Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-23


say could possibly bear that construc-
ton" retorted Mr. Roosevelt
And then Secretary Cortclyou produced
the stcnographor's report of what the
President had actually said, and of course
tho President was correct.
Almost from the first moment the Presi
dent and his advisers saw that the confer
ence was not likely to result in "A settle
mert of the great problem. In their pli
vato and business life these railway presi
dents are known as amable and admirable
gentlemen, but it was apparent they had
come to Washington determined to be as
disagrecablc as they could. 'rheY all
abused John Mitchell. and some of them
were insolent to President Roosevelt
said one of the members of the cabinet TO
the writer. They not only abused Mitch
ell and charged him with responsibility for
crime. but they point blank refused to
have any business dealings with him or
his organization. 1t was upon this rock
that tho conference split. 1t early became
very plain to the President and his ad-
ViSers that the railway managers resented
the Interference of Mr.. Roosevelt in the
great strike. They called it political med
ding" They were angry when they left
their homes to come to Washington, and
they had not fully cooled down when they
met the President and his cabinet 1t has
been from the first a faVorte theory Of
these gentlemen than they should be per
mittcd to fight ont the battle without in
torfnrercc from uolitirians. They saw tn, v
were compelled to surrender in 1900 and
give the miners an increase OF wages be-
cause the Republican party needed to have
tho strike called off before election. They
blame Senator Hanna for that interference
and CORRECTLY saw that had if not been for
Mr. Uanna's annoal to Mr. l. p. Morgan
t1cv would not have lost the contest They
declared that if they were to yield to the
strikers now at the hchcst of the pnlitic-
inns there would he another strike il, 1904
and evorv time there is a nresidontial or
congressional caunairu on. For this rea-
CON tbc,, have an along tboupht II wise to
nrht the strikers to a finish TO make no
concessions and tn have nothing ia do
with arbitration or schemes of settlement
lrouob, forward nv outsiders
Last snr;np MIR Mitchell anneared in
Now York lie wanted TO have a confer
once with the prc.idonts of thr roads. His
,,rroeC ,v.c to c,ltivnto friondIv rotations
with tbnr If win he ronnmborcd that
whom I pirrront Morgan. at the instance
az Ccn,tor Hanna comnoIlcd the railway
n-osidouts ia settle the strike of 1900 they
ala IL vitbou, rctoynizino Mitchell Th.,.
ein.ily nnstod notices at tho mines to the
cft,rt mai tho mon might 90 back TO work
at an i,rroaso of tom nor cent in their
u.,,,o, ,rlic v.ar MITCHELL D,,ntod to Of
foct some sort of mn understanding with
tb, mr., Shouts as TO tho futuro ana bcnre
aort 70 Nov, work IA 500 thrn,
Tho railway presidents refused to see
NJ, Ntitcball ,I'ho,. declined either col
loctiva1v mr. as individuaIs 10 have any
| tbir,, 70 do Nth hin, rrbus rebufred Nr
| Nit.bc11 ,,llod ono NIGHT ON Ccorce X
| p.rl,ine of I y Norrnn &. @, No told
| pertains ~ tho noirt hIanL refusal of tho
,rreidouts +o rivo him a hearing. Perkins
asl,od What he wanted to SEQ them ahout
and Mitchell, toId him He wanted a rcn-
crol fri,rdIv tall, ovrr m, Situation Uo
uor,od h no ahln to ,,o hocl, ia tho r,ipcre
."d ION tb,r he ma had an int'rvioY
Win mo nrneidorts Even if rothinc of a
dc,nitn nnturo wnro nccomnIisrod trie
,hat NitcboU was i'm q fair way to .st,b.
lish friendly rotations with the chiefs ot
,hn c,,rnrratione which ,hsoIu,elv cnntrI
| ,ho o,thr,cito industry and in tho ond ,
! ioirt conterorro might he agreed iron
| H. porlfins thougbt This a rnasor,,lln at,
| tit,,do and thnt Tho railway ,rnsid.nt.
! a,,obt ., 500 NJ Ni+obolI Novt ,norrin,
| w. ,n,lod ,,n,, Tho various nrasidants nv
| 1ai,,od no r,,ttor TO tbep, AID tbo,. ro
| i,,a,,,l,, ,o,,gnrtod 70 so, tho ,or,n.o,,t.
.i.a ~, ,ho ,,inore ,'ho n,ooidnrt. a,,d
| ,,it,iau ,,,n, br+ tho cornorotior ,,or
,,'lro Listi,,,t,,. co,d and distart tau.a,.'
| ~, to,,iar Of ,,oir on,nlo,.o. >ra,ht,o
& ','1,,,ti,rod ,,a ii,,I ,,o,., ,,,.,1
",,' sd ,aoch,n,, tb,t hc,tt n,,t
49, ,,,1i'i ,,,,,,or,.aedin,, u,hich n,itnh
80, -, t.,, Co.,
gu nv ,;ro,,,,stonoos th,+ cos,
| t;a;ro ,,,;.,,ndorstnndinr ebo,,d Ia,