Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-10-01
ROOSEVELT
TAKES A HAND
Presidents Of Anthracite Companies and John
Mitchell Invited TO Meet Him
on Friday.
MATTER OF VITAL CONCERN
Action Taken Is Result Of Prolonged Conference with
Members Of the Cablnet-Presdent Mitchell De-
cIlned to Make Any Comment on
the Meeting.

| washington, ID. c., Oct. 1.-The pres
! ident, Secretary Root, Secretar,
| Moody, Attorney General Knox ant
Postmaster General Payne resumed
their conference on the coal strike sit
uation at 10:30 this morning. The con
ference closed shortly before noon. 7
is understood that a decision was ar.
rived at as it was announced there
would be no more conferences held OF
the question. BY direction of the pres
ident, an official statement will be CIV.
en- out at the temporary White House
at o'clock this afternoon.
The following was made public at the
White House this afternoon. The tele-
grams are the result of conferences be-
tween President Roosevelt, and mem
bers of his cabinet, which were held
yesterday and today, and are as fol-
lows:
White House, Washington, Oct. l.
George r. Baer, president of the Baer-
Reading system, Philadelphia; Presi-
dent Truesdale, of the Delaware, Lac
kawanna and Western Railroad Com
pany, 26 Exchange Place, New York /;
e. B. Thomas, chairman of the board,
Erie Railroad Company, 81 Cortland
St., New York; Thomas P. Fowler,
president of the New York, Ontario
and Western Railroad Company, &C
Beaver St., New York; R. M. Oliphant,
president of the Delaware and Hudson,
New York; John Markle, 527 West 34th
St., New York; should, greatly like
to see you on Friday next, October 3,
at II o'clock a. m. here in Washington,
in regard to the failure Of the coal
supply, which has become matter of
vital concern to the whole nation. I
have sent a similar dispatch to Mr..
John Mitchell, president of the United
Mine, Workers of America.
go Theodore Roosevelt.
John Mitchell, president of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, Wilkes
barre, Pa: should greatly like to see
you on Friday next, October g. at II
o'clock a. m. here in Washington, in re-
gard to the failure of the coal supply,
which has become a matter of vital
concern to the whole nation. 1 have
sent similar dispatch to the presi-
dents of the anthracite coal companies.
Theodore Roosevelt
MITCHELL AT WILKESBARRE
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 1.-President
of the United Mine Workers,
did not leave for New York today. 1t
was reported last night that the min
er's chief would go to the metropolis
early this morning, but up to noon he
was still in the city. Mitchell declined
to comment on the conference held yes
terday between the president and men,
oers of his cabinet in which the coal
strike situation was discussed.
PLAN TO SUPPLY COAL.
New York, Oct. IA plan is said to
nave been put into operation at the
meeting of the coal road presidents
lust held in this city, for the supplying
If coal, first to the dwellers in the ten
,ment districts; second to the hospit-
us and third to the transportation
OLIPHANT SAYS NO.
New York, Oct. 1.-The report that
President Roosevelt had been in COM
with the presidents of the
'oau roads, who represent the operators
n the present strike in the anthracite
district, was denied today by President
)liphant of the Delaware and Hudson
Company. There is no truth in the
story" he said, land there will be no
conference between the operators and
he miners, even if President Roose-
1elt should make the request The SIT
lation is unchanged. We have receiv-
ID no advices from President Roose-
1elt or from any one representing him
10 far as l know