The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-10
Governor Stones Mission | Unsuccessful.
MIR. MORGAN WILL NOT ACT
Presidents of Coal Companies
 Insist on Surrender.
John Mitchell, Head of the United Mine Workers, Declres That There Is No Foundation of
 an Early Settlement.

New York, Sept Ex-Governor William this city and made an effort during the stay to see what could be done towards settling the anthracite coal strike, re- turned to Harrisburg tonight without ap- settlement.
 There were rumors afioat that the Gov ernor's visit had results. but George w. Perkins of J. P. Morgan & Go. denied to- night that there was any change in the situation. Word to the same effect was received by ong-distance telephone from President Truesdale of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad, who is out of town.
 Governor Stone was accompanied to the city by Attorney-General Elkin of Penn. sylvania and Senator Flynn of Pittsburg. The three held a conference of several hours duration with P. A. B. Widener of Philadelphia in the offices of the United States Steel Corporation.
 Morgan Will Not Interfere.
 After the conference had lasted an hour, MT. Widener went to see J. P. Morgan at the latter's office. and asked him to use his influence to end the strike. Ten minutes later he returned to his fel- low conferees and told them that MT. Morgan had declined to interfere.
 Before leaving the city, Governor Stone gave out the following statement:
 "Attorney-Genefal Elkin. Senator Flynn and myself have been in consultation for tnAo xxtth ener of Philadelphia, who is a director of the United States Steel Corporation and associated with Mir. Morgan in many business interests. MT. Widener Is very anxious to see the strike settled. and to- day took the matter up with MT. Morgan We are doing what we cam
 Governor Stone was asked what prog. ress toward a settlement had been made during the conference, and whether any direct communication had been had from Mir. Morgan. To these questions. he an. swered that he had nothing to say beyond what was contained in his statement and that the other parties to the conference had also been pledged to silence.
 George W. Perkins. speaking for J. P. Morgan & Co.,. said tonight:
 Has Little to Say.
 We have no comment to make on Gov
 
 ceived no official statement as to what occurred at the conference, nor have we heard from Governor Stone since the con- ference was closed. Nor have we any thing to say on the strike situation"
 President George F. Baer of the Phila- delphia and Reading. President w. H. Truesdale of the Delaware. Lackawanna and Western, and President Thomas F. Fowler of the New York. Ontario and Western. had an informal conference. Ar ter it was over. President Fowler said that the situation had been gone over thoroughly in an informal way. Mir. Fowler emphatlcally declared that there was no change in the attitude of the op- orators and that nothing could end the strike but the unconditional surrender of the striking anthracite miners.
 Later in the day when Governor Stones statement was submitted to Pres ident Fowler, he sent out word through his secretary that he had no comment to make on the statement, and did not even care to learn of It's contents. Presj- dent Baer went back to Philadelphia.