Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-02
PRESIDENT
WILL ACT
Roosevelt Decides To Call
Conference of Opera
tors and Strikers
Be Held Friday

DC ACt4 L0o.y
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-The president
Secretary Root. Secretary Moody, Attor-
ney General Knox and Postmaster Cen
eral Payne resumed their conference on
the coal situation at 1880 o'clock this
The conference closed shortly before
noon. 1t is understood decision was ar
rived at, as it was announced that there
would be no more conferences on the ques-
ton.
BY direction of the president an official
statement was given out at the temporary
white house at O'Clock this afternoon.
Call Fer Conferences.
The following was made public at the
white house this afternoon. The kilograms
are the result of conferences between
Roosevelt and members of his cabinet
which were held yesterday and today.
kilograms:
WHITE HOUSE. WASHINGTON. Oct.
/, 1892.
George F. Baer. president Reading
Railway system, Philadelphia; W. H.
Truesdale, president Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western company. rs Ex-
change place. New York; Z. B. Thomas.
chairman of the BOARD. Erie Railroad
road company. p Cortland exchange, New
York; Thomas Fowler, president New
York, Ontario and Western Railway COM
pany, 66 Beaver street, New York; r. M.
Oliphant. president Delaware and Hudson.
New York; John Markle, New York:
II should greatly like to see you on FRI
day next October 3, at IL o'clock g. m.
here in Washington in regard to the fall
ure of the coal supply, which has become
a matter Of vital concern TO the whole ma
ton.
Il have sent a similar dispatch to Mr..
John H. Mitchell, president of the United
Mine Workers of America.
(Signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Mitchell Summoned.
"John Mitchell President United Mine
Workers of America, Wilkesbarre, Pa: (
should greatly like to see you on Friday
next, October 3, at II O'clock a. m, here
in Washington in regard to the failure Of
the coal supply, which has become mat
ter Of vital concern to the whole nation.
II have sent a similar dispatch to the
presidents of the anthracite companies.
(Signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
PRESIDENT WILL NOT
CONFER WITH RAILROADS
NEW YORK, Oct THE report that
President Roosevelt had been in commu-
nication with the presidents OF the various
coal railroads, who VIII represent the OPP
orators in the present strike in the anthra-
cite-Fesisasssp wan denied. by President Qiv-
plant, of the Delaware and Hudson COM
pany.
There is no truth in the story" he
said, land there would be no conferences
between the operators and miners even il
President Roosevelt should make the re-
quest. The situation is unchanged. We
have received no advices from President
Roosevelt or from any one representing
him, so far as know"
MITCHELL HAS AGREED
TO BUFFALO CONFERENCE
DETROIT, Mich, Oct. president D.
M. Parry, of the National Association OF
Manufacturers. who is in this city today.
received the following dispatch from;
President Mitchell, Of the United Mine
workers.;
wILKEsBARRE. Pa, Oct. I'D. NJ.
Parry, Detroit, Mich: Committee of
FIVE representing our organization viii
meet representatives Of your organiza-
ton Buffalo, Saturday, any hour you
may designate. If this arrangement is
agreeable, wire hour and place Of meet
ing.
"CSigned) JOHN MITCHELL"
'T shall proceed at once to get into
communication with our people,, said
Mr.. Parry, "and arrange for a committee
OF five to meet the committee designated
by Mr.. Mitchell in Buffalo, next Satur-
day, probably at a. m. / viii not
announce the committee of manufacture
ers until 1 hear from kilograms Wnicn
viii send at once"
MAYOR TOM JOHNSON
WILL FIGHT COAL STRIKE
CLEVELAND, o., Oct. Mayor john
ston today issued a call for mass meet
ing of the citizens of this city TO be held
Friday evening next to take action rela-
tive to the coal strike Resolutions will
be presented to the meeting urging the
federal government to either take control
of the anthracite mines or TO name re-
cefver to operate them until settlement
of the strike.
ENGINEER is STONED
BY ANGRY STRIKERS
MT. CARMEL, Pa, Oct L-While
Engineer F. Hoffman was on Lehigh
Valley locomotive here last night he was
stoned by a mob because he was running
a car full of supplies into the soldiers
encampment The car was almost total
" wrecked. Hoffman escaped injury by
living down. Before the mob could jump
on the engine detail Of soldiers drove
them away.
Sheriff Dietrich discharged thirty-eight
deputies today. The militia win here
after do guard duty at the collieries.
PRESIDENT MITCHELL
DIDN'T GO TO NEW YORK
WILKEsBARRE, Pa. Oct. 1.-President
Mitchell. of the United Mine Workers.
did not leave for New York today. 1t was
reported last night that the miners cnief
would go to the metropolis carry TINS
morning but up to noon he was still in the
city.
Mr.. Mitchell declined to comment on the
conference held yesterday between the
president and members Of his cabinet IN
which the coal strike situation was dis