICAGO's STRIKES SETTLING