Show JOHN MITCHELL IS RETICENT pa oct ct cl 14 Pr 14 pr al- al i- i dent foont ent Mitchell was waa asked ed at t noon pr I b by t the le correspondent of oC the A Associated Press whether he and t the he district had the power to consider the operators operators' plan Man and end the strike s Ills His rep reply was vast Speaking It without out special reference to the statement issued b by the coal Operators operators it is a rule lule of or our olg lon tion that no settlement be can ean n made nde de by the officers of oC the union without the consent ln ent of a a deleA delegate te convention In reply to another question as to m hether nether the th-e Shamokin convention i which formulated d the demands made to r the operators or ul the convention convention conven conven- tion hl which h l ladu th thu strike permanent h had td given Iven him thi this consent he said No Xo I r Mr Mitchell continues continues- to tu decline to v nn r nil questions a as to whether he hen Jn I n fur for or against the operators operators' plan asa us as o. o whole or 01 In part parl He lip JIH haws has tint not yet v-t received re re- ed official Information of or the oper r- r desire to lo arbitrate arbitral Th There rc were lively scenes about headquarters today loday workers Mine and leaders who have not been near headquarters In Inman Inmany Inmany man many days das dropped in to lo hear heal the news Mr Mitchell had a number o of visitors visit IHIl ors among them Louis who acted as a missionary between Mr Mitchell and Senators Quay and Penrose Penrose Penrose Pen- Pen rose In their conferences conferences with the coal road presidents In New York last wt week k Mr sta stayed ed but a chort coort time and Ct without giving information tion to anyone anone It I la Is i evident that he curried carrIed a m message to Mr tr Mitchell from some same I em-I One of or the local leaders wl who o came lam In from the outlying territory T made this statement nt in till the hotel lobby The men HK RK a s i rule tule are angry r at the m made de h by the HIP operators Th y ta say they would rather I an min down to straight dr defeat feat than surrender Kin render to the operators on the arbitration plan they propose |