The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-11
GROWING BOLDER.
Coal Operators Declare They
Will Not Consider Anything
Except Absolute and Uncondi-
tional Surrender OF Miners.

Tamaqua, Pa, Sept 1.-THE Lehigh
Coal Navigation company today
claims that more OF the striking men
have returned to work No troops were
sent out from Manila park this MORN
ing. Although number of striking
men gathered on the streets the nom
union men were not interfered with.
Officials of the Lehigh Coal & Nayf-
Reading Coal & Iron company, and The
Pennsylvania Coal company ridicule the
idea of concessions being granted the
striking miners. They say that II
settlement is made 1t must be on the
basis of an unconditional surrender on
the part of the strikers These officials
all claim to be In close touch with Pres
ident Baer and say they know what
they are talking about.
A committee Of citizens representing
the Peoples Alliance, left here for Har-
risburg today where they will hold
conference with Governor Stone.
MITCHELL TO SEE STONE.
WilkeSbarre, Pa, Sept. u.-President
today He stated that he had no knowl-
edge as to what matters are to be dis
cussee at the meeting with Governor
Stone in Harrisburg on Saturday He
thought the visit of the governor to
New York will be discussed, but beyond
that he did not know what the gov
ernor would have to say.
OPERATORS TALK.
New York, Sept. u--Mr. John Mar
kle, head of the firm OF G. b Markle
& Co, the largest of the individual coal
operators in the anthracite field today
said in regard to the proposal to arb1-
trate the differences between the an
thracite miners and the operators:
There will be no arbitration and no
settlement of the coal strike in any
way"
Ontario & Western Railroad company
said:
THE strike will end when the men come
back OF their own accord and on the terms
on which they worked before the outbreak
this strike be ended. we viii brook no out
litical, humanitarian or any other origin.
When the men go back it will be at the
wages and on the conditions obtaining last
spring After they have returned we will
take up any grievances with our own
men,.
President Oliphant of the Delaware and
Hudson said that # he was well informed.
and he thought he was, there would be
M oiphsnf said on Inn na ps outs 81 nsseg
would be needed and the strike would con-
tinue until the miners grow tired OF it and
PLAN OF PEOPLES ALLIANCE.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE con-
ference committee of the Peoples Al
lance, appointed at their convention at
Hazleton last Thursday, appeared be-
| fore Governor Stone this afternoon and
submitted plan for erecting a settle
ment of the anthracite coal strike. Their
| plan consists of calling an extra session
| of the legislature to enact laws for COM
! pu1sory arbitration; better control of
| foreign corporations doing business in
| Pennsylvania and enforcing the six
| teenfh and seventeenth articles of the
| constitution
| D. ]. Mccarthy of Hazleton said the
| Alliance represented the business people
| OF coal districts and that its purpose
| was to secure settlement of the strike.
| There was no sign of settlement and
| the only hope of bringing about an end
| to the strike is an extra session of the
| legislature for the enactment of the
/ legislation that viii end the present
/ strike and prevent strikes in the future
Mccarthy suggested that II an extra
! session is held some action should be
/ taken to curb the great foreign corpora
| tions which are doing business in Penn
sylvania- He attacked the beef trust
the steel trust and other large corpora
| tions because of the alleged high prices
which they charge for their products.