The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-02
PRESIDENT HOPES 70
SETTLE TIT; STRIKE
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the failure Of the coat supply which
mas become Il matter of vital concern to
th4 whole nation. I have sent similar
fiisnstclf 10 MIR John Mitchell president
of fbe T-nir..si Nine Workers of@America.
lsfencdl ..:FEE0DORE ROosEE5Il-t.a
John Mitchell. president United sllne
workers of america. WilSesbarre. "a:
Il should greatly like to see you on
Friday next. october Sd, at IL o e.och y,
N in Washington. in regard 70 .t't' soie
e1:nrIv which has become matter OF
,,itaI concer, to the whole nation. nave.
sent.a similar dispatch to the presidents
of the anthracite coal comTentes
(cianafi THEODORE RoOSEVFLT.
WILL. APPEAL 70 BOTH
t;,e meeting Friday the line of APP
nroach toward the settlement of the
strike Will be an appeal by i.fesiasht
Roosevelt to both sides to GENE fegethers
As men and not to ALLOW false PRIDE or
i feeling of oostirsacy 10 stand in the
y,..,,r ,,fth, ternlina ton of the great str...e
which is fraught with such threat OF
misery to thousands Of people 1t is
stated IN one Of the Presidents advisers
that beyond slIfs the President cannot go;
he has no powers of compuislon TO of,as
into play against eitAer side and ne must
raIv unon his persuasive ability and his
apl1e;tis TO their sense Of huna mtg II any
thing tangible is TO he achieved
Tho president Intends to lay before his
hearers the SITUATION as appears to him
.yritn. all the prospective horrors o..at will
follow a fuel famine and Wl.l4urse x--ein
IN the Interest of hltnIaltity to open the
mines and supply tie demand for coal.
Tho President has taken this action be-
rsIis. ho feels il to be his duty to do
So as tie executive head of nation
threatened with great peril. The .iesi-
dent has faA q sense taken upon himself
the burdens of an arbitrator in this great
DISPUTE between capital and labor. and
though tte arbitration IS not compulsory
and is not1even known under the name
Of arbitration in any of the invitations
issued to-day. il is the hope of the presi-
dent ana his advisers that it Will be eff
fective.
NO POLITICS IN IT,
Just how no one can sav though there
is the suggestion of temporary arrange
tnerlt which viii tide over the cold
weather. Il is stated By q member of
lie Cabinet that there is no political pur-
POSE in tlis effort. but that the Presi-
Gent is moved to exert his influence solely
in .thaz interest of the people.
II. the Other attempts. II is said, the
operators felt that politics was the most
prominent motive. In this effort the story
is revived CT The settlement Of the strike
OF 1860 Tho operators claim when that
strike was settled under press of poli,i-
cal exigsncy the way was paved for the
present strike. 1t is also claimed that
miners have hoped that political Influence
would again be eXerted in their behalf
AMI the operators compelled to make fur
Their concessions. The efforts of Senators
Quay and Penrose. of Pennsylvania. have
been pointed to as a Notification of the
y.-.
is Due to the settlement which was
l,ade in 1890.
All these various questions have been
discussed in the past few days. the legal
situation and the power of the President
III the premises, and 1t was felt that the
President would do more by bringing the
two parties together than IN any other
wa5-.
There will be none but the principals
presented at Fridays meeting
It is true that Friday is Cabinet Day.