The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-10-10
ANOTHER PLAN FAILS.
The Presidents Plea to Miners to
End the Strike.
He Promises Investigation of TheiF
evances-President Mitchell
Is Said to Have Declined to
Ente.rtain Proposal.

statement was made public at the
white house Tuesday afternoons:
"On Monday, October 6, Hon. Carroll
d. Wright, commissioner of labor,
went to Philadelphia and gave to Mr..
John Mitchell the following from the
president:
eff Mr.. Mitchell will secure the i'm
mediate return to work of the miners
in the anthracite regions the president
will at once appoint commission to
investigate thoroughly into all the
matters at issue between the oper-
ators and miners, and will do all within
his power to obtain settlement of
those questions in accordance with the
report of the commission
Mr.. Mitchell has taken this matter
under consideration, but the president
has not yet been advised of any deci-
| sion"
Conference at White House.
The president was in consultation
Tuesday for almost two hours with
members of the cabinet relative to the
coal strike situation. He also talked
over the situation with DR.. Albert
Shaw and DR.. Lyman Abbott. About
1880 o'clock Frank P. Sargent, COM
missioner general of immigration and
for many years chief of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen. arrived
at the white house from his trip to
Philadelphia, where he went as the
emissary of the president to convey
to President Mitchell. of the United
Mine Workers association, the propo-
sition of President Roosevelt that the
miners resume work Mr.. Sargent had
not succeeded in seeing Mr.. Mitchell.
The president, however, had heard
| from Commissioner of Labor Wright.
who saw Mr.. Mitchell on the same err
rand Monday night in Philadelphia,
and the latter's report was that Mr..
Mitchell desired time to consider the
/ proposition and lay it before his asso-
ciates. After a conference of bout an
hour between the president, Attorney
General Knox, Postmaster General
Payne, Mr.. Sargent and Gen. James S.
GARRISON, it was decided to give out the
above statement. This was prepared
and issued by Secretary Cortelyou
shortly before two o'clock.
| Against Acceptance.
| Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. S-The two
principal features of the anthracite
coal strike which claimed public atten-
ton in the coal fields are: Will the
miners yield to the desire of the presi-
dent of the United States, for them
to return to work and investigate aft
erwards, and will the mine operators
be able to carry out their promise to
produce enough coal to relieve the sit
uation if given the protection of the
full military power of the state. After
most careful inquiry among the dis
trict officers (not including the dis
trict presidents, who were in Buffalo)
and the rank and file of mine workers,
it was found that sentiments is strongly
against accepting the presidents prop
osition in its present form.
The presidents message to Mr..
Mitchell became known here Tuesday
afternoon, and it was earnestly dis
cussed by the striking miners and citi-
zens generally. 1t is positively known
to those who are close to the officers
of the union that President Mitchell
and his district presidents have all
along been opposed to the men return
ing to work without some concessions,
but whether they are still so inclined,
with the president appealing to them,
cannot be officially stated. 1t is rea-
sonably certain, however, that they
still are opposed to such action.
How the Miners Feel.
| An officer of the union now in the city,
who does not care to be quoted in the
absence of President Mitchell, for fear
that it might be construed as being
official, said: "The anthracite mine
workers of Pennsylvania appreciate
the efforts being made by President
Roosevelt to end the strike in the in
terest of the entire country, and they
have only words of praise for him.
However, they feel that after sacrifc-
ing everything for the last five months,
they consider it unfair for anyone to
ask them to return to work without a
single concession, especially when the
| miners see victory almost at hand.
The hard coal diggers of Pennsylvania
AA"'S 6ohS INV lAiC " III, anu
they would not be doing justice to
themselves or to the great body of or
gained workmen throughout the coun-
try and other persons who have and
are financially assisting them in the
present struggle. The meetings of the
locals throughout the entire coal re-
gion to-day, when action will be taken
in accordance with President Mitchell's
! address, issued Monday night, will bear
me OUT
Seeks Injunction.
Philad .lphia, Oct. S.-An injunction
to prevent anthracite operators from
liking coal prices, and for forfeiture
OF Reading railroad charter, will be
asked in the United States court to-
day by Philadelphia citizen. He
gal combination is alleged.
One Life Lost.
Beaumont, Tex, Oct S.-The oil
fields are again on fire. Eighty-fve
derricks in the Hogg -Swayne tract
had been destroyed at two a. m and
one life lost. One hundred more der
ricks are burning and wells are in
danger of flowing from burned