Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-08
White House.

Buffalo, n. T., Oct. 8.-The confer
ence between the committee appoint
ed by the National Manufacturers as
ISOLATION ana President Mitchell and
hls neutenants, held at the IroQuois
holel YESTERDAY afternoon, did not re-
suit al any uoLnIte plan being agreed
upon lCr the partial Resumption or
work in the anthracite coal tleIdS, but
tue members OF the manufacturers
committee stated that they were
g. e.-tly pleased with the progress
mau1. The fact that communication
was established with the operators
by long distance telephone and an
appointment made to meet commit.
tee representing them in Philadelphia
today is looked upon as significant
as it had been announced by members
OF the manufacturers committee that
tnere existed no understanding with
the operators prior to yesterdays
meeting and no step in that direction
would De taken unlil the negotiations.
with President Mitchell reached a
stage where such a meeting would
promise results. -.
Will Refuse Presid -nt's Plea.
Mr.. Mitchell yesterday afternoon
positively declined to discuss the re-
quest made by PRESIDENT Roosevelt
that Mitchell use his influence to in
duce the miners to resume work with
promise Of the appointment of a
commission to investigate the miners
grievances. 1t was learned from a
reliable source, however, that Mr..
Mitchell does not regard the proposi-
ton favorably and that he win de-
cline to ask the miners to resume
work under the conditions stipulated.
The following gentlemen represent
ed the manufacturers at yesterdays
meeting: David NJ. Parry, president
VI the Manufacturers association, In
;--an~ puns, George H. Barbour, Of
-,e.u.~; 4.ichaId lOung, CT New York;
ranA LeaKe, OF Philade- pnia, and
en- Maxwel, OF indianapolis. Tho
---lntlS wG.e Represented ny President
Mitchell, ~4cretary Treasurer wilson
and District Presidents T. D. Nichols,
fAoA-1s DdEy aEu "cnn Fahy.
4Ae cCnle4 ence Was .~-d behind
closed do0ts AMI only lief s.~,c-
Aent Ga.s gwen Uut at the end Of rne
meeting. ice statement is as fol
lows.
Statement as to Conference.
The committee Ct the n.tional as
ISOLATION CT manufacturers has lis
RON al RI rho ovr,.r,-.t;or - 49, Droe
ent strike dIlicuty as Offer ed by d
special committee OF the Uni ed Nina
Workers, at the mead Of which was
Mr.. John Mitchell The national as
ISOLATION Of manufacturers commit
tee has learned what it could of the
conditions, and now GOES to Philadel-
phia for the purpose CT meeting a
committee of mine owners. with the
idea OF getting their side of the dim
Guilty. The national association OF
manufacturers committee carries no
proposition from the mine workers,
and has no other mission than the de-
sire to speedily bring about a settle
ment Of this dispute.
DAVID n. PARRY.
George H. BARBOUR,
RICHARD YOUNG,
FRANK LEAkE."
WIlkesbarre, Pa, Oct S.-The two
principal features of the anthracite
coal strike which claimed public at
tentlon IN the coal fields yesterday
were, will the miners yield TO the de-
sire Of the president OF the United
States for them TO return TO work
and investigate afterwards, and viii
the mine operators be able to CARY
out their promise TO produce enough
coal to relieve the situation if given
the protection OF the full military
cover OF the state. II after a most
Iareful inquiry among the district Of
ficers mot including the district pres
idents, who are in Bufalo,) and the