Show RUSSELL SAGE SAYS PIERPONT MORGAN ALONE LONE CAN SETTLE ANTHRACITE STRIKE Aged ged Financier Urges the thea Wall a Street Wizard to o Use His Influence to Bring About Peace FAR ROCKAWAY N. N y T. Y Aug 30 Russell Sage ge at his summer home here declared ll that a word from J. J Pierpont Morgan would end the thc coal strike Mr 1 Sage asserted with much earnestness t that at Mr Morgan Io san should speak the thc word that would put an on end cud to a situation that Is becoming Intolerable Mr 11 Sage sold SAM Circumstances have placed Mr II Morgan Morgan Mor Mor- gan In ht a po position where the public welfare welfare wel wel- fare makes it obligatory for Tor him to act Under the circumstances I think It Is not tight right for tor him to remain silent rilent Ilent Morgans Morgan's Great Influence Mr h Morgan continued Mr 1 Sage Is the greatest man In the financial world of oC this countr country No one can den deny t this ls It Is true truo that tha l he can bring an in end to the thc coal strike Ills HIt Influence J Js is so great rent that nil all that Is 11 necessary I fr r him to do Is to sl ak tk declare his mind on au authe the su subject and If It It favors ors a termination of If the strike It w would uhl not be long IonS b before fut the miners would re resume resume re- re sume st 3 bik lk Oft Of course I think Mr rr Morgan has more more Influence c with the mine owners owner than with the the- miners This Is true bc- bc q of ot closer connection with th the owners from a business standpoint I dont don't want to be misunderstood so ro I will twill further explain O Would Lis Listen n. n Every one knows that Mr Ir Morgan an not ei very very Jon long ago ngo organised the billion billion- dollar steel trust I would venture to lO say that nearl nearly er c every mine owner In the country has some Interest In this carpi cor- cor pi as fiS AIr Mr h Morgan an Is the head of or St It It he he wields a great influence over ovel the the- the The They re respect him and will till do whatever he says pas Ills His successful success success- ful In management ement of or those man many millions von non on admiration i m my He can Influence the tie mine through his business connection with them In the steel trust i he AA says S 'S to them would soon meet with vUth their approbation How could he bring the strikers to toan toan an an n agreement 7 was asked Trill Talk With Mitchell It would not be difficult said the aged ased financier Simply a conference between Mr Morgan and President Mitchell l of the miners' miners union Mr Ir Mitchell would be greatly Influenced b by what Mr Ir Morgan said and would take such action as ns would bring his men to toa toa a a. satisfactory agreement Mr Ir Morgan wields a greater Influence amon among the workmen today tollay than ever This Is evident evident evident evi evi- dent to every observer Within the last few tew da days s 's the papers have been saying Mr could end the thc Morgan strike strike- The miners all believe this They have been worked up to that pitch where the they look Jook upon Mr Morgan as the only man who can settle the dispute |