The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-10-14

twenty deaths all told from violence
since the inception of the strike. The
proposition was not accepted. The
truth is that there have been just sew
ell deaths and three of those were caus-
ed by the coal and iron police employ
ed by the mine operators. The trouble
Is that these men never go to the mines
and they accept without question all
the representations made to them"
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-The presidents
of the anthracite coal roads arrived
here from Washington on special
train today. L. b. Thomas, chairman
of the board of the Erie Railroad Com
pany, who represented that company at
the conference with President Roose-
welt at Washington, said today:
There is nothing to add to my state
ment at Washington yesterday in re-
spect to the proposition made by US
that in case we cannot satisfactorily
adjust any grievances with our own
employees it shall be referred to the
judges of the Court of Common Pleas
of the district in which the coiliery is
situated for final determination. This
certainly provides a tribunal which af-
fords the miners every possible protec-
ton, but we cannot be expected to turn
the conduct of property which involves
the interests of such large number of
people over to the control of an ire
sponsble and Illegal association and
place the lives and property of our 10y
al employees at their mercy. Our offer
affords every opportunity for fair and
liberal treatment with appeal to an i'm
partial tribunal free from the influence
es of the bituminous coal combination.
our forces of men are increasing and
we produced yesterday over 1000 tons
of coal"
President Truesdale If the Lackawa-
ma road had nothing to add to the
statement submitted by him to the
President at Washington yesterday.
He believed, he said, that it was not
the intention of the authorities to call
out the Federal troops.
President Fowler of the New York,
Ontario & Western road, said:
1T is not unlikely that the public
may jump at the conclusion that Mr..
Mitchell offered to resume operations
Immediately in order that the suffering
public might be relieved at once.
think 1t worth while to call attention
to the fact that Mitchell offered at yes
terday's conference to make an agree
ment for not less than one year, or
more than five years, as may be mutu-
ally determined
Nov, the point wish to make clear
here is this:
Mitchell cannot order an immediate
resumption of work because the by
laws of the United Mine Workers de-
clare that such a proposition must first
be submitted to a convention OF its del
egates. That cannot be done In less
than two weeks time. That much no
tice, / am told, Is called for In the by
laws.
THE public will observe that there Is
great difference between resuming
work Immediately and resuming work
at the end of two weeks. In a word,
Mltchelrs proposition has a string TO II,
Moreover, how do the operators know
that Mitchell can control his men? Did
not they go back on him at Hazelton
two years ago when he ordered them
not to striker
THE trouble Is that there are two
sides to this fight-the responsible side
and the irresponsible side. The opera
tors stand for something the miners
are In a position 10 draw out Of any
agreement their leaders may make, II
is impossible TO make binding agree
ment with Mitchell
THE COAL ISSUES,
With The advent Of October the min
ing OF anthracite coal had been sus-
pended I'VE months, Millions Of people
with winter on their heels are without