Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09
SUNDAY STRIKE CONFERENCE
CHEF EXECUTIVE, -FOUR CABINET
OFFICERS AND LABOR CON-.
MISSIONER III GEcGlCN.
Important steps Looking to the Settle.
ment Of TroubIe--BcIef That Plan
Proposes Immediate Resumption of
Work-Prospects Of Legislation in
Bshalf Of Miners.

Washington. Oct. 6.--Rcgardless Of
every other question before the Amer
lean people, the President and immed-
late advisers have had but one subject
in thought today. and that Is plan for
an early settlement of the coal strike
in the anthracite regions. The Presi.
dent, Attorney General Knox, Secre-
tary of the Navy Moody Postmaster
General Payne and Mr.. Carroll ID.
Wright, the Labor Commissioner, were
in conference most OF the day yester.
day at the temporary White House.
Official declaration is made that the
conclusions arrived at, II any. will not
be made public for another day, or pos
siby longer. Parties to the conference
will not discuss the matter in any
form, either to state what has been or
what has not been decided upon.
Just now attention is being turned
to Governor Stone. OF Pennsylvania.
The President and his official advisers
are convinced that it is up To the chief
executive of the Keystone State to
make the next move. 1t is indicated
that this conviction of President
Roosevelt will be conveyed to Govern
or Stone in no uncertain terms at
once. While the President has no au-
thority to declare martial law or to
send Federal troops into one of the
States until requested to do SO by the
Governor of that State, 1t is contended
that the Governor need not resort TO
force before asking for Federal assist
ance. 1t is only necessary for him to
declare when, in his Judgment, he is
unable to meet the situation with the
| forces at his command. Pressure will
| be brought to bear upon Governor
| Stone to have him take some step at
once.
Should Governor Stone declare that
he Is unable to control the situation.
the way would then be open for the
President to take control of affairs. If
this condition arises it is believed by
those who have the confidence of the
administration that President Roose.
welt would give the nation new exam
pie of martial law operation.
Two statements. one by the opera
tors and one by Mr.. Mitchell, it is
thought, leave an opening for recon
sideration of the refusal of the opera
tors to settle the fight by arbitration
The first OF these is contained in Mr.
Beers suggestion that IF the employ
ers and employees at any particular col
liery can not reach a satisfactory ad
justment Of an alleged grievance. II
shall be referred TO the judges of the
Court OF Common Pleas of the district
in which the colliery Is situated for
final determination"
The second suggestion of a POSSIBLE
ity OF reaching a basis for arbitration
is found in Mr.. Mitchell's proposition
which was so emphatically rejected by
the operators. The reason which the
operators gave for refusing to accept
Mr.. Mitchell's proposition was that i
involved the recognition of the unioI
as a preliminary to arbitration.
There will be, it IS scmi-ofiiciall!
stated, no extra session of the Con
gress to deal with the coal strike ques
ton. The President is looking for i'm
mediate relief for the fuel needs Of TIT
country, and his closest friends ar
still confident that he will speedil.
find it.