The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-12
DENIES CONFEREN nee
,rRuAN THOMAS SAYS "INCI-
DENT IS CLOSED"
m REGARD TO THE MEETING.
nopOsITIoNS SAID TO BE SUBMIT
TED BY MIR. THOMAS

n, Not Discriminate Against Mem
,.rs of United Mine Workers, Bat
r,fst That Latter Shall n Ot Dis
,,;pate Against NOn-Union
-,-.,-ors-On the other Hal d Good
.ntbority States That Miners
- neen offered Concessf a ms and
s,+tlemeut VIII BE Effected.
NV York, oct. lit was STATED to-
dsv at the office of E. B, Thomas.
o,.i,.n7an of the board of directors Of
.,a Erie Railroad, that the reports to
.ha effect that there was likely to be
49, Tuesday of next week further con-
torsrce with Senator's Quay Plat and
rorrose we're incorrect. The STATEMENT
,ss,,ed by MT. Thomas at the conclu-
sior Of the con ference on Friday morn
two definitely covered the situa ton. 1t
voc evnlained that in the early con-
forance with the civic federation GER
tain prorositiOns had been su omitted
~. Mr. Thomas. Those proposition are
Understood to be the basis of all the
oscillations on the part of the opera
TORS ever since and to which the oper-
s.ors adhere
Those propO SitionS are:
"Ftrst. The anthracite coal compa-
mics do not undertake in the slightest
manner to discriminate against mem
hers Of the United Mine WORKERS Of
America; but they do insist that mem
+ho+ finn shall mot dis
criniuate against nor decline to work
with non-me1nbers of such associa-
ton.
Second. That there shall be no de-
terioraton in the quantity or quality
of the work, and that there shall be
no effort to restrict the individual ex-
ertions of men who, working by the
ton or car may for reasons Satisfac-
tory to them selves and their employ
ers. produce such a quantity of work
as they may desire.
Third. BY reason of the different
conditions, varying not only with the
districts but with the mines them
selves, thus rendering absolute ely i'm
possible anything approaching uni
form conditions. each mine must ar
range, either Individually or through
its committees, with the superintend-
ents or mana gers, any question: affect
ing wages or grievances"
On the other hand the Associated
Press has received the followi ng from
an authoritative source on the other
side Of the dispute:
"The two days conference between
the PRESIDENTS of the coal carrying
roads and GOV. Odall and Senators
Platt Quay and. Penrose was not the
failure that it was reported to be- The
iowa IA ILL
tain advance in wages and to certain
propositions that would result in the
resumption of coal mining. The author
ity here men toned is of the opinion
that the conference was not adjusted
because an agreement apparen thy could
not be reached, but because the opera
tors We're not willing to have it appear
that they were yielding under press
ure. The conference, according to the
present plan, will be resumed on Tues
day, but a final agree
ment may be reached then
At this time it looks as Though a
settlement viii he effected before the
series of meetings are ended although
something may be said or done while
the present efforts are being made that
would wipe out the work already &C
complished"
When the above was shown to Mr..
Thomas he said:
This statement is unqu alifedly
wrong. No conclusions would or could
De reached through that channel The
incident may be considered as abso-
utely closed, the operators positively
declining to accept the sug gestions
made. Nothing will be done on Tues
day"
Has Little to Say.
Philadelphia, Oct. 11.-SenatoTs Quay
ana Penrose Were reticent to-day con-
@Tnlng their efforts to settle the an
Wfaclte miners strike. When slh own the
statement of Chairman Thomas of the
ERE Railroad, that there wouI q be no
1urther conference between the opera
Tors and Senators Plat, Quay and
'enIose next Tuesday, Mr.. Quay said:
Ihere never was any inten tion of
noIulng such a conference When
said: w.
-. l am anxious to see the strike set
Seu The situation is not one that will
VI improved by talking"
c.b was stated on authority that Gov
aSone would not call an extra session
" the Legislature to take action on