The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-04
MUST Get ALONG
WITHOUT COAL
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bers are not content to be governed by
the same laws and like administration
thereof as other citizens of this country.
"AS witness of this see the conditions
today in Pennsylvania with the Mine
Workers association in full control Of
the large body of its members, violating
every principle of our government and of
our laws pertaining to the rights of per-
sons and property.
''The same condition exists today in
Tennessee or Alabama, where the mem
Gently gone on strike. This same condi-
ton existed In Kentucky for about two
years, where this organization was in
control and where It's members I'm praetlced
followed in Pennsylvania today. MIR.
President, we firmly believe that any adj
justment of this matter, as has been sug-
petuating conditions that are utterly alb
horrent to any good American citizen and
most intolerable and damaging to the in
terests which l represent. We cannot,
therefore, concur therein.
David WilcoX's statement was an argu-
ment repression of the miners union, and
the Debs and other cases were cited as
preCedents.
Fowler Wants More Time.
Statement of Thomas B. Fowler
''To the PRESIDENT I beg leave to state
that fully concur in the statements SUBJ
mitted at this time by the other gentle
men whom you have invited to be pres
ent at today's conference. /, however,
ask to present my views more fully at a
later day, and hope to have in your hands
early next week a statement presenting In
some detail the serious situation and con-
dition prevailing throughout the anthra-
cite coal regions at the present time"
Mitchell Submits Proposition.
The president asked Mr.. Mitchell if he
had anything further to say. MIR. Mitchell
.sThe charge made by the gentlemen
that twenty murders have been committed
in the anthracite coal regions during the
present strike is untrue If they will
name the men and will show that they
have committed the murders. I will resign
my position. That is fair proposition:
Mr.. President that Is fair example OF
maligned The truth of the matter is, as
far as / know, there have been seven
Deaths unfortunately y Ne T3r one 81 regrets b
were committed by the coal and iron po--
lice, and no one else has been charged
with them. God knows the miners do not
escape being charged With everything
.aThey speak about burnings There
was a reward offered for burnirgs. can
bring afiidavits OF = hundred people II
ing that they charged ito the United Mine
workers. Mr.. President. have admitted
on more than one occasion that there has
been some lawlessness, but I will say
that a large portinn of such lawlessness
has been provoked by criminals who have
been brought into the anthracite regions
to recruit the coal and iron police. I
want to say, Mr.. President, that I feel
very keenly the attacks made upon me
and my people, but Il came here with
the intention of doing nothing and saying
nothing that would affect reconciliation"
Say No to Miners Proposition.
The president then asked the represen-
tatives of the anthracite companies
whether they would accept Mr.. Mitchelrs
proposition.
In response to a further question from
the pre- sident they stated that they
would have no dealings whatever with
Mr. Mitchell looking toward settlement
Of the question at issue and that they
had 70 other proposition to make saw
what was contained in the statement Of
MT. Baer, which in effect was that if
anv man chose to resume work and had
a difficulty with his employer both should
leave the settlement Of the question to
tha i,,dee of the court Of common pleas
of the district in which the mine was To-
At about o'clock the conference was
brought to close without agreement.
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