Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-10-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular oorresponden..)

AOio OCCduSe tHo COuleFenCe, Cdllo(
by President Roosevelt between tht
coal mine operators and the rep
resentatives of the strikers, failet
to accomplish its purpose, there il
evident on all sides feeling of deer
gratitude to the President for his
manly and eloquent appeal to the
contending parties to sink their
rights and differences in the interest
of patriotism and humanity. Mr..
Roosevelt made no attempt to ad-
judicate the differences or even to
argue the case. He simply present
ed the side of the American public,
50 large a proportion of which is
doomed to suffer as a result of the
strike, Notwithstanding the fact that
it is in no way involved in the
causes leading up to it. President
Mitchell, on behalf of the Mine
Workers Union, offered to submit
all differences to tribunal to be ap-
pointed by the President, but the
operators refused to recognize
Mitchell or the Union he represents.
They asserted that if order were pre-
served by the state or federal auth
oiltles, they would be able to mine
a large percentage of the capacity
of the mines and in the absence of
such order, they did not consider
that they were properly responsible
for the existing condition of affairs.
So far as can be seen, the conference
accomplished nothing, botn parties
being intent on holding out to the
bitter end, regardless of the suffer-
ing caused to an innocent public.
1t is claimed that the President will
take further action though of what
nature it is impossible to predict.
Soon after the President had
made his appeal to the contending
parties, member of the Cabinet as
sured your correspondent that there
was no question in mind but that
the operators would agreeto Mitch
ells proposition as to do so at the
request OF the President could not
be construed as arecognition of the
miners union and would insure for
the railway presidents thegratitude
OF the entire public. The gentle
man quoted had just left the White
House and doubtless expressed the
opinion of the President. In the
light of the failure of the conference,
certain gossip, which has for several
days been current in Washington,
is interesting. 1t is known that no
sooner had Attorney General Knox
filed his first papers in the suit
against the Northern Securities
Company, than Mr.. J. Pierpont
Morgan came to Washington and
had more or less stormy interview
with Mr.. Roosevelt. 1t is reported
that Mr.. Morgan stated that as a
result of the Attorney General S
action, there would accur a great
disturbance of the financial inter
ests of the country, to which the
President replied: "I am neither a
bull nor bear in Morgan stock. |
am President of the United States
and am sworn to execute the law.
/ would proceed against you or any
Of your combinations as quickley as
/ wonld against a striler-not be-
cause l am opposed to capital OF
labor, except as either of them may
be violaters of the laws of the
country" BY that statement it is
claimed that the President incurred
the bitter enmity of Mr.. Morgan
and that the latter is absolutely TN
willing, therefore, that any settle
ment of the coal strike should come
about as a result of the President
efforts for the reason that such {
result would add to the latter
popularity.
The action Of the New Yorl
Democracy in adoptinga plank ii
their platform apropos of the Goa
strike, which abrogates all claims tc
state rights and even threatens the
rights of property, is regarded will
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