The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-14

Washington, Oct. 13.-By authority
of ]. P. Morgan, who, with his part
ner, Robert Bacon and Secretary Root
were in conference with President
Roosevelt at the temporary White
House tonight for an hour and a half,
a statement was given out by Secre-
tary Cortelyou in which the presidents
of the coal-carrying roads and mine
operators propose a commission of five
persons to adjust the differences and
settle the coal strike in the anthracite
coal fields of Pennsylvania. The prop
ostion is believed by the administra-
ton to be satisfactory to the miners,
as it covers the proposition made by
President Mitchell of the United Mine
Workers Union, with additional condi-
tions which it is believed that the
miners will accept.
The statement is as follows:
Secretary Cortelyou, by authority
of those present at the White House,
made public the following authorized
statement concerning the conference:
]. Pierpont Morgan came to Wash
ingtOn with his partner, Mr.. Bacon, at
the request of the coal companies, who
desired that as a matter of courtesy
their statement should be shown to the
President before it was made public.
Having been laid before the President
by Mr. Morgan, it is now given to the
press.
To the Public: The managers of the
Inherent coal properties comprising
the anthracite coal fields. wish their
position in the present strike to be I'M
derstood, and therefore make the fol-
lowing statement of facts:
There are in the anthracite regions
about seventyfive operating companies
and firms, and $4,000 miners and
Workmen (of which 10000 are under
age) comprising some twenty national
tiles and dialects.
OF these workmen possibly one-half
peiong to the United Mine Workers, of
which Mr.. John Mitchell is president.
mat organization was originally form
co III the bitumiuous coal region, and
three-tourths of it's members are
miners of bituminous coal, and btu
Hlhous coal is sold in active compe-
utlon with anthracite coal. The re-
naming workmen in the anthracite
helds either beling to no union. what
ever or do not belong to the Mine
Workers Union.
Inc present strike was declared by
Inc Nine Workers Union on the 10th
Gay OF May, 1902. Since that time many
Workmen not belonging to or not will
ing to follow that organization were
WORKING IN and about the mines. From
1''ooO to 10000 are now at work. Many
more nave wished to work, but have
peeh prevented by course of violence
ana intimidation towards those work.
lhs' and toward their families, ac-
Voinpanied by the destruction of prop
eIueS and the fear of death or bodily
Adrm TO every man who wishes to eX-
ercise his right to work.
schedule is annexed hereto show
ing some of the things done to create
ms reign of terror in every instance
stated can be verified by reference to
me officers of the law-civil and mill
I'd the anthracite region. This
Molehce has continued and steadily in
LEASED, Notwithstanding repeated
uisavowa1s by Mr.. Mitchell and
- IS clear that he either cannot or will
. .ol prevent it, and that the rights of
ne we other workmen cannot be pro-
Ned under the supremacy Of the
~Ile Workers Union.
az Oodl companies De1eVe LnaI the
"ages paid in the coal regions are fair
t %Iu tull, and all that the business in
.s normal condition has been able to
b.ailu II the capital invested is to
80 80 any reasonable return. The
plolIts have been small several of the
boIIpanles have become bankrupt and
81 reorganized several times.
iJ.eIaI have never paid div
tends, and the dividends of
rnt others have been a small
No. ,uIh Tor the capital invested. 1t is
me- no" ever, the purpose of this state
dat 70 discuss this question. The I'M
nssigned are not, and never have been,
ut.Nllllng to submit all questions be-
faten them and their workmen to any
WI tribunal for decision. They are
W.T., WlliiTS to eater into arbitration
pa si me Mine Workers Union. an or
tlon chiefly composed of men in
fba1'dl ana competitive interest and
taS are not willing to make any ar
RS 'hlent which will not secure to the
he now working, and all now or
tb.'ittr wishing to work, whether
Co.. 0elong to the Mine Workers I'm
10 , VI not the right and or 1ortunity
M ork In safety, and without person.
Or lsult or bodily harm to themselves
tbo 'neir families. For these reasons
hay. atoitrations heretofore proposed
been declined.
vii be remembered that at the
na5e' ence in Washington. Oct. 8, we
wo,1Is the following offer: That we
- axe up at each colliery any al
kur @V7n~e and In the event of a
~~Ss 70 make a satisfactory adjust