The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-10-07
Pr Uses TO ATTEND TO
THE MATTER RIGHT NOW
Miners Are Voting on the Question Of
Whether They Viii Consider tho
Proposition OF the Operators--Prcsi-
dent Is Anxious for Them to Return
to Work at Once and Entrust Thar
Fortunes TO a Committee.
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Washington, Oct 7.--Prcsidcnt Roos.
vclt has requested Mr. Mitchell. prcsi-
deni OF the Mine Workers Union, to use
his influence TO induce the men 20 go
to work with the promise Of the appoint
mcnt OF committee To investigate their
grievances aud a further promise that the
president viii urge on congress lcgisa-
tlon IN accordance with a recommendation
Of thar committee
No reply has yet been received from
MIR. Mitchell The president sent Carroll
y. Wright, commissioner oi labor, to Phil
adclpha to meet Mr. Mitchell and Mr..
Wright reported that after the PROPOSE.
tion had been submitted Mr.. Mitchell said
that he wanted to take it under eonsid.
Grafton.
The miners unions are today voting on
the question whether they shall continn.
the strike, but this is on the PROPOSE.
iion OF the coal operators and not upon
the suggestion Of the president to Mr..
Mitchell
Miners May Consider Il.
1t is expected that the miners will take
up the suggestion Of the president and
decide upon IT after II has been presented
by Mr. Mitchell
Commissioner Of immigration Sargent
returned from Philadelphia today but had
no Information 10 communicate as he did
not see Mr.. Mitchell in that city
The following statement was made puD-
lie at the White house this afternoon "Oi
Monday, October 6, Hon. Carroll ID.
Wright commissioner Of labor, went ~
Philadelphia and gave to Mr.. John Mitchc,
the following from the president If Mr..
Mitchell will secure the immediate rcturs
10 work OF the miners in the anthractc
regions, the president will at once ap-
point committee TO Investigate thor
oughly into all matters at issue between
the operators and miners and will do all
in his power to obtain settlement OF
those questions III accordance with the
report OF the committee
Mr.. Mitchell has taken this matter
under consideration but The prcsiden, ha.
not yet been advised Of any decision.
Entire State Guard Is Out.
Harrisburg, Pa, oct. 7.--Goyernor Stone
late last night ordered out the entire di-
vision Of the National Guard OF Penn
sylYania to duty in the anthracite coal
regions.
The soldiers will be in the field to-
day
The order calling out the guard is as
follows In certain portions Of the c0un.
tics of luzerne, Sehuylkil, Carbon Lack.
awanna Suspuehanna, northumberland,
tumut frequently occurs. Men who desire
TO work have been beaten and driver.
away and their families threatened. Rail.
road trains have been threatened and
stoned and the tracks torn up. The civil
authorities are unable to maintain order
and have called upon the governor and
commandcr-in- chief of the National Guard
for troops. The situation grows more
serious each day.
The territory involved is so extern
siyc that the troops now on duty are
instructed to prevent all disorder.
"Thc major general commanding will
place the entire division on duty disrbut-
ing in such localities as will render them
most effective for preserving the public
peace.
Orders Are Severe.
AS the tumults riots and disorders
usually occur when men attempt to work
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