The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-10-23
MITCHELL STATES CASE.
Accepts Arbitration and Discusses the ureat
Coal Strike.
Accepts Arbitration
Coal Strike.

SOnSIS tnE OF ne leJ.ef Oh 4 i6olQCHl
Roosevelt o John Mitchell, president
of tie Urited mineworkes, and the
latter sreplv we're made public at
She White House today:
White House, Washington, Oct.
IS, 1902. John Mitchell, President
Unit d Mine Workers Of America
Wlkesbarre, Pa: I have appointed
a. commissioners Brig. Gen. John
M. Wilson. E. w. Parker, Judge
Gray, E. i. Clark. Thomas e. Wat
kins and Bishop John L. Spalding,
with Carroll D. Wright as recorder.
These names are accepted by the
operators and I now earnestly ask
and urge thai the miners likewise
accept tits commission. 1t IS a
matter of vital concern to all our
people and especially to those IL our
great cities who are least well off
that tbe mining Of coal should bere-
sumed without a days necessary
delay.
(Sigaed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
esldent Mitchen's Reply,
2ril1es6arre, Pa, Oct. 16. 1902
Hon, Theodore Roosevelt, Presi-
dent Of the United Stares, Washing
ton, d. Dear Sir: ] am in re-
ceipt Of your telegram of October
is.
Beplying thereto, I beg to inform
you that your recommendations were
submitted to the members of the ex-
eculive cards Of Districtsi1, Z and 9
of the Quilted Mine Workers Of Amer
lea and they have unanimously
agreed 10 call a delegate convention
to be held next Monday and will re,
commend to the convention that all
now on strike return to the positions
and working places formerly occu-
pied by hem and submit to The com
mission appointed by you all cues
tions at issue between the operators
and mine workers Of the anthracite
coal fields. In connection with this
subject we are glad to know that
the managers Of the coal companies
have decided o recede from the I'M.
tena6le position which they 50 long
occupied. and will accept a modified
proposition for the arbitration Of the
coal strike and 10 give you full lati-
tude in the selection of a commission.
TT VIII be remembered that we pro-
posed on October 3 to place the
whole matter in your hands and TO
accept verdict of a tribunal OF your
selection. It will also lie re-
mem bered that the company manag-
ers at that time refused to accept a
verdict OF a tribunal Of your own
selection. It will also be remem-
bered that the company managers at
that time refused TO accept the arbi-
tration OF the President Of the United
States and preferred that Of the local
common pleas judges. We proposed
to leave everything to you without
condition or reservation, having the
utmost faith in your impartiality and
good judgment.
Aesuuasd tn Flfc4are
In tier refusal to accept your ar
bitrament The operators sought 10
hold you in part accountable for the
very conditions which you were try
ING to remedy and to instruct you
as to your duties concerning them.
EIGHT DAYS latter they again ap-
peared before you, dropping the
common pleas Judge and proposing
to abide by the verdict of tribunal
appointed by you, but attempting to
prescribe within fixed and narrow
limits the character and vocation Of
the men YOU we're to name. To this
proposition, as the operators made
il, we were unalterably opposed.
First. because our respect for you
as man and our ideas as to what
is due the dignity Of your Office de-
manded that we should not be par
t. to reqnest'of you to accept this
great responsibility accompanied by
detailed and impertinent restric-
tons as to the manner in which you
should meet it; second, because
careful analysis to their proposition
disclosed to Us, as it did to you and
the public, that the restrictions
we're too narrow to enable you to Sc
cure under them well balanced
and thoroughly impartial tribunal.
But now that you have yourself
removed these objections by