Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-12
ALLIANCE SEES
The Governor
Delegation Of Coal Region
Men at Harrisburg.
Aid of the Executive Invoked
by Representatives of the
Business lnterests--Extra
Session Asked.

Governor Stone yesterday afternoon
received a delegation OF thirty-eight
representatives of the Peoples Alliance,
and for two hours heard their pleadings
for tho settlement of tho coal strike.
He told them when they left the execu-
tive department, where the conference
was held, that he would give the infor
nation laid before him careful con-
sldsraton.
President Mccarthy introduced the
delegation to the governor and handed
him copy Of the demands Of the ALI
ance which the governor read carefully.
These demands are as follows:
IAN act to provide compulsory arbI-
tration.
"Revision OF present legislation so
that the state shall exercise better con-
troll over foreign corporations doing
business in the state.
Making it unlawful to employ any
person under 81 years of age In or about
the mines for more than eight hours In
any one day.
enforcing and making operative the
sixteenth and seventeenth articles OF
the constitution of Pennsylvania regu-
latIng the control Of corporations and
the rights and duties of railroads"
President Mccarthy made an attack
upon the coal operators and their atti-
tude towards the striking miners. He
said that the miners were simply exer-
cising their inalienable right to strike,
and that they had only the strength OF
organization to rely upon. Mr.. McCar-
thy outlined bill that he had in view
to compel arbitration, the principal
feature of which was that the state
should seize the mines and place them
In the hands of receivers to operate and
continue in possession until the oper-
ators come to terms.
Captain Parker told the governor of
the distress In business circles In the
coal regions. He said that the better
class of people were leaving the country,
and that men who for years had unlimit-
ed credit today had none. 1t was his
opinion that an extra session OF the legis-
lature, to pass an arbitration law, is an
absolute necessity.
DIR. Swayer, the blind minister of
Girardvile, said that he wished to ex-
press the confidence that the strikers
and their representatives felt in the
governor. He said that they did not
wish to ask him to accomplish more
than was within his power TO do. He
said that he believed that the governor
would do all that he could to bring the
unhappy condition OF affairs in the
anthracite coal regions to an amicable
termination,
MITCHELL TO MEET GOVERNOR.
President Mitchell will leave Wilkes
barre tomorrow afternoon for Phiade-
phia, proceeding directly to the Labor
Lyceum. After the exercises there he
will 60 to Harrisburg by the first train.
He said that he has no knowledge of any
plans for settlement of the strike, to
be considered at the conference with
Governor Stone. 1t is understood, how
ever, that the proposition that the
miners go back to work at once, pending
a settlement of their grievances, will be
presented. 1t can be stated In advance
that In that case the meeting will be
productive of nothing in the way of
settlement.
QUAY CoNFERs WITH BAER.
Senator Quay again called on Presi-
dent George f. Baer, of the Reading
Railway, In the latters office, in the
Reading Terminal, yesterday morning,