The suburban citizen. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1902, 1902-10-04
MOVE TO SETTLE STRIKE
President Calls Coal Railroad Presidents
and Mitchell to Conference.
WILL MEET AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
II is Understood Not to Be the Purpose of
President Roosevelt In Making an Appeal for
a Settlement Of the Strike to Announce
What Action He Holds in Reserve In Case
His Appeal Is Not Successful.

Washington, D. c, (SpeciaD .-Presi-
dent Roosevelt, in line with public senti-
inent, has taken an important step to-
ward bringing the coal strike to settle
ment and relieving the rapidly increas-
ing coal famine throughout the country
AS a result of the conference held Tues
day between the President and the MEM
bers OF his cabinet he Wednesday in
vited the presidents OF the coal railroads
and leading operators together with
President Mitchell, Of the United Nine
workers, to a conference at the tempor--
ary White House to consider the vital
question of the failure of the coal sup
ply. These kilograms were sent:
White House, Washington, October I,
1902.
George F. Baer, President Reading
Railroad System, Philadelphia, Pa,
w. H. Truesdale President Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Comoany 20 Exchang, Place, New
York, N. Y.
E. B. Thomas, Chairman of the Board
Erie Railroad Company 2I Courtlandt
street, New York, N. Y.
Thos. P. Fowler, President New York
Ontario and Western Railway Company,
Sc Beaver street. New York, N. Y.
r. NJ. Olyphant, President Delaware
and Hudson Company, l>ew York, n. T.
John Mitchell, President United Nine
street, New York, n Y.
I should greatly like to see YOU on
Friday next, October 3, at II o'clock
A. M. here in Washir tan in regard
to the failure Of the coal supply which
mas become a matter of vital concern to
the whole nation. | have sent a similar
dispatch TO Mr. John Mitchell, president
of the United Mineworkers of America.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
John Mitchell President United Mine
workers of America, Wilkesbarre, Pa;
| should greatly like to see you on
Friday next, October 3, at II o'clock A.
NJ, here in Washington in regard to
the failure of the coal supply, which has
become a matter of vital concern to the
whole nation. | have sent a similar
dispatch to the presidents of the anthra-
cite coal companies.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The President did not decide to call
the conference until the lawyers OF tiS
Cabinet informed the President that
there was no way under the Constitution
and the form of government of the
United States for federal Intervention to
end the strike. ,
A. J. Cassatt, president Of the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, is among those
asked to join in Fridays conference.
The President has the greatest respect
for Mr.. Cassatt's well-known business
ability and good judgment, and is anxious
that he should give the conference the
benefit Of his opinion. No reply has
been received from him though it is
not doubted he will attend
J. Pierpont Morgan says President
Roosevelt's plan for conference on the
strike situation is an admirable one.
President Geo. F. Baer, of the Read
ing Company, says he considers the
Presidents request a command, and will
attend All the other coal railroad
presidents and operators invited will
attend the conference.