The Washington times., 1902-10-07
PENNSYL LVANIASE ENTIRE MILITIA ORDERED OUT

the President, Mr.. Sargent, Commission
er Wright, and the immediate advisers
of Mr.. Roosevelt, but there is good rea
son to believe that Mr.. Mitchell will be
asked to take the initiative in inaugu-
rating means to settle the strike.
Three Other Participants.
To add to the interest of this state
ment came dispatch from Wilkes
barre that President Mitchell had slip
ped away to Philadelphia on a secret
mission. According to officials of the
American Federation of Labor here he
will be IN Washington on Friday.
4 Shamokin. Pa. dispatch last night
| to The Times says:
General Goblin left Shenandoah late
this afternoon on special train. 1t is
rumored that he is on his way to Wash
ington to attend a conference with Pres
ident Roosevelt, Mitchell and Governor
Stone"
Governor Stone, however, had not yet
left Harrisburg last night. He then
called out more soldiers for duty in the
coal regions.
Commissioner of Labor Carroll D.
/ Wright has also left Washington, and
the impression has been that he return
ed to his school duties at Worcester,
Mass, but his presence at conference
in Philadelphia would not be in the least
surprising.
At such a meeting OF President Mitch
ell. able to tell what the miners would
| probably accept; Commissioner Sar-
gent. authorized to make inquiries for
the President; Commissioner Wright,
posted on actual conditions, and also
having the Presidents ear. and General
| Goblin, knowing the military situation
thoroughly, confidence would be known
to reign, and expectations be cherished
of an outcome which would necessarily
hold something of good
Reticence at the White House.
At the temporary White House no in
timation of possible developments will
be made. The future must speak for it
self. The view is held that undue and too
previous publicity can only do harm to
the prospects of reaching possible set
| tlement. Everything up to the present
| time has been very generally known ex-
cept the plans which are still pending.
and all the officials aware of these plans
aim to be most secretive about them.
Secretary Shaw and Attorney General
Knox were among the Cabinet members
| who conferred with the President yes
| terday, as they usually do almost daily.
A Labor Meeting Report.
The strike situation was referred to
yesterday by Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor, in
statement regarding the meeting of
the committee. In the course of the re-
port Mr.. Gompers said:
''vice President John Mitchell wirei
his inability to attend for few days
on account of important matters In con-
rection with the coal strike requiring
his immediate attention"
In another part of the report of the
committees meeting the following state
ment was made:
Reports were received from various
organizations indicating their progress
and growth, the most significant report
being that of the miners, stating that
the situation of the strike is well in
hand that the response for financial
aid is fairly good, and, urging further
contributions to maintain the families
of the men on strike"
The meeting of the committee yester-
day was not held for the purpose OF
discussing the coal strike, and has no
relation. so far as known. to the Presi-
dents efforts in behalf of settlement
Miners Wary on Promises.
Any proposition that the miners call
the strike off, return to work and de-
pend on a re-enforced public sentiment
to carry through some remedial lcgis-
lation at the coming session OF Congress