The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-04
BOTH SIDES AIR THEIR VIEWS.

Statements of the Presidents of Coal
Companies and of the Miners.
The statements to the president were
made in the following order:
President Baer, of the Reading rail
road; President Mitchell, of the Mine
Workers; President Thomas, of the Erie
railroad; Mr. Markle, an Independent OPP
orator; President Truesdale, of the Lack
awarl.a railroad; Mr.. Wilcox, vice presi-
ware & Hudson railroad, and MIR. Fow
Ter. of the New York, Ontario & Western
railroad:
What Baer Said:
Statement by George F. Baer. president
Of the Reading railroad:
"1o the President of the United
States-We understand your anxiety is
forcibly expressed in the statement you
read to US this morning to bring about
an immediate resumption of operations
will without a days unnecessary delay
meet the crying needs of the people. We
infer that you desired us to consider the
offer OF Mr.. Mitchell verbally made this
morning. expressing and speaking for the
United Mine Workers, to go back to
work. if you would appoint a commission
to determine the question at issue
You distinctly say that you do not
invite a discussion of your respective
claims and positions. 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 $4,000
to 10000 men at work mining and pre-
pairing coal. They are abused, assaulted,
Mine Workers. They. can only work I'M
der the protection of armed guards.
Thousands of other workmen are deferred
from working. by the intimidation, vio-
lence and crimes inaugurated by the
United Mine Workers, over whom John
Mitchell. whom you invited to meet you,
is chief
Talks of Crimes.
81 need not picture the daily crimes
committed by the members Of this or
ga1ljzation The domestic tranquility
which every constitution declares is the
chief object of government does. not ex-
ri5le reign of Iawlessness and crime
there. Only the lives and property of
the members of the secret oath bound
order which declared dec rhat tne locals locals
ations at collieries until the on-union
men joined their order, are safe Every
effort is made to prevent the mining of
coal and when mined, MitchelPs men dy-
Mantle bridges and tracks, mob train
men, and by all manner of violence try
to prevent its shipment to relieve the
1.-The constitution Of Pennsylvania guar
antees protection to life and property. In
express terms it declares the right of ac-
quiling. POSSESSING ana de aea 1Io prop
anarchy too great to be appeased by the
civil power occur, the governor of Penn
sylvania is bound to. call , out the state
le5sly use the whole power of the state
to protect life and property and to estab-
lish peace-not an armed truce, but the
peace of the law which protects every
man at work and going to and from work.
He has sent troops to the coal regions.
Gradually the power of the law Is as
sorting itself. Unless it Is encouraged by
. 4 h1 ,.Ac,fn ,-nI
and Their we can mine coal to. meet the
public wants. If the power of Pennsyl
vania is insufficient to re-establish the
reign of law, the constitution of the
United States requires the president,
when separated by the legislature and the
governor. to suppress domestic violence
You see there is a lawful way to secure
coal for the public.
"The Majesty Of Law"
''The duty of the hour is not to waste
time negotiating with the fomenters of
this anarchy and insolent defiance of Nv,
but to dc as was done in, the War of the
only guardian of a free people, and to re-
establish order and peace at any cost
1.-THE government Is contemplate
failure If it can protect the lives and
nropertv, and secure the comfort Of the
reopIa only by compromising with the.
yiolators of law and the 1nStigators of
violence and crime.
Gust now it is more important to teach
ignorant men, dwelling among us, misled
and used as tools by citizens of other
states, that at whatever cost and in
convenience to the public, PENNSYLVANIA
will use the whole power of government
to protect not only the man who wants
to work, but his wife and children while
he is at work, and to punish every man
who by instigation or by overt acts at
tempts to deprive any man OF his liberty
to work.
''Under these conditions, we decline to
accept Mr.. Mitchells considerable offer
to let our men work on terms he names.
He has no right to come from Illinois to
dictate terms on the acceptance Of which
anarchy and crime shall cease In Penn
sylvania. He must stop his people from
killing manning and abusing Pennsylva-
erty. He must stop 1t, because 1t Is I'M
lawful and not because of any bargain
with US.