The evening Republican., 1902-10-02


Roosevelt will make an effort to brins
the anthracite coal mine owners anC
their striking employees together ii
/ the interest of the public good Thi.
conclusion was reached after series
Df conferences with his cabinet ad
visers covering two days. The decision
was arrived at when the lawyers OF
the cabinet informed the president that
There was no way under the constitu
tion and the form of government OF
the United States for federal inter.
Rention to end the strike. Every phase
Of the situation was canvassed, and
the determination to have the mine Op-
orators and President Mitchell meet
the president was reached when it was
found that no other method was open.
At the conclusion Of the conference,
which was atI"ed by Secretaries
Root, Shaw and Moody, Attorney Cen
eral Knox and Postmaster General
Payne, at the temporary White House,
! number of telegrams We're issued.
The kilograms sent to the operators
= arid coal road presidents all read:
Il should greatly like to see you on
Friday next, Oct. 3, at II o'clock in
the morning here in Washington in re
gard to the failure Of the coal supply,
which has become Il matter of vital
e0ncern to the whole nation. | have
Ient similar dispatch TO Mr.. John
Mitchell, president Of the Cnitcd Nine
Workers Of America"
The telegram to Mr.. Mitchell! read:
Il should greatly like to see you on
Friday next, Oct. 3, ut II O'clock in
The morning here in Washington in re-
gard to the failure of the co:sl supply,
which has become u natter of vital
e0ncern to the whole nation. l have
Ient similar dispatch to the presi-
tents Of the anthracite coal compa-
hes
The messages We're all signed BY
President Roosevelt.
At the meeting Friday the line of
ppproach toward the settlement Of the
ptrike will be an appeal by President
Roosevelt to both sides to come togeth-
kr as men and not to allow false pride
pr a feeling Of obsiinacy to stand in
The way Of the termination of the
great strike which Is frnught with
such threat of misery to thousands Of
people. 1t Is stated by one Of the pres
ldent's advisers that beyond this the
president cannot 60. He has no row
ers or compulsion to bring into play
against either side and he must rely
upon his persuasive abilities and his
appeals to their sense of humanity if
anything tangible is to be accom-
plished.
The president intends to lay before
his hearers the situation as it appears
to him, with all the prospective hor-
rors that will follow fuel famine, and |
will urge them in the interests of hui
manity to open the mines and supply |
the demand for coal. The president |
has taken this action because lie feels
1t to be his duty to do so as the eXccu.
tive head of Il nation threatened with
great peril. The president has in a
sense taken upon himself he burdens
Of an arbitrator in this greut dispute
between capital and labor, and though
the arbitration is not compulsory and
Is not even known under the name of
arbitration in any Of the invitations
Issued 1t Is the hope of the president
and his advisers that 1t will be ctfcc.
tve-jusl how no one can say, though
there Is the suggestion OF Il temporary
arrangement which will tide over the
cold weather.
1t is stated by n member Of the cabi-
net that there is no political purpose in
this effort, but that the president is
moved to exert his influence solely III
the interests Of the people.
In the other attempts, it is said. the
operators felt that politics was the
most prominent motive. In this coinec-
lion the story is revived Of the settle ,
meht Of the strike in 1900. The opera ;
Tors claim that when that strike wac {
settled under stress Of Il political exi- ,
geucy the way was paved for the pres
ent strike. They also claim that tho
Itrikers have hoped that political inhu-
ence would again be exerted in their c
behalf and the operators compelled to l
make further concessions.
The efforts Of Senators Quay and $
pcarose of F:nasylvSn1a, Senator platt :
of New York aAd Governor Stone Of |
Pennsylvania have been pointed out as {
verilcation Of tnc claim of the opera
ors. All this. thay have asserted, is due
o the settlement which was made In
1900. All these various questions have I
been discussed during the past few !
lays. together With the legal situation
md the power Of the federal admins. !
ration In the premises. and the concI,l. u