Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-27
NEGOTIATIONS OFF.
Coal Operators Will Not Treat d.
rsctly with Miners.
The CONFERENCE At WASHINGTON.
4 Dispatch Sent "a Wayne Msevssgh By
the Operatou Notifying Hin That They
Hsa Decided Not 10 Grant N Inter.
view 70 President Mitchell.

Washington, Nov. 26.-All pros
poets for an understanding between
the United Mine Workers and the
coal operators outside the anthracite
coal strike commission came to q sud-
den termination late yesterday after
noon through the receipt Of a dis
patch to Mr.. Wayne Macveagh, rep
resenting the Pennsylvania Coal
company and the Hillside Coal and
Iron company, notifying him that at
a meeting Of the anthracite coal road
men in New York yesterday it had
been decided not to grant an inter-
view to Mr.. Mitchell and his associ-
ates, which had been suggested for
Friday next. The announcement,
coming as it did after an all-day's
conference in this city between Mr..
Macveagh and Mr.. Mitchell and his
associates, attended part of the time
by Carroll D. Wright, in an endeavor
to adjust some details Of the pro-
posed agreement between the oper-
ators and the miners, completely
surprised every one here. From a
reliable source it is learned that the
proposition that the operators meet
Mr.. Mitchell on Friday next was
made at the instance Of Mr.. Mac
Veagh, who was no less surprised
than Mr.. Mitchell himself at the
turn affairs took yesterday. From
statements made by Mr.. barrow
early in the day the impression had
spread that complete agreement
would be effected at yesterdays con-
ference, but when the meeting broke
up Mr.. barrow read to the newspaper
men in the corridor outside his room
in Wizards hotel a statement which
made it clear that no final agreement
had been reached and that no further
conference was likely.
Mr.. Mitchell, when shown the dis
patch from New York telling of the
action Of the operators, simply smiled
and said that he had not asked for
the conference, but that when it was
suggested to him If it would be agree
able to meet the operators he said
II would. Mr.. barrow and Mr.. Lloyd,
however, were outspoken regarding
the action Of the operators. Mr..
barrow said 1t was NOW up to the
operators" and that he would return
at once to Scranton and on Tuesday
next would appear before the COM
mission ready to 90 on with the hear
ing. Mr. Lloyd, holding in his hand
the Associated press dispatch, re-
ferred to the fact that Fridays con-
ference had been suggested in order
to adjust some matters on which
there was still some disagreement.
"Yet," said Mr., Lloyd, 1.-THE same
men who only last week wired the
commission their assent to the gen.
eral provisions of the tentative agree
ment and upon the strength of which
the commission adjourned for q
week in order to give the parties
time to get together, now 60 COM
pletely back on their former action
and call it all off. We are satisfied
to 90 before the commission and con-
tinue the hearing"
Operators Against Treating with Miners,
New York, Nov. 26.-At a meeting
between the presidents of the coal
roads and a large number OF inde-
pendent operators a strong protest
was entered by the latter against
treating directly with the miners.
An invitation to meet Mr.. Mitchell
at Washington on Friday was de-
clined peremptorily and it was agreed
unanimously that, in the Judgment
of the operators, it was best, for the
present, to go on with the hearing
before the commission.