The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-04
THE PRESIDENTS ATTITUDE

stage. The president expressly stated In
his appeal to the operators and represent
tatives of the miners yesterday that he
did not act Officially In calling them to-
gether. He has for the time being ex-
hausted his individual resources. In his
opinion the matter is again one with
which the state of Pennsylvania should
deal. If the commonwealth finds itself
unable to control the situation, and APP
peals to him through the constitutional
channels, the president will be ready to
bring into play the great forces of the
national government, military and CIVIL
But for the time being the president has
relaxed his efforts. A great many radical
suggestions have been made as the result
of the failure of the conference yester-
day, and they include everything, from
taking possession of the mines by the
government to sending United States
troops to Pennsylvania without regard to
any call from the government OF tnat
state 1t can be positively stated tnat
none of these suggestions has received Sc
rious consideration by the admlnlst1a-
ton. $500
MIR. MItchelI's Position. ~ .
President Mitchell and the other mem
DecS OF the anthracite 1I1lASA
| who attended yesterday s conference lett
| WASHINGTON at 1850 o. clock over the Bal
! tfnnore & Ohio railroad for their head
| quarters at Wilkesbarre. Before BOARD
| ing the train Mr.. Mitchell said that proba-
Div soon after his arrival in Wilkesbarre
he might issue a statement to the miners
as to yesterdays conference. ASKED
what directions, If any, he would issue.
he replied that any directions issued
would only be for the continuance OF the
strike. 49, '.'.'
DO you feel.' he was asked, "tha1
public sentiment will sustain you in con-
! tinHtng the striker" >.-~- :
1T certainly must do Sc" after the re-
| suit of yesterdays conference" he re-
Piled eve are confident that we have
! the sympathy of every working man In
| the country and we believe that we Will
have the financial support OF most OF
them" - "a
us the outside contribution sufficient te
relieve present distress?' .y. .-..~.-@.
| II can't state the exact amount but we
have been able to relieve all cases o.
absolute want and we expect the contri.
| buttons to increase In volume. We fee
I quite confident OF being able to continue
the strike through the winter, but we shall
regret very much to have to do So no
only on our own account but on &accoun
Z Of the public Indeed, if only the inter
/ GSl5 Ol tIe !liuSIS aAo IA1ef oPSle1IOAS w q
concerned the strike would be- Of com
4 paratively little general Importance. =
| Mr.. Mitchell referred to the charge o
1 lawlessness made by the coal operators ii
the conference yesterday saying:
4 Several Of them made the statemen
that there had been twenty murders b
the strikers since the beginning Of tn
strike.
1--WE challenged the statement eon tn
spot and volunteered to- tender my res
a ignation then and there II it could b
proven that there had been twenty death
: all told from violences since the ,inceptio
: OF the strii.es The PROPOSE ton was nc
I accepted The truth ist:tfsat there hay
been Just seven deaths and three of thos
! were caused by the coal and iron polio
s employed bysrthe mine operators. Th