Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-10
CONFERENCE.
THE PRESIDENT TAKES COUNSEL
Belief That Roosevelt VIII Appeal to,
Miners to Go to Work Under Prom.
Ise Of Congregational investigation.

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Miners to Go to Work Under Prom.
ise Of Congregational investigation.
Washington, Oct. 6.-There was an.
other important conference on the coal
strike situation at the White House
yesterday. The result may be summed
up in a paragraph. ,
The administration still regards the;
coal famine as something with which
Governor Stone Of Pennsylvania has
full authority to deal. 1t hopes he will
be able to demonstrate whether the
claim Of the operators that they can
run their mines full Of men who are
willing to go to work II they are CIV,
en- protection is well founded.
1t Is hopeful that some good will
come out OF 1t. But the administration
has no plan. definite or indefinite. for
attempting to do anything under Unit
ed States authority.
Yesterdays conference WIS attended
by Attorney General Knox. rs the law
representative In the Cabinet: by Sec
retaries Root and Moody. rs represen-
tatives OF land and naval forces OF the
United States: by Postmaster General
litlcal adviser. and by Carroll d..
Wright. commissioner of labor.
The conference began about 10
o'clock and lasted for nearly three
hours. There was n very full discus.
sion Of all the possibilities OF the sit
uation.
President Mitchell Is planning to
continue the strike as before and pre-
vent tho operators from breaking the
ranks Of the strikers.
From iwilkesbarre. Pennsylvania,
came more stories OF violence and also
tho suggestion that the deadlock is
now In such coalition iaL ..p.atas
tan break II but the possibility of hun
ger eventually driving the men back To
work.
John Mitchell dcridcd this view. say,
Ing the strikers were more determined
than ever never to yield.
II was announced yesterday that the
10000 tons Of coal which Is to be pro-
vidcd for New York by J. Picrpont
Morgan In to bc sold to those In need
At cost price. There will bc no profit
whatever In tho transaction.
Labor men passed resolutions at q
union mass meeting In this city yes
tardny calling on the President to call
an extra session OF Congress. and min
isiers In their pulpits In the city de-
mandcd the settlement Of tho strike a;
tie earliest possible moment.
When the presidential conference
adjourned. few minutes before L
o'clock. all those who had Joined Il de-
eiincd TO talk. Every member of tho
Cabinst and Colonel Wright. tho only
outsider who Was present. was pledged
by tho President To absolute secrecy as
In srh HaA ,.rtS
ference room. Tho utmost Efforts were
made to guard against publicity. Even
tho presidential summons to tho con-
ference had trcn made In very quiet
and carefully guarded way. Not since
the Spanish War has there been such
rr;ie~nec shown nj conference Of this
character a. was observed yesterday.
Tho known facts arc that tho Prcsi-
dent has reached tho conclusion that
he has nothing to expect save refusal
from a further appeal To the coal op-
orators. and therefore has decided TO
look for relief from tho situation to
tho miners side. Ito feels that hc
hardly can expect the miners To
make the sacrifice Of all of their con-
traiions without holding out q, least
a promise Of some return. and tho
question before him is as 10 his abiii-
~ 10 do this.
iic can pledge himself 10 appeal To
Congress TO examine into tho justice
Of the miners complaints and remedy
them so far as lies in the power Of tho
legislative branch. backed by the earn
cs, good will of the executive. .
Also he can suggest To Governor
Stone of Pennsylvania that he cause
The fcnnsyisaaia Legislature likewise
To make an inquiry. perhaps hastrains
The usual method by calling an extra
session. hut these pledges would bct
given only on cuadition that the men
so at orcr into the mines and got out
with all speed the coal for which the
rcorsc arc suffering. To adopt this
course means the continuance OF the
policy Of csestins moral suasioa TO
ind the strike.