The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-07

washington. October "A final ef-
Tort, with hope OF success, is To Ia. naa.
10 end the coal strike. IL has h.aa, 5,.-
cussed by the president and some ~ his
advisers today and while the sde. q.
still In an uncompleted state and th,-
''flai result still uncertain. yet it Of
fers a method. which now seems =, h.
the only solution of the problem. TBa
suggestion is made. that President
Mitchell of the United Mine Worker.
may be able to have the man no,, ~
strike return TO work, in order TO avert
Inc impending disaster which a fine,
famine will cause and that as an aar,v
date as possible. there shall be a c,am-
piete investigation by the national leg
isiature, and by the state lastsla.rr.
or Pennsylvania. into the anthrac,ta
coal situation. with view OF brlnrsnV,
neiore the public. the fact and condi-
ions or the miners. with a view 10
iesIsiduon or recommendation, for ra-
lieV1ng the condition OF the miners in
the near future. While it is not absc,-
luleiy possible TO guarantee such an in
Vesugaton. there is little doubt thar
recommendations by the president and
the executive OF Pennsylvania, would
De promptly acted upon by congress
and the Pennsylvania Legislature.
Just how President Mitchell win
view this suggestion. cannot be stated.
put IL IS known that he and Others
1uliy realized, that after the statement,
by the presidents Of the coal roads yes-
terday. there is little hope Of securing
any adjustment with the operators. by.
which the people of the country NAV.
| be supplied with coal
1t is expected that President Mitchell
| will~cenfer with his associates and II
they can determine that the mine
| workers may be fully as much bene-
| hlted, by the course suggested. as by
| continuing the strike and causing he
| widespread suffering which Is sure Co
| follow dead lock, il is expected thar
| negotiations Will be opened with n
| view to carrying out the new pronosi-
tlon- Much will depend upon the way
| the miners view the proposition anft
| whether they think il will cause q loss
OF prestige to the union, from which
| 1t cannot recover
| No Extra Session =
| Washington, October 4.-There win
be no call for an extra session OF CON
sress to deal with the coal strike. situ-
| dlioI at TINS stagS% The president ex-
pressiy stated in his appeal to the on
orators and representatives of the min
ers yesterday. that he did not act Of
nclally in calling them together. He
mas for the time being exhausted his,
individual resources. In his view. the
matter is again one with which the
state of Pennsylvania should deal. i,
the commonwealth finds itself unable
TO control the situation and appeaIs 10
h1m through the constitutional cham
nels, the president will be ready 10
bring into the 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 yesterday and
they include everything. from taking
possession Of the mines by the gov
eminent to the sending Of United
States troops % Pennsylvania. wf;hou,
regard to any call from the GOVERNOR
OF that state. j. car be positively
stated that none Of these suggestions
nave received any serious cOnsidera-
ton by the administration.