Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-04

Is willing that the same shall be ultimately
passed upon by the judges of the court of
common pleas of the state of PENNSYLVANIA
Ior the district where such collieries are
situated These are the local officers of the
law having knowledge of the facts 1t is
wiling, therefore, in case of resumption
OF work to add to it's notice already posted
a provision to that effect similar to that
IN MT Baer'S statement. This would be
as follows
THE DELAWARE AND HUDSON COM
by DAVID WILCOX. Vice President
II the employer and the employees at any
particular couiery cannot reach a satisfac-
tory adjustment of any alleged grievance
II shall be referred to the judges of the
court OF common pleas of the district in
which the coliery is situated for final de-
termination
President Fowler's Statement.
Statement of Mr.. Thomas P. Fowler,
president of the New York. Ontario and
Western Railroad Company:
ITO the President: 1 beg leave to state
that fully concur in the statements sub
mitted at this time by the other gentlemen
whom you have invited to be present at
todays conference. /, however, ask leave
to present my views more fully at a later
DAY, and hope to have in your hands early
next week a statement presenting in some
detail the serious situation and conditions
prevailing throughout the anthracite coal
ASSioAS az Tic pIcStIll llIuS
Mitchell Resents Charges
The President asked Mr.. Mitchell IL he
had anything further to say:
Mr.. Mitchell said: The charge made by
the gentlemen that twenty murders have
been committed in the anthracite coal re-
gons during the present strike Is untrue.
If they will name the men and will show
that they have committed murders. l will
resign my position. That is a fair PROPOSE
t!cn. Mr.. President. that is a fair example
OF how our organization and our people are
maligned. The truth of the matter is, as
far as I know, there have been seven deaths
unfortunately. No one regrets them more
than 1 do Three of them were committed
by the coal and iron police, and no one
else has been charged with them. Goa
knows the miners do not escape being
charged with everything done there. They
speak about burnings. There was reward
offered for burnings. l ca bring affidavits
of hundred people If necessary that the
lightning caused one burning that they
charged to the United Mine Workers. Mr..
President, l have admitted on more than
one occasion that there has been some law
lessness, but l will say that large portion
of such lawlessness has been provoked by
Criminals who have been brought into the
anthracite regions to recruit the coal and
iron police. l want to say. Mr.. President.
that 1 feel very keenly the attacks made
upon me and my people, but l came here
with the intention of doing nothing and say
ing nothing that would affect reconcilia-
ton"
The President then asked the representa-
tives of the anthracite companies whether
they would accept Mr.. Mitchells PROPOSE
ton.
They answered No"
In response to a further question from the
President they stated that they would have
no dealings whatever with Mr.. Mitchell
looking toward a settlement of the question
at issue and that they had no ether PROPOSE
ton to make. save what was contained in
the statement of Mr.. Baer. which. In ef-
feet was that If any man chose to resume
work and had a difficulty with his en-
ployer, both should leave the settlement OF
the question to the Judge of the court of
common pleas of the district In which the
mine was located
At about. o'clock the conference was
brought to a close without agreement.