The daily Republican., 1902-10-06
DETAILS NOT RECEIVED.
1t Is Said, However, That Pro-
gress Was Made Toward
Settlement Of Trouble.
WILL APPEAL TO STRIKERS
Concession Would Be Tempo.
rary-Resumption LImi-
ted to Winter Months.

WASHINGTON, Oct Gin an ear
nest effort to expedite the adjustmsl
of the coal strike problem another con
ference over the situation was held Il
the White House yesterday and ad
JOurned after three hours of delbera
ton. No statement was given out as tt
the conclusions reached, and every par
tlcipant absolutely refused to discuss
what had taken place during the meet
ing. The conference was called, al
though it was Sunday, in view Of the
extraordinary Importance to the Amer.
ican people of solution Of the Ques,
ton.
Besides the president there were pres.
ent at the conference Secretary of War
Root, Secretary of the Navy Moody,
Attorney General knox, Postmaster
General Payne and Colonel Carroll d.
Wright, United States commissioner of
labor. The last named was summoned
TO attend the conference on account of
his expert knowledge Of the situation
in the anthracite coalfelds and because
Of his personal investigation Of the
conditions there which he made some
months ago at the instance of the pres
tdent.
The president in expressing his views
at the outset of the conference talked
earnestly and showed deep feeling.
His voice at times could he heard
downstairs. Several times during the
conference Secretary Cortclyou was
summoned into the room and directed
to prepare certain matters for the con
sideration Of the president and his ld-
visers. This was taken to indicate that
some action Of one nature or another
was about to be consummated.
When the conference adjourned
few minutes before / o'clock. all those
who had joined in it declined to talk.
Every member of the cabinet and Colo
nel Wright, the only outsider who was
present, was pledged to the president
to absolute secrecy as to what had oc-
Cured within the conference room.
The utmost efforts were made to guard
against publicity, just as the presiden-
tlnl summons which called the confer
ence had been mnde in very quiet
and carefully guarded way. Not since
the Spanish war has there been such
reticence shown at a conference Of.
such a character as was observed at
this time
In this state of absolute reticence of
every one Of the parties to, the confer
ence 1t is almost impossible to do more
than draw the most general of c0nclu-
sions as TO the nature of the proceed
.ngs based upon what preceded the
The known facts are that
the president has reached the cOnclu-
sion that he has nothing to expect save
refusal from further appeal to the
,onl operators and therefore has decid.
ed to look for relief from q situation
which in his view is fast growing i'll
.olerahle to the miners side. He feels
.hat he can hardly expect them to
make the sacrifice of all of their con-
.entions without holding out at least
PROMISE Of some return, and the Ques-
ion before him Is as to his ability to
10 this He can pledge himself to ap-
zeal to congress to examine into the
ustice of the miners complaints and
elnedy them so far as lies in the pow
II Of the legislative branch, backed by
he earnest good will Of the executive;
lso he can suggest to Governor Stone
# Pennsylvania that he cause the
Pennsylvania legislature likewise to
make an inquiry, perhaps Fastening
he usual methods by calling an extra
ession. But these pledges would be
iven only on condition that the men
o at once into the mines to get out
With all speed the coal for which the
eople are suffering.
To adopt this course means the con-
inuance of that policy Of eXerting
loral suasiOn to end the strike 1t is
ertain that thus far the president has
OF found n single one of bis cOnstltu-