Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-10
Resolutions Demanding That
Some Action TO End Strike
be Taken
SEVERELY SCORED
President Urged to Call Congress in
Session to Lcsislate-criminal Suits
Recommended and a Receivership
for the Goa, Combine Favored -
Stormy Debate.


hours of debate the coal conference adj
journed about midnight last night aft
ter having passed a set of resolutions
asking that temporary receivers be Inn
mediately appointed for both the an
thracite mines and the railroads. 1t
was also the sentiment of the gather
ing that congress should so strengthen
the powers of the interstate commerce
commission that the rates for carry
ing coal by the transportation corpor-
ations may be fixed, so as to preven,
overcharges. The resolutions further
demand that existing laws be exerted
toward ending the strike.
The convention wrangled over the
adoption Of majority or minority re-
port until very late, many delegates
having to leave to catch trains.
First, stating that the conference was
advised "by eminent counsel that un-
der the various acts of congress there
are sufficient remedies for this present
condition." the convention declares as
follows:
IL We urge upon the president the
necessity and expediency of instructing
the attorney general to institute civil
proceedings looking to the enforcement
of both the interstate commerce act and
the act of July 2, 1890.
20. BY instituting criminal proceed
ings in the proper courts against the
managers, directors, officers and agents
OF all such corporations for violation
of both the above named acts.
"3. To direct the Interstate commerce
reasona bleness of the rates of trans
portation charged by the coal trans
portation companies and any other vio-
lations Of the interstate commerce act,
and cause that tribunal to make APP
plication to the courts for an injunction
to restrain further exercise OF such
abuse and violation.
"A. To have congress confer upon
the interstate commerce commission the
absolute power to fix and determine
the rates of transportation upon inter-
state commerce.
5. That the government that posses
ses the right of eminent domain can and
should exercise that right in behalf Of
the people. when by such exercise a
great public wrong can be righted and
great public suffering avoided.
g. That we respectfully petition the
governor Of Pennsylvania unless the
strike is speedily settled to call for a
special session Of the Pennsylvania
Legislature and recommend to 1t the
passage Of a law providing for the con-
demnatfon by the state at fair and Just
railroads in Pennsylvania and Of sufii-
cient of the anthracite coal lands to en-
able the state to operate the anthracite
coal mines so as to supply the demands
of the American public, and pending the
ascertainment Of their value to take
immediate possession Of such coal
mines by receivers to be appointed by
the court pursuant to statute, who shall
at once take possession of said mines
and railroads and operate the same.
That we respectfully request the
president of the United States to call a
special session Of the house Of repre-
sentatives and recommend to 1t the ap-
pointment Of committee to inyesti-
gate the cause and origin of the present
disastrous strike, and to place the
blame therefor upon the responsible
parties, with full power to call for all
books, papers, deeds. charters, pay rolls,
stock books and other documents, and
testimony tending to throw light upon
the present management and ownership
of the coal-carrying roads and anthra-
cite coal mines of Pennsylvania for use
in litigation and other public purposes
that the state of Pennsylvania or the
federal government may hereafter In
stitute.
IS. Tho this conference is not In pos
session of all the facts, and does not att
tempt to make judicial or authorita-
tive decision, 1t does express its censure
as to the course pursued by the presi-
dents and owners of the various coal
railroads and of the various anthracite
mines, and their refusal to submit to
proper arbitration questions in dispute
between said railroad companies and
coal operators and the miners. and to
express profound sympathy for the
miners and their families, and as evil
dence OF this sympathy this conference
recommends to the mayors of all all
the cities represented here, and to all
the other cities In America, that steps
be taken by them to raise a fund and
assist in the support and maintenance
of the miners and their families"