Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-02
White House.

Washington, Oct. 2.-President
Roosevelt will make an effort to bring
the anthracite coal mine owners and
their striking employees together in
the interest of the public good. This
conclusion was reached after series
of conferences with his cabinet adj
visers covering Tuesday and yester-
day. The decision was arrived at
when the lawyers of the cabinet in
formed the president that there was
no way, under the constitution and
the form of government Of the United
States, for federal intervention to end
the strike. Every phase of the situa-
ton was canvassed and the determin
alton to have the mine operators and
President Mitchell meet the president
was reached when it was found thai
no other method was open. At the
conclusion Of the conference yester-
day, which was attended by Secre.
taries Root, Shaw and Moody, Attor-
ney General Knox and Postmaster
General Payne, at the temporary
White House, statement was issued,
saying the following kilograms had
been sent:
The kilograms Sent.
kilograms.
White, House, Washington,
October, l, 1902.
George F. Baer, President Reading
Railway System, Philadelphia. Pa.
"W H. Truesdale, President Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western
Company, 26 Exchange Place, New
York.
e. B. Thomas, Chairman Of the
Board, Erie Railroad Company, Il
Cortlandt street, New York.
Thomas P. Fowler, President New
York, Ontario and Western Rail-
way Company, Sc Beaver street.
New York.
r. NJ. ELEPHANT, President Delaware
and Hudson Company. New York.
John Markle. 527 West Thirtyfourth
street, New YORK
Il should greatly like to see you on
Friday next, Oct. 8, at II o'clock a.
M, here in Washington, in regard to
the failure Of the coal supply, which
has become a matter of vital concern
to the whole nation. I have sent n
similar dispatch to Mr. John Mitchell
president of the United Mine Work
ers of America.
(Signed) Theodore Roosevelt"
John Mitchell, President United Mine
Workers of America, Wilkesbarre.
Pa.
I should greatly like to see you on
Friday next, Oct, 8, at II o'clock a.
m, here in Washington. in regard to
the failure of the coal supply, which
has become a matter Of vital concern
to the whole nation. have sent a
similar dispatch to the presidents "
the anthracite coal companies.
(Signed) Theodore Roosevelt"
Will Appeal For Settlement.
At the meeting Friday the line of
approach toward the settlement of
the strike will be an appeal by Presi-
dent Roosevelt to both sides to come
together as men and not to allow false
pride or a. feeling of obstinacy to
stand in the way of the termination
Of the great strike which is fraught
with such threat Of misery to thou
sands Of people. 1t is stated by one
OF the PRESIDENTS advisers that be-
yond this the president cannot go;
he has no powers Of compulsion to
to bring into play against either side
and he must rely upon his persuasive
abilities and his appeals to their
sense Of humanity if anything tangi-
bic is to be accomplished
The president intends to lay before
his hearers the situation as it appears
TO him, with all the prospective hor-
rors that viii follow a fuel famine,
and will urge them in the interests Of
humanity to open the mines and sup
ply the demand for coal. The presi-