Evening journal., 1902-10-02
AF TER MEETING
THE PRESIDENT
EXPECTS PEACE
Acceptance of Coal Road
Chiefs to Attend Confer
ence Hopeful Sign
lE WILL URGE ARBITRATION
President A. j. Cassatt of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Asked to Attend
the Meeting---J. P. Morgan Favors
the Conference.


the Meeting---J. p Morgan Favors
the Conference.
q Washington, Oct. 2-President ROose-
cit is said to be confident that to-mor-
ow's conference on the anthracite coal
trike will be the beginning Of the end.
I1cceptances have been received from
II to whom he telegraphed invitations
esterday afternoon. 1t was foregone
onclusion that the miners chief would
j. cceDt Whatever doubt there may have
cen about the operators represen-
9l atives was set at rest when J. Pierpont
Iorgan set his verbal seal Of approval
pom the conference.
N After acceptances were received from
le coal road presidents an invitation
ras wired to President A. ]. Cassatt, of
le Pennsylvania railroad.
Washington, Oct 2. - President
\ .oosevelt will make an effort to bring
le anthracite coal mine owners and
leir striking semployes together in
ne interest of the public good. This
onclusion was reached after a series
{ conferences with his cabinet ad-
isers, covering Tuesday and yester-
ay. The decision was arrived at
hen the lawyers of the cabinet in
)rmed the president that there was
way, under the constitution and
a le form of government OF the United
tates for federal Intervention to end
he strike. Every phase of the situa-
on was canvassed, and the deter
lination to have the mine owners
nd President Mitchell meet the presi.
snt was reached when It was found
nat no other method was open. AT
/ le conclusion of the conference yes
,rday, which was attended by Sec.
,taries Root, Shaw and Moody, At
,rney General Knox and Postmaster
eneral Payne, at the temporary
1hite House, the following statement
as issued:
kilograms were sent to the follow
g presidents Of coal roads and op
'ators: George F. Baer, of the Read
&; w. H. Truesdale. OF the Della
are, Lackawanna and Western; E
Thomas. of the Erie; Thomas P
owler, of the Ontario and Western;
M. Olyphant, of the Delaware and
udson, and John Markle;
Il should greatly like to see you OF
riday next, October 8, at IL o'clocl
m, here in Washington, in regard
the failure of the coal supply. which
Is become a matter OF vital concerI
the whole nation. have sent {
milar dispatch 10 MF. John Mitchell
'esident OF the United Mine Work
of AmeTica
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
This is the one sent to Johi
itehell:
IL should greatly like to see you OF
.iday next. October 3, at IL o'clocl
m, here in Washington, in regard t.
failure of the csal supply. whicl
IS become a matter of vital concerl
the whole nation. have sent
milar dispatch to the presidents o
anthracite coal companies.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
At the meeting tomorrow the line O
proach toward the settlement of tn
rike will be an appeal by Presiden
)osevelt to both sides to come tC
ther as men. and not to allow falls
ide or a feeling of obstinacy to stan
the way of the termination of tn
eat strike, which is fraught wit
ch threat of misery to thousands {
ople. It is stated by one of tn
esident's advisers that beyond thi
president cannot go; he has n
wers of compulsion to bring int
ay against either side, and he mus
ly upon his persuasive abilities an
5 appeals To their sense Of humal
If anything tangible is to be a
mplished.
The president intends TO lay befor
hearers the situation as it appear
him with all the prospective horror
At will follow a fuel famine, and wi
ge them In the interests Of huma
to open the mines and supply Il
mand for coal The president h;
III zen this action because he feels
be his duty to do so, as the exec
head of a nation threatened vii
eat peril. The president has, in
lse, taken upon himself the burdel
an arbitrator in this great dispu
tween capital and labor, and &
ough the arHtration is not compI
y and is not even known under Il
me of arbitration in any of the i'm
ions issued yesterday, it is the hol
the president and his advisers tn
will be effective. Just how. no ol
a say, though there is the suggt
of a temporary arrangeme