Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-05
DEMAND ON MORGAN
Made by Senator Quay to
Settle Strike.
HAD TALK WITH PLATT
LATTER IN ACCORD WITH PENN
sYLVANIAN'S PLANS.
Doubts Still Exist That Mr.. Morgan
Will Yield to Political
Pressure.
HAD TALK WITH PLATT
Special rom a STAFF Correspondent.

NEW YORK. September J-SenatOr Quay
and Senator Plat, the republican leaders
of the two greatest states of the Union.
who, for political well as other reasons.
deem It essential that the coal strike should
be settled soon. were in conference last
night in this city.
Senator Quay was on his way north for
an outing of a few days. The length of his
outing depends upon the action of the rail
way presidents on a little proposition which
will be presented to them and which will
have the Endorsement of Senator Platt.
Senator Quay is fighting for the settlement
of the coal strike with his accustomed ag
gressiveness and boIdness. First. he saw
President Baer. the man to whom is in
trusted by the other railway presidents in
the group the executive action for the rail
ways, and tried to dissuade him from fur
ther opposition to efforts to mediate be-
tween employer and employe. That effort
failed.
Then, it will be remembered. the governor
Of Pennsylvania and the republican state
committee expressed the next day after
the Quay-Baer conference their willing
ness to have an extra session of the legis-
lature and pass a law which would enforce
a settlement of the strike.
Senator Made Good
Thus Mr.. Quay made public exhibition Of
his ability to carry out the threat he hal
previously made to operators in private.
Having failed with Mr.. Baer, Senator Quay
came TO New York TO put the case up to
President Baer's chief, and the chief of all
the other coal railways as well-in point Of
fact. to Mr.. J. Pierpont Morgan himself.
With Senator Quays usual luck he
found that something had happened in the
meantime which materially strengthened
his hand. An event had occurred In the
financial world by which Mr.. Morgan had
further tightened his hold on the coal sit
uation of this country. The Reading deal
had been put through.
So Mr. Quay suggested TO his good friend
and cO-wOrker. Senator PIatt of New York,
that it might be well 10 convey to Mr.. Nor
gan an intimacion that the republican man
ayers in Pennsylvania are determined TO
end the strike. and are prepared to carry
cut their threat of hostile legislation if
something is not done pretty soon, and
that Mr.. Morgan would be wise, possessing
;he power that ne does, to take hold of the
situation and work out a solution. All this
was done in view of the ticklish position of
the Morgan plans at the present time.
Then. having relieved his mind of these
ideas which had been burdening him, Sena-
tor Quay said he guessed he'd go out and
fish for a few days. In other words, TO let
Mr.. Morgan chew over it for while"
in his absence Senator Platt will present
the suggestions which Senator Quay has
put forward and will reinforce them with
some cOSent reasons of his own.
In the office Of Mr.. j. PierpOnt Morgan
this afternoon grave doubt was expressed
Of the success of political pressure in set
Ting the strike. y. O. NJ.
Stone Sets a Date.
HARRISBURG, Pa, September 5.-Gov.
Stone today fixed next Thursday to meet
a committee appointed by the Peoples AL
lance at Hazeton yesterday to discuss the
best means of ending the anthracite coal
strike The governor said he would be CAD
to meet any and all persons who might
want to see him on matters pertaining to
the strike.
Situation at Tamaqua.
TAMAQUA. Pa. September 5-Tbe non
union men in the Panther Creek Valley
again went to work today without an es-
cort- Major Gearhart in command of the
troops. says that so long as the strikers do
not interfere with the non-unlon men he
Will not send any OF his soldiers out on
patrol duty.
Today the troops are sending requisitions
FOR winter clothing. The men are wearing
khaki, but complain that they suffer from
the cold while on duty at night.
Plans are being made to convert one of
the dancing paviiions at Manila Park,
where the troops are stationed, into bar
racks. The opinion prevails among the
officers that they Will remain on duty for
a long while
LONDON. September 5.-The anthracite
coal shipments to the United States are the
result Of orders which have been coming In
Ior the last fortnight. There are probably
1lon TO 3upD tons contracted for imme-
d!hte Shipment 70 New York which de-
mands $500 tons daily. The dealers how
ever. regard the New York market as
ephemeral- They prefer to serve their reg
ular customers, and cannot possibly supply
ZtU tons daliy. The prices range from
700 TO $50 per ton free on board at
Swansea, Wales.