The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-15
THE opssAroRs YIELD.


Tho coal operators ha,e yielded
After tho calling out Of 10000 troops and
tho failure TO mine coal oven under those
circumstances. there was nothing else 20 do.
Tho claim OF the miners had boon de.
monetrated-it was not disorder that pre-.
vented mon from working but their own
resolution not 20 work az the wages offered.
According 10 the statement OF tho opera
tors 90 the president In the proposal for a
commission. out OF $4,000 mon IN the coal
nolds, only 1000 10 10000 were working
during the strike. That number represents
the ontire contingent not Ia active or SYM
pathetic cooperation with the miners union.
In short. tho operators could not make good.
With the aid OF the troops they were still
powerloss 20 n,lno coal IN any quantity
worth mentioning Mr. Morgan put tho case
very antly;
"Hou must now make good or settle, Il h
UP 20 you 90 mine coal or mako concessions
and stop the strike
Tho operators made virtue of necessity
and proposed commission Of adjudication.
Az viii be seen In very interesting letter
from Mr. walter wollman, published IA
todays Post and written before those de-
vclopments had come TO llsht in the pro.
posal OF tho operators the politicians OF
New York got busy" At critical or favor
able moment They prevailed upon Mayor
Low OF Now York city 10 make valuable
concession TO tho Pennsylvania road IN the
matter OF franchise. and Mr. Cassau OF
tho Pennsylvania thoreupou went over TO
Mr. Inorganic side and tho proposal fol-
lowed, Tho Plat machine thus made traffic
Of valuable rght 20 gain the prestige OF
having contributed 10 the settlement As a
matter OF fact, however, as must appear TO
any one who studies the case IN all lbs re-
latone. tho operators woro whipped. aud
neither they nor their apologets deserve the
slightost credit for thcir present attitude
which ia q complete surrender OF the posi-.
zion they assumed In their interview With
the president q week ago.
As 20 the proposal itself Il Is not Just
what the minors would hnvo suggested The
union is not dlstuctly recognized to tho
extent ot negotiating directly through is
ofdcors but no discrimination is 60 No made
against tho members. Nonunion men are
20 be treated with equal fairness, Mr.
MItchelrs proposal 90 tho president was for
tho miners 90 return 70 work pending settle.
ment by hoard OF arbitration appointed ny
tho president or IN any other fair manner
Tho operators proposal d,0ors only to the
oxtcut that thoy signify the character OF tho
commission or board OF arbitration They
call for an army or navy engineer, civil
engineer a man experienced I'm operating
coal properties, we'll known sociolosist aud
Judge Of one OF the Pennsylvania Federal
districts Il the minors could trust the
prcoidont 10 name fair board OF HIS own
notions as 20 character and calling they
can AFFORD 90 accept his appointments along
this line. indeed board SO organized. IL
the selactions nro iudiolously madc--and
there Is No reason 20 doubt that the prosi.
dent viii mako Thorn iudielously per.
form a vast service 20 tho public aud 20 tho
general economic problem 10y caronu hives.
LEGATIONS into the merits Of this case
The minors strike presents the case OF
capital and labor in i,s acutcst form--a
problem which the American people must
solve wisely OF sufler perpetual aud incroas-
Ing annoyance, not 20 say disaster The
point has been quite clearly established that
the public has rights IN such matters which
can not he ignored. The operators have
been compelled 60 recognize these rights IN
this instance, and in the proposed inyostl
cation the public relation ought 10 he held
constantly In view, We must dovise n
system OF popular settlement or strikes In
accordance with tho plain rules OF equity
and humane considerations, or we must In.
vest the general government with stronger
powers than & has ever exercised. for ais
orders OF this sort are intolerablo.
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