Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-10-05
EFFORTS TO End
STRIKE FAILED
The Two Factions Are as Far
Apart as Ever.
THE STRUGGLE
WILL CONTINUE.
Operators Positively Refuse TO Treat
With the Miners Union.
MINE LEADERS RE-
FUSE OPERATORS OFFER.
There Was No Middle Ground Possible
and the Conference Closed With.
out Any Agreement NO
Further steps Taken.

Washington. Oct THE coal cone
ference between the president ami
representative Of the operators and
miners came 20 an end az temporary
white House Friday afternoon with a
failure 20 reach au agreement APP
parentiy the rock upon which the cou-
ference ypit was recognition OF the
miners union.
The pr s.dent haI urged the con-
tending parties 10 cease strife Ia the
interests Of public welfare. The min
ers through the president Of their un-
Ion had expressed a willingness 10 sub
init differences 20 arbitration of trlb-
unal 20 be named by tho president and
60 enter Into an agreement 20 abide
by the terms Fixed ly the arblraiors
for a period % from one % ave years
The employers. through the presidents
~ the railroad and coal companies and
one leading Independent mine operat-
or. bad squarely refused arbitration.
bad denounced the miners labor or
rll.zaton as a laV.ess aud auarch-
lsuc body with which they could and
"'N'- ''" h' aii'Ass lal demand
ei federal troops 90 ensure complete
uruIH.fI1r 90 W.rtr.s ana th.r- f,,,
ull. p, 3D.. ,,l-.-- -..f.. ~, -.
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'-' l-e miners uliol
and Dad afTcL u the men returned
t1 work OBJ submit er.svapr.s 4f Inc
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'''''' .' common pleas Tor t1' i.s-
tr.ct ot lauusy sy.Ul.a in which their
tnTIrry r.r located Tn. --.,..-
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''''' '''''nei 20 lAe.r several locale
itles to continue the struggle.
Do was remarkable rhlrtar .r tho
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'". '' ''''' 'Ae p'ta'4'nt oi OBJ. re-
public Al1 interviewed between tte
great Nr... Uf .ru|faI and T,H.. Dol. ,,,
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wat.trI. of fss.- f,.rr. r........
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f1rras st,rl IL 49, f.t 49,.
pres.8rnf s1mm,n.l ,ra r ..a-....- ,'.. W.
tIvas of fis -1-tgr.lr,..
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acute mHer.ur b.souebt tbs-, t.- ,h.
love of IA. -r.,t -,.,,',,,. -. 49,.
dwell ana out of ,i,y ~ ~. ....,,i.'..
throng of suffering moor to ,Ii,., ,b.l.
differences and work tog.,bor h, 80
for the common veal
Tho views of tho c,,t.,B.r. f, ,b.
great Industrial struggle nee 4, a.
trcme and wide apart that th.rc ves
no middle ground possibls ara :, ,bo
conference came 10 an end vl,bo,,
any agreement Tor he continuation
The conference lasted six hours in
cluding a recess OF three hours he.
tween the morning and afternoon ses-
slons taken 90 enable the miners and
operators to prepare a written rcsnonss
10 the presidents appeal.
The Immediate parties 10 the strike
say they will continue as heretofore
What course the administration viii
take next no one Is prepared 10 say.
One OF the operators. as he left the
Whis Houfe with closely set Jaw. was
asked regarding this. and he replied:
III any one knows what the president
will do next In moro than 1 tpov, "