Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-08
TWO PROBLEMS.
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! today's meeting, and no step in that
direction would be taken until the
negotiations with President Mitchell
| reached a stage where such meeting
| would promise results.
| Mr.. Mitchell. this afternoon, posi-
| tiyeIy declined to discuss the request
| made by President Roosevelt that
| Mitchell use his influence to induce the
miners to resume work with promise
| of the appointment of a committee to
| investigate the miners grievances. 1t
was learned from a reliable source,
| however. that Mr.. Mitchell does not re-
gard the proposition favorably and
that he will decline to ask the miners
| To resume work under the conditions
stipulated.
| The following gentlemen represented
the manufacturers at today's meeting:
p! David NJ. Parry, president of the Man
ufacturers Association, Indianapolis;
| George II. Barbour, Detroit; Richard
Young. New York: Frank Leake, Phil
adelphia; and John Maxwell, Indian
anolis. The miners were represented
Nv President Mitchell. Secretary-Treas-
| urer Wilson and District Presidents 7.
| d. Nichols. Thomas Duffy and John
| Fahy.
| The conference was held behind
| closed doors and only brief statement
was given out at the end of the meet
| ing. The statement is as follows:
THE committee of the National AS
ISOLATION of Manufacturers has listened
! to the explanation of the present strike
! difficulty as offered by a special COM
lnittee of the United Mine Workers at
| the head of which was Mr.. John Mitch
| ell. The National Association of Manu-
| facturers committee has learned what
| il could of the conditions and now goes
| 10 Philadelphia for the purpose OF
meeting a committee of mine operators
with the idea of getting their side OF
| the difficulty. The National Associa-
| ton of Manufacturers committee car
ries no proposition from the mine work
| ers and has no other mission than the
| desire to speedily bring about a settle
| ment of this dispute.
| (Signed)
DAVID NJ. PARRY, President of the
National Association.
GEORGE Fl. BARBOUR of Detroit,
| RICHARD YOUNG of New York,
| FRANK LEAKS of Philadelphia
President Mitchell was shown The
| Associated Press dispatch from Wash
| ington. stating that President Roose-
Welt had requested Mr.. Mitchell to use
| his influence to induce the men to re-
turn to work with promise of the APP
| pointment of a commission to investi-
| gate the miners grievances. Mr.
| Mitchell read the dispatch carefully
| Il l, lie
cuss the matter at all. In reply to sew
eral questions regarding President
| Roosevclt's request, Mr.. Mitchell made
| the same reply.
| There were two sessions, the first
lasting from $40 a. NJ. until 12.45
p. NJ, and the second from T. NJ.
| until 4 p. NJ.
1t is known that Mr.. Mitchell was
appealed TO on the broad grounds of
humanity to concede every possible
point so that the country might be
| saved from the hardships and suffer-
ings incident to a coal famine, which
seemed inevitable. 1t is also stated
that a proposition of some kind was
| submitted to the mine workers but
the terms specified are not obtain
able.
| III EciIy NIL -IitCHtll out
| in substance that offers for concilia-
ton already brought forth by those
high in authority, had been spurned
by the operators. He would not place
the operators in the position Of sup
plicants for peace They were will
ing to abide by the decision Of fair
arbitrator. AS the matter now stood
a proposal from the operators was
the thing to be expected.
After the meeting President Parry
| was asked if the conference had re-
| suited in bringing any nearer a solu-
tion of the strike question.
I'VE have great hopes that some
thing definite will be done" he replied.
What if this attempt at Cancellation
| proves to be Il failure?"
Then the prospect is a bad one.
| Manufacturers are trying to run on
soft coal, but they cannot get a suffi-
cient quantity of that. In a short time
this will be exhausted. This will mean
| the shutting down of factories, depriv-
| ing workingmen of an opportunity to
| earn a livelihood and adding hunger as
! well as cold TO the miseries of the peo-
pie"
How many men are employed in
factories represented by the associa-
| tom"
| There are 1900 manufacturers and
each employs from 500 TO 1900 men,
Frank Leake of Philadelphia, said:
Il am greatly pleased with the result
| Of today's conference and there is a de-
! cided feeling of hope among the men,
bers of the committee that something
| will be accomplished.
The five members of the manufact-
urers' committee left here, tonight, for
Philadelphia.
| COMMISSION PROMISED
To Investigate Strike If Miners VIII
| Return to Work.