Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-10
Morgan Declined to Interfere
In the Anthracite
Strike.
FLINH WITH The GOVERNOR.
EIkin AIso-After Conference With
Widener, Latter Saw the Great
Financier-"We Are Doing What
We G. :" Stated the Governor.

New York, Sept. 10-Governor VII
linn A. Stone, Of Pennsylvania, whc
came to this city and made an effor;
d0ring yesterday to see what could be
done towards settling the anthracite
coal strike, returned to Harrisburg
last night without apparently having
been able to accomplish settlement.
There were ru1ors atioat that the
governors visit had results, but
George w. Perkins, of J. P. Morgan
O. Co., denied last night that there
was any change in the situation
Word to the same effect was received
by long distance telephone from Pres.
.dent Truesdale, OF the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western railroad
who was out of town.
Governor Stone was accompanied
t. the city by Attorney General Elkln
OF Pennsylvania, and Senator Finn.
uf pittsburg. The three held a con
ference of several hours durarlJ'
with P. A. B. Widener, of philadelphia
i'll the Offices Of the United StaLCi
Steel corporation.
Morgan Declined to Interfere.
After the conference had lasted al
lour. Mr.. Widener went to see
Pierpont Morgan, at the latter's office
and asked him to use his influence tc
end the strike. Ten minutes later |:
returned to his fellow cOnfreres and
told them that Mr.. Morgan had de.
clined to interfere.
Before leaving the city last nign;
Governor Stone gave out the follow
ing statement:
Attorney General Elkin, Senator
Finn and myself have been in con-
sultation for several hours today With
p. A. B. Widener, of Philadelphia, who
is a director of the United States
Steel corporation and associated with
Mr.. Morgan in many business inter
rsts. Mr.. Widener is very anxious II
sec the strike settled and today took
the matter up with Mr.. Morgan. We
are doing what we can"
Governor Stone was asked Whar
progress toward settlement had
been made during the conference.
ind whether any direct communlca'
tim had been had from Mr.. Morgan
To these questions he answered that
he had nothing to say beyond what
was contained in his statement, and
shat the other parties to the confer
eoce had also been pledged to silence.
Stone Returns to Harrisburg.
Harrisburg, Pa. Sept. 10.-Governo1
Stone returned to Harrisburg at Ii
o'clock last night, with Mrs. Stone
from his visit to New York for the
purpose of discussing the strike in
the anthracite region with 2. A. b
Widener and others with whom he
conferred on the situation. The gov.
crror declined to discuss the result
Of the conference except to say that
he was doing everything possible to
settle the differences between the
miners and the operators. He ex'
Dlained that he invited Senator Finn.
Of Pittsburg, to accompany him, be-
cause the senator employs 10000 men
ard has never had a strike. He said
Mr.. Finn was a successful business
man and that he believed his advice
AS to the best means Of ending the
strike would be carefully considered
by the operators.
The governor would not say whether
or not he was hopeful Of an early set
-Iement Of the strike. He is expected
10 define his position fully in the mat
.er al his meeting on Thursday with
A committee from the Public Alliance,
which will visit him for the purpose
OF asking that he call an extra ses-
SION Of the legislature for the passage
OF an arbitration bill which will force
the miners and arbitrators to arbi-
trate their differences.
Up to Operators, Said Mitchell.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 10.-Presi'
dent John Mitchell, Of the United
Nine Workers of America. last night
denied in the most emphatic terms
that the coal miners strike had been
declared on.
You can quote me in the strongest
terms" he said, that the strike il
stl on. l have received no proposi.
::on. from the other side and l have