The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-15

Ia From a thorough t"l-N '''' wa
" situation as IL exists tonight,
..-. h ayery indication that the new
-s,,rsriop plan proposed by the prest-
&c If The coal companies Tor ending
~ Minors strike Viu not be accepted
I nd present form. There is a division
=, oefnion among the strikers. but
,s.,s Is no doubt but that "a majority
I'D chat the Offer 90 have the Dresi-
I.,t of the United States select an ar
rt-stion commission along the lines
.,,,gsstad by the operators is not fair,
IA tbat IL unduIy limits the board.
rba miners. 70 is safe 90 say, VIII ABIDE
a., ,ha advice of their national presl-
an In whose Judgment they have the
u,most confidence.
Statement by Mitchell
President Mitchell declines to say
how he personally looks upon the prop
es.tien hut tonight he gave 60 the
Brrss The following statement;
"a fulv appreciate with what anXi-
CIV me pe0ple of our country are
awaiting the end OF the coal strike,
The coal operators have not addressed
tba miners union or It's officers IN
making their public statement IL Is
therefore, impossible for me- 20 state
tba ATTITUDE OF the miners az this time.
am now, as / have always oeen'
deeply SOLICITORS Of the interests or the
public aud the welfare Of the mine
workers who have been on strike Tor
the past i've months A formal state
meut defining our position and inten-
lions viii be issued just as soon as We
are In possession OF the fun meaning
Of the proposition OF the operators
People Anxious TO Know.
This statement vas made by him at
s o'clock after a silence lasting all day.
He had no intention uf making II until
The correspondents representing the
newspapers all over the country called
on him IN a body and informed him
thar the general public desired TO have
an answer % the proposition OF the
operators. After giving IL De was asked
many questions regarding the attitude
Of the men and the probability OF the
acceptance or rejection of the new or
Ter. but hr had no reply 20 make 20 any
OF these questions. He denied that ne
had ans knowledge of what the new
offer OF the operators was until It be-
came public property. and also denied
that b. cag iu t.leuaUniC glmnuulCa-
ton with President Roosevelt. His at
tenii0n was called 10 the fact that most
Of the information from Washington
Indicated that the proposition would be
trepted and that the strike was near
On end. but he stOutly maintained that
neither his officers nor the rank and
AZ OF the men had done anything 90
cause such an impression 20 go out
No Gold Bricks.
The district presidents also main
ta.ned silence as % their personal
opInI0a on the proposition. excepting
President Fahey who. after he arrived
from BOSTON today. gave an inkling as
% how he viewed the new turn or az
fairs. IN reply 20 a question ne said:
The strike cannot be settled without
the consent Of the men. We are not
dealing In sold bricks Of any kind; and
yon can make any deduction from this
that YOU want"
There VIII be- a conference tomorrow
between Mr. Mitchell. the three district
presidents and Secretary Wilson, who
VIII arrive here tomorrow II Is fully
expected that the sentiment al all the
strikers viii be- known tomorrow and
thar action will be- taken accordingly.
There is talk OF = convention being
called but there is nothing definite on
which 20 base this talk.
When Mr Mitchell was asked If he
had the district officers had power 10
'na The strike. be said that IL is a rule
'i tAt organization that no settlement
'la De made by the officers Of the union
Nulout the consent OF a delegate con-
,1uon' II Is practically admitted thar
~, Allehelis advice win be followed.
"AAe be has not said a word as 20
gI.t he VIII do il is freely predicted
" nose Who understand the situation
ual he win advise a refusal of the
Proposition.
Pick Out Many Flaws.
The rank and NE OF the miners view
~ pc" proposition I'm different lights.
.se VINO are opposed 90 accepting the
=, ~" oler look upon the operators lat
Ma. move as a counter proposition "a
'' Ai,che.Is offer % arbitrate made
que temporary White House al
.@sh.ngion. They compare the two
, -,Is ana pick 1ut what they all agree
" many flaws Their greatest OBJ
ION 20 % IS that the operators die.
~ 's 70 lhe president from what class
men De Sha., select the arbitrators
~ lhey charge the operators with
- o. Iai,h in the president when
~, 5elaSe 90 give him a free hand "a
80 lhr men De- wants. Another OBJ.
i,- Io9 To u Is that the president 4.
t,-I,.sl 20 four men In selecting tht
- 80 on the commission. Neither ar,
h. sure, they say. that labor woult
M. l,p.esealet. because the propose
s53 ' no. lol specifically say so. and he,
'nal they have no assurance ina
,o., man Of Prominence. eminent as 4
49, os's1' would cover this obiee
Some Favor Accepting.