The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-10-10
NO SETTLEMENT il SIGHT
Senators and Operators Meet
to Discuss Strike.
KEEP THEIR WORK A SECRET.
Goal Barons Confer over Situation
Privately, but Will Make No An.
Observation-Disclosures Preserve Or.
der in Anthracite Region.

New York, Oct. 10.-Replete at it's
opening with promise of a solution of
the long-drawn-out struggle between
the United Mine Workers of America
and the operators of the anthracite
properties in Pennsylvania, yesterday
closed without apparent appreciabe
progress toward an agreement upon
/. the issues in controversy. Most note
worthy of the days events was con
ference at the office of Senator Thorn
as G. Platt, at which there were pres.
ent, among others, the two senators
from Pennsylvania and the governor
OF New York and nearly all the heads
of the big corporations controlling. the
anthracite fields. In all seeming, this
conference had a contrary effect to
that which had been hoped from it,
and the operators departed declaring
adherence to the policy they have fol.
lowed from the first, of resisting the
demands of the miners union to the
bitter end. There were other confer.
ences during the day. in which Presl.
dent Mitchell and people of more or
less consequence in the Industrial
world participated. but these, so far
as information goes were as barren of
result, as the principal meeting, de.
tails IF which are given below on the
authority of one who was present.
From what may be described as an
inside and authoritative source, it may
be announced that the conference at
the Office of Senator Platt was abso.
lutely without result, the operators
refusing to consider the political as
pect of the situation and maintaining
the position that the question was one
between employer and employe as to
the management of the properties con.
cerned.
According to the authority above in.
dicated, Senator Quay and Governor
\ Gdell expressed the opinoin that if
I the strike continued for another fort.
night or longer, the effect would be to
SO impress the public mind with the
one subject OF the shortage of fuel
that political duties would be neglect
ed and the voters remain away from
the polls on election day, with the nat
ural result that the majority party in
Pennsylvania and New York would be
the greater sufferer. Senator Pen.
rose expressed his concurrence in the
representations of the others, and Sen.
ator Platt and MIR. Lauterbach spoke
in similar strain. These latter ad.
vised something in the nature of an
\ armistice. under an implied promise
{ to the miners that their union would
be recognized by the operators.
On their part the operators declared
that the question at issue was entirely
apart from party politics. and they re-
fused to be influenced by Republicans
as to the effect the strike might have
upon the fortunes of either party.
General Thomas, OF the Erie. had a
long talk with j.. Pierpont Morgan, the
nature of the conversation not being
disclosed by either of the gentlemen.
1t is asserted on what appears to be
4 good authority that Mr.. Morgan was
In communication during the day with
some of the politicians, who con
\ ferred with the operators, but that he
declined to be placed in the attitude
bof party to the controversy.
The conferences are still going on.
but the impression prevails that if
4 any basis Of settlement is reached it
\ will not be announced until after a
meeting now being held at Senator
Platt's office.