Arizona republican., 1902-10-04

 conference. Several of them declared that the interference of the president had resulted in retaTding rather than in forwarding the settlement They as serted TO progress had been made, and they said they would return to con- tinue the contest They declared that the situation was most serious to the ccal supply. but said coal would Ea fur nishcd to the public, and that if given protection they could get men to mine coal to at least 70 per cent of the mines capacity. They declared there would be no compromise, and that the strike would continue until the miners succumb. They asserted their deter imitation to make no concessions fur ther than the offers already made.
 The operators train will leave in the early hours of Saturday morning, and President Baer said he expected to be in New York City by o'clock Sat uIGay morning.
 During the evening President Mitch ell of the Mine Workers Union dictated a formal statement conccl ming the pro- cCeGiugs of the conference and it's re suits, il which he announced that the ~tTike would continue as a result of the failure of the conference. The follow ing is the text or MT. Mitchelrs state meat
 At the mornings session or the con i ference between the mine operators and the committe representing the miners. President Roosevelt outlined ! the pGrpcse for which he called the ! operators and miners together. After the president had concluded his state ment the miners at once proposed to refer the questions and issues of the Ccal strike to the president for adjust l ment. but thic proposition was after ward rejected by the operators. Al the afternoon session the miners submitted a formal statement O. their ! proposition. To this statement each i Of the operators read. a reply in which i they refused to accept the services of ! the president or Of q tribunal to be appointed by him to determine the is sue Of the strike, and in each of their statements they indulged in a perfect 1 tir9de of ahuse of the miners organi- zation and its effects 1T vas evident to the miners representatives that the coal operators were without regard for i their former employees and of the pub lic, which is suffering SD much :or lack Of fuel.
 AS a consequence of this refusal of | the operators either to grant conces- siors or to refer to individual arbisra- i tiCI, the coal strike will so on. I am | firmly convinced that the miners will i win. although we deeply regret the re- | fusal of the railroad presidents to defer | to the wishes of the chief executive Of the United States.
 ! "The president expressed hope that there should be no lawlessness in the coal fields, and the representatives of i the miners assured him that their ev- 1 cry effort would be exerted to maintain ! peace"
 i Tn reply to questions MT. Mitchell said the president had said nothing itt reply to the proposition of the miners i to submit the question to arbitration, | but he added that their offer was in | line wit hthe presidents suggestion for an immediate settlement of the dispute i ell also said the merits of the strike | had not been entered upon at any ] length, as all were familiar with the questions at issue. Referring to the manner of conducting the strike in the future he said he thought it would pro- ceed hereafter about as it had proceed ! ed in the past.
 | Deep interest was manifested in the conference on the part of the public. The sidewalks and streets in front of the temporary white house was throng- ed with people who anxiously awaited the result. Newspaper men lined either side of the entrance to thc white housa from the door to the street. There was distinct expression of disappointment in the crowd when it became known that the conference had been unsuc- cessful and no agreement had been reached.
 ! At the white house an Associated authoritative statement giving the views of the president upon the pro- : ceedings and result of the conference. An official statement giving a steno- graphic report of the formal statements and proceedings was made public. but an announcement was made that the president had no comment to make thereon.
 The suggestion was made in adminis- traitor circles though not as coming from the president that the result had been to arouse and concentrate public sentiment. One of the presidents ad- visers who was seen intimated that some consideration had been given be- fore the conference to the question of the future course by the administra- tion in the event that either party re- fused absolutely to do anything toward a settlement