Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-10-04

about IAN INN Gdiate resumption of
operations in the ccal mines in some
such was as will without days IN
necessars delay NEST the crying
needs Of the people We infer that
you desired MS to consider the offer
Of Mr.. Mitchell. verbally made this
morning. expressing and speaking for
the United Mine Workers, to go back
TO work il you would appoint a com
mission to determine the questions
st issue.
You distinctly say that you ''do not
invite discussion of your respective
claims and positions, But we as
sumo that a statement Of what Is
going on in the coal regions will not
be irrelevent. We represent the own
ers Of coal mines in Pennsylvania.
There are from $1,000 to 10000 men
at work mining and preparing coal
They are abused, assaulted. injured
and maltreated by the United Mine
Workers. They can only work under
the protection of armed guards. Thou
sands of other workmen are deferred
from working by the intimidation, vio-
lence and crimes inaugurated by the
United Mine Workers, over whom
John Mitchell whom you invited to
meet you. is chief.
Reign Of LawIessness In Region.
need not picture the daily crimes
committed by the members of this
organization Inc domestic tran
guilty which every constitution de-
clares Is the chief object of govern
ment does not exist in the coal re-
gions. There is terrible reign of
lawlessness and crime there. Only
the lives and property of the men,
bers of the secret oath bound order
which declared that the locals should
have full power to suspend opera
tions at collieries" until the non
union men joined their order, are safe.
Every effort is made to prevent the
mining of coal, and when mined,
Mitchells men dynamite bridges and
tracks, mob train men and by all
manner of violence try to prevent its
shipment to relieve the public.
The constitution of Pennsylvania
guarantees protection to life and
property" In express terms 1t de-
clares the right of acquiring, pos
sessing and defending property ito
be inalienable" When riot and an
archy too great to be appeased by the
civil power occur, the governor OF
Pennsylvania Is bound to call out the
state troops to suppress it. He must
fearlessly use the whole power of the
state to protect life and property and
to establish peace-not an armed
truce, but the peace of the law which
protects every man at work and going
to and from work. He has sent
troops to the coal regions. Gradually
the power of the law Is asserting it
self. Unless encouraged by false
hopes, order will soon be restored,
and then we can mine coal to meet
the public wants. l. the power of
Pennsylvania Is insufficient to re-es-
tablish the reign of law, the constitu-
ton of the United States requires the
president, when requested by the leg
islature and the government, ito sup
press domestic violence" You see
there Is a lawful way to secure coal
for the public.
Shouldn't Treat With Fomenters.
time negotiating with the fomenters
of this anarchy and insolent defiance
Of law, but to do as was done in the
war of the rebellion, restore the
majesty of law, the only guardian of
der and peace at any cost.
The government is a contemplate
failure if it can only protect the lives
and property, and secure the comfort
of the people by compromising with
the violators of law and the instigat-
ors of violence and crime.
Just now 1t Is more important to
teach ignorant men, dwelling among
us, misled and used as tools by citi-
zens of other states, that at what
ever cost and inconvenience to the
public Pennsylvania will use the whole
power of government to protect not
only the man who wants to work, but
his wife and children while he is at
work, and to punish every man who
by instigation or by overt acts at
tempts to deprive any man of his lib
erty to work.
Propose Local Judges as Arbitrators.
Under these conditions we decline
to accept Mr.. Mitchell's eonsiderate
offer to let our men work on terms
he names. He has no right to come
from Illinois to dictate terms, on the
acceptance OF which anarchy and
crime shall cease in Pennsylvania.
He must stop his people from killing,
manning and abusing Pennsylvania
citizens and from destroying prop
erty. He must stop it because 1t is
unlawful and not because of any bar
gain with us.
We will tdd to our offer ito con-
tinue the wages existing at the time
of strike and to take up at each col
liery and adjust any grievance" this
further conditfon-If the employers
md pnlnvnQ I'd orfia fr1o
liery cannot reach a satisfactory ad-
justment of any alleged grievances, it
shall be referred to the judges of the
court Of common pleas of the dis
trict in which the colliery Is situated
for final determination.
(Signed) GEORGE F. BAER,
President Philadelphia and Reading
Iron and Coal Company and Lehigh
and Wilkesbarre Coal and Iron Com
pany and Temple Iron Company.
The following is the text of the
statement made to the president by
the official representatives of the
miners union:
Statement of Miners Leader.
Washington, D. c., Oct. 8, 1902.
Mr.. President:
At the conference this morning, we,
the accredited representatives Of the
anthracite coal mine workers, were
much impressed with the views you
expressed and the dangers to the well
fare Of our country from a prolonga-
ton of the coal strike that you so
clearly pointed out. Conscious Of the
responsibility resting upon us, con-
scious OF our duty to society, con-
SciOus OF our Ohliga tins to tho 150 00n