Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-10
strike SITUATION
IS UNCHANGED.
!, Stone Of Pennsylvania Ac-
lively Seeking Solution
|.lpcD BY MANY OTHERS
80. THAT Meeting between the
no,ernor aud Pres" s'i'cheh
viii occur Today

NV - pennsylvania, who made an
'"~ ,0dav TO see what could be done
WV ending the anthracite coal
~ s'',s. repnned to Harrisburg, "a, To-
~, wiihout apparently having peen
% = accomplish a settlement, II
aO' ,,,mo,ed that the governors visit
sA' a,oyen successful, but George W.
n nov Of J. p. Morgan & Co., denied
.,n,sh, that there was any change IN
s,,oation. Word to the same erect
w,s received by long-distance tele-
~. from Prest. Truesdale OF me
n,,aware. Lackawanna & Western
,,Ilroad, who is out of town.
Cav stone was accompanied to the
,tv by Atty. Gen. Elkin of Pennsyi-
s.na The three neld conference OF
sr r hours duration with T. a. =.
wIdener Of Philadelphia In the once
:, ,he United states Steel corporation.
ear tbe conference Mr.. Widener vert
~ see i p, Morgan at the latter's ONCE
srS asked him to use his influence 10
sni the strike. Ten minutes later ne
,e,urned 10 his conferees and told them
mai Mr.. Morgan had declined TO inter-
FIRE
STONES STATEMENT.
BEFORE leaving the city, Gov. Stone
rave out the following statement !,
ATTY Gen. Elbin, Senator Flynn ana
nrseii have been In consultation Tor
several hours today with p. A. u. Wld-
,uer Of Philadelphia, who Is director
d the Cnited States Steel corporation
and associated with Mr.. Morgan IN
many business interests. Mr.. Widenfr
very anxious TO see the strike settled
md today took the matter up with Mr.
Morgan, We are doing what we can.N
Coz. Stone was asked what progress
inward settlement had been made
end whether any direct communica-
ton had been had from Mr.. Morgan.
Ne replied that he had nothing 10 say
teyond what was contained In his
statement. and that the other parties
10 the conference had also been pledged
10 silence.
George W. Perkins, speaking for j.,
7. Morgan & Co, said tonight:
OPERATORS FIRM.
We have no comment TO make on
Gov. stones statement. We have re-
celved no official statement as TO what
occurred at the conference. nor have we
heard from Gov Stone since the con-
ference closed. Nor have We anything
to say on the strike situation.
Prest George #. Baer OF the Read-
inS: Prest w. II. Truesdale Of tn,
lackawanna and Prest. II p. Fowler
Of the New York, ontario & Western
m lr0ad held an informal conference.
After II was over Prest. Fowler sail
that the situation had been gone over
thoroughly In an informal way. Mr..
Fowler declared emphatically that there
was no change In the attitude OF the
operators, and that nothing could end
uie strike but the unconditional sur.
render Of the miners.
THE PRESIDENT ANXIOUS TO END
IT.
Cincinnati. Sept. IA guest OF Prest,
Roosevelt during o portion Of his trip
Trough Ohio was asked today II the
subject Of the settlement of the Penn
sylvanla coal strike was discussed. He
rtplled In the affirmative. The guest
q the president says no man deplores
ne present condition more than does
Ne p esident. but he does not SEE
Qlarly how he could take any part ir
Alustlng the differences. II is pro-
Nsed mat he shall act because he Ia
RESIDENT. ANY interference on his
lsIl except by request OF both parties,
|uld he construed into threat to
" lhe great power of his Office to
VERGE one side or the other. II that
,ue really so. the action would be
slsrierence, and not arbitration. II
~ sldes should make the reouest
ny the president should select nm
sSuaiion committee he would be glad
No. III such reque>t should he
~ win the agreement that the
Us should be permitted to return
,Ws pending the decision, and both
'aue Dy the finding OF the commit.
ms hnding TO be effective from tie
ras lne men went to work. the presl-
wy would be glad to select such n
.. @auil'ee' Unless both sides made the
!, s w voluntarily, he would not feel
"aoerty to interfere.
ANOTHER STORY REGARDING
MORGAN.
raliadeiphia, Sept. i0.-The North
ppH,ellCal this morning saws that I p
rnse1 AZ 4, hss assented to a plan pro-
H. w. ~ ny Gov. Stone of Pennsylvania
,sr lung Jung me coal miners strike. The
sss "' s assvo5dlng TO the North American.
t,y r., SIn.'ee 70 Mr.. Morgan yester-
~ W r A. !. Wldener of this city.
snrte,p iall, IN brief, Is for the mine.
t,nea 70 return TO work without
~ "e aseement; that the operators
tris,,a a.'sssloIs, adjust the differences
| tornst, oelNeen the miners and tile
n,ahla . ~ mat II, after waiting a rea-
N, nins, the operators fail 10 20
,hsl % arbitrator be appointed and
ulhs, , sae men deem the decision as
srits 'nsn the men can again go on
lnn,ar'sc.ppsr also says that Gov. Stone
frara.sy ,elegraphed Prest. Mitchell
bs,r,s, o.,erence, and that the meeting
chis "a, ue governor and the miners
wlis.,.sake place probably today
Nfcball Pa, Sept. 10.--Prest
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