The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-03

DETAILS OF FIRST CONFERENCE
The President Did the Talking and the
Meeting Is Soon Over. =
Washington, Oct. 3.-The second step
in the presidents efforts to effect a set
Element between the anthracite coal mag
mates and the miners was taken to-day
At lilo, o'clock ten minutes after the
hour fixed for the conference, every per-
son who had been invited to participated
with the exception of President Oliphants.
Of the Delaware & Hudson, who sent ass
his personal representative David Will
cox, vice president and general counseI
Of the road, was present in the second
story room of the temporary executive
mansion, where the president, since his
return from Indianapolis has transacted
such necessary public business as could
not be postponed. .
The President Remained Seated. e
The president, during the conference,
was seated in large invalid chair, his
left leg extended at full length, resting
upon cushion. The president greeted
most cordially each Of his guests as they
appeared, and when all were assemblies
he stated TO them in a brief preliminary
way, his object in calling them together
The president, fully realizing the i'm =
portance Of the communication that hei.
was to make, had prepared carefullyS
| worded paper setting forth in detail his
Callers Before the Conference.
Long before the hour fixed for the cons
ference, a large crowd had assembled
outside the White House. The first off =
ical caller at the White House was Carr
| roll D. Wright, the commissioner of labor.s
He had made an investigation of thes
strike situation and the president desired
| to obtain from him what he considered
| important features Of the condition be-
tween the operators and the miners. -
Secretary Root called and remained for
| a short time and about 1890 q. m. Attor-E
| ney General Knox went to the presidents
room. %s
| Mr.. Mitchell Came First. g
| Mr.. Mitchell and his party were first
to appear at the White House, and they
| came a few minutes before the time fxedss
| They rode to jackson place on an Avenue
car and walked up to the White House,.
| A score Of cameras were trained on the
party as they crossed the street. They
were escorted to room on the first
| floor. W
Just after II o'clock President George.
F. Baer of the Reading, E. B. Thomas
of the Erie and w. H. Truesdale Of tho
Lackawanna, drove up in a carriage. They.
also were subjected to several snapshots
| by ambitious photographers. They went
to room on the first floor separate from
that occupied by the labor leaders. They
were soon followed by President E. b.
| Fowler of the Ontario & Western, Johta
Markle Of the firm of G. B. Markle & Coz.
coal operators, and David Wilcox, vice.
president of the Delaware 4 Hudsoris
representing President Oliphant Of that
road. President A. J. Cassatt of the
Pennsylvania, who had been invited. did
not come. He sent q telegram to Presi-4
dent Roosevelt explaining his inability to
| be present ..a E$
| At ten minutes after II o'clock the two
! delegations were escorted upstairs, the
labor leaders going first. Es
4 Attorney General Knox and Commis-
! sioner Wright remained with the pres-
ident y. s S l.,.s
Asked to Return at p. m.
4 When the president concluded the read
ing Of his statement he said he did not
/ expect that either party would be ready
to submit propositions at this time but
!; he asked them to take into considera-
q; ton what he had said and to return at 8
i clock. He said he hoped that some prop
/, osition might be presented at that time
which would furnish the basis of an adj
Z iustment The conference then termin-
ated. It had lasted less than fifteen min
/, utes. 5ss*
I The representatives of the railroad
came down stairs first and went to theft
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