Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-13
.P[AN 70 Settle
The COAL STRIKE
John Mitchell and His District
Presidents Confer With
Governor Stone.
sToNEs MAKES A PROPOSITION.
Nature of the Plan Submitted Noe
Made Public, But It 10 Believed lt
Will Tend to Settle tho Anthracite
Strike Conference Lasted Until an
Early Hour This Mornina.

aIler discussion or three hours ana q y
half. At the conclusion of the meeting
Governor Stone gave to the waitine
newspaper correspondents a written
statement reading as follows:
"Messrs. Mitchell, Nichols, F,ai1yi
Duffy, Senator Flynn, Col. Richardson
and Governor Stone have been in con-
ference. All the differences have been
discussed with the best feelings.''<
Every effort to get participants in the
conference to divulge what took place.
proved unavailing. Governor Stone and
Senator Flynn Immediately retired and
refused to be seen, while the others
would say nothing beyond what was
contained in the on-cOmmittal state
.ment given out by the governor. after
the conference Messrs. Mitchell, Duf1y
and Fahy were rapidly driven to the
Pennsylvania railroad station, where
they took the 4:40 train for Wilkes
barre. President Mitchell, before leay-
ing, would not even say whether tho
conference was satisfactory to him and
his district presidents. ss 1ss
While no official information can be-
had on the matter. it is believed Cover
nor Stone submitted q proposition to-
Mitchell which will tend to end the
struggle in the hard coal field. The
meeting was called at the instance OF
the governor and President Mitchell,
before he met the chief executive, said
that he did NOT know what, the COVER
nor wanted and that he (litcheli) had
nothing to propose to him.
There was a rumor IN circulation
that Governor Stone wanted the miners
to return to work and have the oper-s
ators adjust the differences afterWard.:'
IL SUCH propositions waA mad
would be rejected by the mine work
representatives. It can b asatha11k
lively stated that the men win not ~.
turn to work on those c0ndit itions.
Attorney General Ellkin and Mr.. y9id.s'
sener were invited to the conference. II
was given out that Elkin could not get
here in time, but no reason was as.s
signed for Widener's absence.
Governor Stone declined again to-day
to divulge the result of his conference
with President Mitchell last night. Eh0
governor said under the conditionefha7
did not feel justified in making q state
ment, except to repeat the strike II 49,
discussed with the best OF feeling. Seil-
ator William Flynn was seen Just be
for leaving for Pittsburg and asked ~
he had any statement to make pertain
ing to the conference. He replied he.
had not.
NJ. K. McNfullin. who came here With;
Mr.. Flynn to attend the conference.
went east on an early train, and It is
presumed he has gone to New York to
meet j. p. Morgan and tell him what
occurred at the conference.
District President Nichols is the only
strike leader who remained In Harrls-
burg after the conference. He Is as
reticent as the others who were pres
ent. and would say nothing when asked
If he thought the meeting would result
in settlement of the strike. All per-
sons who were present evidently had
determined to make no statement for
fear they might say something that.
would interfere with their plans for
settling the strike. 81; II; ssS ssss
wilkesbarre, Pa. Sept. Is. Tired anu
worn out after his flying trip to Fhila-5
Gelphia and Harrisburg, President
Mitchell returned to Wilkesbarre this
morning. He said the interview with
Governor Stone was pleasant one.
The strike situation was discussed m
all its phases, but the governor hAd no
proposition to make for d settlement OF
the strike Asked whether he thought
the governor would call an extra ses-4
sion of the legislature Mitchell said he
did not know. s5
Tamaaua, Sept. Ia John Fahy.
president of district No. Z, United Mine
workers, and Thomas Duffy. president &
of district No. /, returned to the reston
this morning, after attending the con-:
ference with Governor Stone at Harris
burg. Both gentlemen refused to dis-s
close the plan of settlement that HAD
been submitted to them by Stone. They
both intimated. however. the confer
ence had been satisfactory to the cfii-ss
GERS Of the miners organizat lion. Fa-s
hy said he thought Stone is sincere ~ Si
his effort to settle the strike. y was
evident both leaders were considerabl
crestfallen over the result OF the rneet-s
ing.