Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-09-11
THE MINERS STRIKE.
Cow Stone Went to New York to
Try and End the Contest.
IR. MORGAN DECLINES TO INTERFERE


Fowler. NJ the New York, Ontario .
Western Road. Said There Was No
Change In Attitude Of Operators.
New York, Sept. 1o.--Gov. William
A. Stone, of Pennsylvania, who came
to this city and made an effort dur
ing the day to see what could be
done towards settling the anthracite
coal strike, returned TO Harrisburg,
Pa, last night without apparently
having been able to accomplish a set
Element. There were rumors aAoat
that the governors visit had re-
suits, but George W. Perkins, of j.
p. Morgan e. Co., denied at night
that there was any change in the sit
nation. Word to the same effect
was received by long-distance tele-
phone from President Truesdale, Of
the Delaware, Lackawanna & West
ern railroad, who is out Of town.
Gov. Stone was accompanied to the
city by Attorney General Elkin, of
Pennsylvania, and Senator Finn, of
Rttsburg. The three held confer
ence Of several hours duration with
?. A. B. Widener. Of Philadelphia, in
the Offices Of the United States Steel
corporation.
After the conference had lasted an
hour Mr.. Widener went to see j.
Pierpont Morgan at the latter's Of
fec and asked him to use his infu-
ence to end the strike. Ten min
utes later he returned to his fellow
conferees and told them that Mr..
Morgan had declined to interfere.
Before leaving the city Gov. Stone
gave out the following statement:
"Attorney General Elkin, Senator
Finn and myself have been in con-
aultation for several hours to-day
WITH P. A. B. Widener, Of Philadel-
phia, who IL Q director Of the United
States Steel corporation and associ-
Ated with Mr.. Morgan in many busi-
asss interests. Mr.. Widener Ia very
aaxious to SEQ the strike settled
and to-day took the matter up with
Mr.. Morgan. We ore doing what we
esn."
Gov. Stone was asked what prog
ress toward . settlement had been
made during the conference and
whether any direct communication
had been had from Mr.. Morgan. To
these questions bs answered that
he had nothing to say beyond what
mas contained in his statement and
that the other peytles to tho con-
ference had also been pledged to ii.
lence.
George W. Perkins, speaking for
J. P. Morgan 4 Co., said last night:
1--WE have no comment to make on
Gov. Stones statement. We have re-
solved no official statement as tn
What occurred at the conference, noe
I've we heard from Gov. Stone since
ne conference was closed. Nor have
Se uny hing to say on the strike sit,
nation"
/, President George +. I'aer, Of the
& Reading; President
W. II. Truesdale, of the Delaware,
[Ackawanna 4 Western, and Presi-
dent Thomas ?. Fowler, Of the New
York, Ontario & Western railroad,
had an informal conference. After
u was over President Fowler said
that the situation had been gone over
thoroughly in an informal why. Mr.,
Fowler emphatically declared that
there was no change in the attitude
Of the operators and that nothing
could end the strike but the uncon-
ditional surrender OF the striking
anthracite miners.
Plan to End the Strike.
Philadelphia, Sept. 10.-The North
American this morning says that ].
P. Morgan has assented to a plan
proposed by Gov. Stone, Of Penn
sylvania, for ending the coal miners
strike. The plan, accordig to the
xorth American. was submitted to
ar. Morgan Monday by P. A. b.
Widener, Of this city. The plan, in
brief, is for the mine workers to
return to work without a signed
agreement; that the operators, by
concessions, adjust the differences
existing between the men and the
companies; that If, after waiting a
reasonable time the operators fail to
DO this, an arbitrator be appointed
and that II the men deem the deci-
sion Of the arbitrator as unjust, then
he men can again 60 on strike.
The paper also says that Gov.
Stone Immediately telegraphed Presi-
1ent Mitchell for conference and
chat the meeting between the gov
amor and the miners chief will take
nlApp nrohah1v to-day