The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-07

mine workers gathered about headcuar-
ters. but they soon left for tkeir homes
when they found there was nothing new
in the situation.
The action of Governor Stone in sending
all the trovps to the strike region is both
approved and condemned. The coal com
pany officials and others who hold the
same views as the operators think the.
governor has done the proper thing and
express the hope that the great struggle
will soon come to an end. They predict
that with protection for the men who
want to work there viii be no trouble in
getting a sufficient number of men to
produce enough coal to relieve the situa-
ton so far as the threatened fuel famine
is concerned
The talk among the strikers as a result
of the governor acton is even more firm
for holding out than it has been at any
time since the suspension was inaugurated.
The leaders say they look upon the strug-
gle now as a general one of capital
against labor and maintain that with the
help of organized labor the country over
they can stay away from the mines until
the operators are compelled through pub
lie opinion to yield a point While the
miners generally condemn the calling OF
of the troops they say they feel that i.
the end it will be a help to them.
MITCHELL GOES TO BUFFALO.
Buffalo. Oct. 7.-President Mitchell and
his party and the committee appointed by
the National Manufacturers association,
arrived here today. No member of either
na.ty would discuss the probable PROPOSE
tions to be submitted for plan whereby
the manufacturers might secure a supply
of anthracite coal and thus keep their
plants IL operation during a continuance
of the strike. conference between Pres
ident Mitchell and the com mittee of the
Manufacturers association began at 9:45
behind closed doors.
The committe from the Manufac cturers'
association is composed of the following
msmbe~s Frank Leake. Philadelphia;
Geo Barbour, Detroit; D. NJ. Parry.
Richard Young and G. NJ. Maxwell, of
Indianapolis.
When seen by an Associated Press
representative at the Iroouois hotel to-
dav before the beginning of the confer
ence, Mr.. Parry said:
mo tentative plan has been discussed
by the committee. Until we get together
and talk the matter over with Mr.. Nit
Chell, nothing can be said for Dublica-
ton except that we have strong hopes
CT accomplishing something before the
conclusion of this conference which will
be of benefit to the manufacturers of
this cOuntr-T."
Have you any understanding with
the CDerators2'
No we haze made no move in that
direction as yet. Il we are able to ac-
complish anything with Mr. Mitchell
and his cOllea cues, we viii then try to
formulate a plan on a purely business
basis to bring the two sides of the con-
troversy together for the benefit Of the
rnanufa ctrrers'
President Mitchell declined to discuss
the action of Governor Stone in calling
out the entire national guard of Penn
sylvania and refused to give the sub
stance of what passed yesterday be-
tween himself and Carroll d. Wright
United States commissioner of labor, in
Philadelphia.
Mr. Mitchell was called to the long
distance telephone and conversed with
some one in Harrisburg. but declined to
say with whom.
At 9.45 o'clock Mr. Mitchell and the
three district presidents, Duffy. Fahy
and Nichols, went into the conference.
At 12:45 p. m the coal conference was
adjourned until 2 o'clock
Mr.. Parry stated that a general dis
cussion of the situation had taken place,
but that nothing tangible had been
agreed upon.
Everything is progressing favor
ably" said he, and we have hopes that
some definite action will be taken at the
afternoon meeting"
BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE.
Shenandoah, Pa, Oct. Mrs. Kukle-
wicz. of Brownsville, near here, called
on General Goblin at headquarters this
morning and reported to him that her
home was partly destroyed by dyna-
mite explosion about l O'Clock this
morning. She said the explosion set
fire to the house and between the fire
and the wreck the damage to the house
is so great that she was compelled to
move out with her family. 1t was re
ported to the general that action was
determined upon by the Lithuanian
union of Brownsville. Provost Marshal
Farquahard, in command of a squad
from the Second City troops. went to
Brownsville this morning to make an
investigation. Kuklewicz is employed in
a Shenandoah colliery.
In speaking of the general orders is
sued last night in Connection with the
calling out of the entire guard, General
Goblin says he desires to call special at
tention to the following clause:
He will arrest all persons engaged in
acts OF violence and intimidation and
hold them under guard until their re-
lease will not endanger the public
peace"
This. he says, will dispose of hearings
before justices of the peace in the mat
ter of their arrests and ought to have a
good effect
Wilkesba Pa. Oct. They recog-
nize the fact that great pressure was
brought to bear or Governor stone to
send his entire military force into the
coal fields and now that he has done it
the question of coal or no coal this
winter, they argue. is up to the mine
owners" The residents Of the coal
carrying railroads told President Roose-
Welt last Friday that with military pro-
/ lection they can satisfy the public de-
mand for coal The ur.onists feel con-
Iaeit lA,e oDeIE-O.s cannot make gOOu
their promise without oonceding some
thing to the men. President MitcheIl's
remark to the correspondent of the As
sociated Press last night that the mill
tary power of the United States could
not make the men work if they did not
want to, was repeated today by every
leader or miner spoken to- They point
ed to the statements made By different
authorities that since the troops came
into the Wyoming region the coal pro-
0l1EtlOn ? n n md hot -11-xr
few additional men have returned to
work.
None of the additional troops ordered
out have arrived here and no one seems
TO know when til viii come or where
they Will be placed IT is said that The
Headquarters of one Of the three brig
AIDES will be established here
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