Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-07
BRYAN MAKES PRESCRIPTION
Would Tun Congress LSOss on the
Obstinate Osal BaronL
LAWS WHICH WOULD ANNIHlLATE TRUSTS
Might XIII the Patient, but the Hated
MOnOpoIies Would he wiped on
the Face of the United
states.
CFrOm a stan Correspondent)

LINCOLN. Oct. 6.-(Speciall-Mr Bryan
gave to the press tonight his ideas as to
what course the president should take in
dealing with the coal strike. 1t is an ad-
vance copy Of an editorial in the Commoner
and reads as follows:
The president was fully justified in call
strikers at the White House The situation
was serious and the executive well and
forcibly presented the peoples side in his
The president deserves and should re-
ceive commendation for his effort TO save
famine, but what will he do now? The
miners offer to arbitrate, but the only
proposition made by the coal bar3ns Is
States soldiers TO protect them while they
work the mines with such uon-union men
Having recognized and described the seri-
BUSINESS Of the situation the president must
proceed and use all the means in his power
to settle the strike ana bring about re-
sumption of work He cannot stop now
without disappointing the hopes which he
raised by calling q conference. what can
he do? The republican platte rm presents
no plan Will he have the statesmanshlp
to devise a plan? II not will he n have the
ures which have already received the in
dorsement of more than six millions OF
people?
Special Session of Congress.
If, as is alleged. the mine owners have
production in violation Of the antitrust
law, let him enforce the law-not merely
the injunction part, but the criminal part
also IL present laws are not sufficient, let
him call congress together and enact new
laws. The emergency is sufficient to justify
Il. II he does not want TO interfere with
the canvass of those members who are
candidates for reelection he can Issue the
call at once and have congress conyene
Immediately after the election, but II he
wants to get the best service he will have
them act before the election so that their
own political interests as well as the public
welfare Will compel them to act promptly.
II he will issue the call and In the call
name specific and effective measures to be
considered It is more than probable that
the strikers would agree TO go back to
work at the old wages pending action by
congress. The situation would thus be re-
lieved and the danger of a fuel famine re-
moved.
what Could BE Done.
There are FIVE measures which he should
recommend to congress:
First-A law establishing national board
of arbitration consisting OF three or FIVE
members to consider and report on all con-
trovetsies between corporations engaged in
The Kansas City platform demands an ar
bitrauon law, and II the democrats had
won the miners appeal for ar2@ltration @ q m
should compel the board to act whenever
either party to the controversy demanded
IL and the president should be empowered
to add to the board two temporary mem
bers. one TO be recommended by each side
4 in the case to be considered.
Second-A law abolishing government by
INJUNCTION. This is another remedy sug-
Eesteh BY the. Kansas City platform. The
mine owners Want 20 use government by IN.
junction to coerce their employees. Let the
president answer their demand by recon-
mending law which will give the accused
a trial by jury where the contempt is COM
mitted outside the court room. Such bill
passed the senate a few years ago before
the corporations were aware of II, hut since
the republicans regatned control the meas
ure has been smothered In committee.
stitutional right guaranteed TO the meanest
criminal In the land?
Drastic Remedy Prescribed.
Third-A law that will discriminate be-
tween the natural man created by the AL
legislation. Let the natural man Of one
state do buCiness in every other state II
he chooses, but whenever any state creates
a corporation large enough to monopolize
an industry, let that corporation be shut
up in the state of its origin; let II be de-
MED the use of the mails, the railroads and
| the telegra phi lines and II can be destroyed.
! This is the Kansas City platform remedy
| for the trusts. and II is the only remedy
! proposed.
Fourth-A law taking the tariff on of
! coal II has been generally supposed that
anthracite coal was on the free list, but
/ most of the anthracite which comes into
competition with our anthracite is of so low
| grade that 1t is taxed under our tariff
! laws.
| Fifth-A law which will prevent railroads
engaged In interstate commerce from oper-
ating coal mines except for the purpose of
| supplying fuel for their own engines. No
| railroad can fix rates on coal with fairness
tion with mine owners who have no rail-
| roads.