The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-10

from Pennsylvania and the Governor of New York and nearly all the heads Of the big corporations controlling the an thracite fields. In all seeming this con ference had a contrary effect to .tna' which had been hoped from it and the operators departed declaring adherence to the policy they have followed from the first of resisting the demands or the Miners Union to the bitter end.
 There were other conferences during the day in which President Mitchell and peo- ple of more or less consequence Tn the industrial world participated but these' so far as information goes, were barren of result as the principal meeting, details of which are given below on the authority of one who was present.
 Situation Unchanged.
 In brief there has been no change Tn the situation today so far as IL mignt have been affected by the gathering m New York of labor leaders, mihe operators and public men.
 From what may be described as an Ill., side and authoritative course it may be announced that the conference at the or fice of Senator Platt was absolutely wlth- out result, the operators refusing to con slider the political aspect of the situation and maintaining the position that the question was one between employer anu employe as to the management or the properties concerned.
 According to the authority above indi- cated, Senator Quay and Governor ooe'i expressed tho opinion that If the striHe ccrtinued for another Fortnight or ionser' the effect would so impress the pubic mind with the one subject of the short age of fueI that political duties would be neglected and the voters remain away from the polls on election day with the natural result that the majority in Penn svlvania and New York would be the greater sufferer. Senator Penrose ev- pressed his co ;urrence in the represent tations of the others and Senator Plait and Mr. Launterbach spoke In a similar strain. These latter advised sometahS III the nature of an armistice, under an im- piled promise to the miners that their union would be rec ecognized by the opera tors.
 On their part the operators declared that the question at issue was entirety apart from party politics and they re- fused to be influenced by representations as to the effect the strike might nave upon the fortunes of one party or the other.
 Effect on Politics.
 One of the political conferees next sug- gested that to protract the struggle with the miners union would be to open the way for the advocates of anti-corporatt'n m legislation at Harrisburg and Albany To move for the introducing of measures cal culating to impair the value of railroad and coal properties and that it was even possible in the stress of public opinion laws might be enacted that would impair for years the value of the properties the operators represented.
 Said that bill of this antagonistic character had al- ready been framed and was ready for submission to the Pennsylvania Legisia- ture he possibility of harasslng litigl- tion both in Pennsylvania and New York was also iwelt upon and the fear express ed that in some instances the state oi public mird might influence the deterni- nation of such suits
 These representations failed to move the operators who further expressed theiI confidence in the integrity of the court: and said they had no fear of the success: of any attack that might be made through the State Legislatures upon the property interests concerned.
 Late tonight there was a conference 1T the rooms of the Republican State Com mittee btween Governor Odell, Chairman George w. Dunn of the State Commit tee. and Edward Lauterbach. Concern ing this conference Governor Odell would indicate that the talk was along general
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