New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-04

hear any answer that you are willing TO make.
Mr.. Baer-I have prepared answer.
MIR. BAER's STATEMENT.
The following is the text Of Mr.. Baer's state
ment:
To the President of the United States:
We understand your anxiety is forcibly
pressed in the statement yoU read 10 us this
morning TO bring about AN immediate resump-
tion OF operations In the coal mines in
such way will. without a days unnecessary
delay, meet the crying needs of the people" We
infer that you desired to consider the Offer
OF Mr.. Mitchell. verbally made this morning.
expressing and speaking for the United Mine
Workers 70 go back TO work il ycu would an
point commission TO determine the questions
at issue.
You distinctly say that you do not invite a
discussion Of your respective claims and posi-
ttons." But we assume that a statement OF
what is going on in the coal regions will not be
irrelevant We represent the owners of coal
mines in Pennsylvania. There are from fifteen
TO twenty thousand men work mining and
preparing coal They are abused. assaulted. In.
jured and maltreated by the United Mine Work
ers. They can only work under the protection
Of armed guards. Thousands of other work
men deferred from working by the intinida-
tion, violence and crimes inaugurated bv the
United Mine Workers over whom John Mitchell
whom you invited to meet you, is chief
LAwLEssNESs IN MINE REGION.
I need not picture the daily crimes committed
by the members Of this organization. The do
mestic tranquility which every constitution
declares is the chief object of government does
not exist in the coal regions. There is a ter
rble reign OF Iawlessness and crime there Only
the lives and property OF the members of the
secret, OathbOund order which declared that the
locals should have full power TO suspend opera
ions IONS at collieries' until the non-union men
Joined their order are safe. Every effort is
made TO prevent the mining OF coal. and. when
mined. Mitchelis men dynamite bridges and
uacks mob tratnmen and by all manner of
violence try 70 prevent its shipment to relieve
the public
The constitution OF Pennsylvania guarantees
protection life and property. In EXPRESS
terms IL declares the right of acquiring. pos
sessing and defending property ito be inalena-
BILE" When riot and anarchy too great to be
appeaSed by the civil power occur the Governor
of Pennsylvania is bound TO call out the State
troops 10 suppress II. He must fearIessly use
the whole power OF the State to protect life and
property and to establish peace-not armed
every man at work end going to and from work
He has sent troops 70 the coal regions. Gradual
ly the power of the law is asserting itself Tn
less encouraged by false hopes order will soon
be restored and then we can mine coal to meet
the public wants. II the power Of Pennsylvania
is insufficient 10 re-establish the reign of law,
the Constitution of the United States requires
the President. when requested by the legislature
and the Governor. Ito suppress domestic vfO-
lenCe." You there is a lawful way TO secure
coal for the public.
The duty Of the hour is not to waste time ne
gotiatng with the fOmenters of this anarchy
and insolent defiance of law. but 70 do as was
done in the War of the Rebellion. restore the
cost any
~ can only protect the lives and property and
secure the comfort OF the people by compro-
missing with the vioators Of law and the in
stlgatorS or violence and crime.
Just now II Is more Important TO teach ignor-
ant men. dwelling among US. mised and used
as tools oy citizens OF other States. that at
whatever cost and inconvenience to the public
Pennsylvania will use the whole power of gov
eminent 10 protect not only the man who wants
70 work. but his wife and children while he is
az work, and TO punish every man who. by in
stigation or by overt acts attempts to deprive
Ia 70 yyO
Under these conditions, decline TO accept
Mr. Mitchelrs considerate offer 10 let men
work on terms he names. He has no right 70
come from Illinois 20 dictate terms on the ac-
eeptance of which anarchy and crime shall
cease in Pennsylvania He must stop his peO-
PIE from killing. manning and abusing Pennsyl-
Vania citizens and from destroying property. He
must stop IL because IL is unlawful and not be-
cause of any bargain with us.
We all add 10 our offer. "tc continue the
wages existing ut the time of the strike and
To tnke mp at each coIIiery and adjust any
grievance" this further condttfon-if the
employers and employees at any partieular
coiiiery cannot reach a satisfactory adjust
ment of any alleged grievances. it shall he
referred the judges of the Court OF Conn
mon Pleas of the district In which the col
hery Is situated for final determination.
GEORGE F. BAER,
President Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company. and Lehigh and Wilkesbarrs
Company.
MITCHELL SPEAKS FOR THE MINERS.
The following is TIE text Of the statement
made by President Mitchell:
Mr.. President: At the conference this morning
We, the accredited Representatives OF the antlra-
cite coal mine workers. were much impressed
with the views you expressed and the dangers to
the welfare of our country from proongation
or the coal strike that vou so clearly pointed out.
Conscious OF the responsibility resting upon us.
conscious OF duty to society. conscious OF
our obliga tiOns TO the Onr hundred and nifty
thousand mine workers whom we have the honor
to represent. have after most careful con-
and with the hope OF relieving the
situation and averting the sufferings and hard
ship which would inevitably follow in the wake
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