Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-09-13
SUBMITS A PLAN
PEOPLES ALLIANCE TELLS Gov
ERNoR STONE HOW TO END
COAL STRIKE.
OPERATORS ARE CONDEMNED

Management Of Big Anthracite Com
panies Blamed for the Present Con-
dition of Affairs in the Pennsylvania
Field-compuIsoryA Arbitration Laws
and Legislation to Curb Trusts the
Remedy Proposed.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 12.-The con-
ference committee of the Peoples Al
lance, appointed at their convention
at Hazleton last Thursday, waited on
Governor Stone during the morning
and submitted a plan for the settle
ment of the strike Their plan consists
of calling an extra session OF the legls-
lature to enact laws for compulsory
arbitration, better control of foreign
corporations doing business in Penn
sylvania and enforcing the sixteenth
and seventeenth articles of the Constl-
tuition.
Daniel J. Mccarthy of Hazleton said
the alliance represented the business
people Of the hard coal districts and
that it's purpose was to secure set
tlement of the strike. ~,'"'.'.'7.~"'
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
legislation that will end the present
strike and prevent strikes in the fu-
ture. Mr.. Mccarthy suggested that if
an extra session is held some action
should be taken to curb the great for
eign corporations which are doing busl-
ness in Pennsylvania. He attacked
the beef trust, the steel trust and other
large corporations because Of the al
legged high prices which they charge
for their products. Mr.. Mccarthy said:
"President Baer Of the Philadelphia
and Reading company is the creature
of J. P. Morgan and the latter should
be forced to compel Mr.. Baer to arbl-
trate the Strike. A load of coal can
not be bought in the coal region at
! present from the large coal corpora
tions at any price. If the legislation
is enacted which the alliance recon-
mends it will bring the strike to an
end and prevent strikes in the future"
Mr.. Mccarthy argued that the pres
ent difficulty in the coal region comes
through the gross mismanagement of
the great coal corporations. None of
these corporations, he said, pays
dividend, while the individual oper,
ators are all making money and get
ting rich. Relief can be granted, he
continued, by enacting legislation that
will enforce the sixteenth and seven
teenth articles of the state cOnstitu-
ton.
Article 16 makes it unlawful for any
operator or superintendent to employ
any person as fire boss who has not
obtained a certificate of competency,
and Article II prohibits any boy under
twelve years Of age, or a woman, from
working in a coal mine, also prohibits
a boy under sixteen years of age from
mining or loading coal.
T. G. Parker of Wilkesbarre said the
conditions in the anthracite regions
are horrible in a commercial way and
that hundreds of people are being
forced to leave that locality because of
these unfortunate conditions. The best
residents are going away, leaving the
region with a remnant of undesirable
people, The only remedy, he said, is
an extra session of the legislature for
the enactment of laws that will settle
the trouble to the satisfaction of all
concerned.