New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-04
THOSE WHO WE'RE PRESENT.

planned his inability to receive his guests in a
more formal manner.
THOSE WHO WE'RE PRESENT.
Those present at this time were President
Roosevelt, Attorney General Knox, Secretary
COrtelyou. Carroll D. Wright. Commissioner OF
Labor; President Baer of the Reading CHAIR
man Thomas of the Erie, Presidents Truesdaie
Of the Delaware. Lackawanna and Western anG
FOwler or the Ontario and Western IaliIOaus,
Daniel Wilcox, vce-president of the Dela%dIe
and Hudson Railroad, representing PresidSht
OIyphant; John Markle. representing tne lIuI n
pendent coal operators and President Mitchell
OF the Mine Workers Union. with Ih0I1as
Duffy, T. d. Nichols and John Fahey, presidents
or Districts Nos Z, / and o of the miners union,
being the districts where anthracite cOsI -
mined Later Assistant Secretaries Loeo anu h
conference room
The President entered at once the business
III hand by reading statement when ne Nc -
carefully prepared urging settleHent oI tIIO
strike in the interests of the pubic. his He,n-
ner was exceedingly serious. ana MS VOICE
showed his deep feeling
Almost Immediately after the President had
closed, Mr.. Mitchell arose and on behalI OF 'Iie
miners offered TO submit all the dl.ieLenCs ia ~
arbitration. The operators looked surprises,
but before any reply could be made President
Roosevelt said he desired that both parties TAKE
the matter under consideration and meet MN
again al O'Clock. The first session OF the con
ference had lasted less than hfteen minutes
The operators were driven to their private carS ear
In the railroad yards, and Mr.. MltcheH diIN
his party returned to their hotel Both pdrues
Immediately set 10 work TO prepare statements
In reply TO the Presidents suggestions. -.
The operators decided TO make separate re
spOnses. but before doing so had discussion OF
the general tenor of the statements they would
make. IL is understood that President Baer
communicated his statement to persons IN New
York over the long distance telephone DeIofe
reading il to the President Ihere was Only
one stenographer the special train, and the
time consumed in debating and preparing tne
statements caused three Of the operators To be
fifteen minutes late for the afternoon session OF
the conference
THE SECOND MEETING.
All the other parties to it were on hand at 3
O'Clock At 3.15 the afternoon proceedings be-
gan President Baer Of the Reading opened
them with statement setting forth the views
Of those he represented He was followed by
President Mitchell of the miners union Ihen
Mr.. Thomas, of the Erie. followed, ana was
succeeded by Mr.. Markle. an independent mine
operator and Messrs. Truesdale. Wilcox and
Fowler of the Lackawanna. Delaware and Hud-
son. and Ontario and Western railroads re-
A tinge Of the dramatic given to the pro-
ceedings by Mr.. Markle. who. in addition 10 the
prepared statement, told the President that ne
wanted to present the case in another light and
as Exhibit A. he handed the President copy
OF an illustrated paper with cartoon showing
a non union miner being abused by the union
miners. and prevented from going 10 work. with
Justice bound and powerless 1t was laid on
the table with other papers. the President max
At the conclusion Of the statements there was
considerable general and what might perhaps be
regarded as informal conversation The Presi-
dent called attention to a part OF the statement
made by Mr. Baer. in which the latter said that
the operators willing TO submit grievances
TO the Courts Of Common pleas in Pennsy lvania.
The President asked Mr. Mitchell II he. not as
president Of the union but as an Individual
would agree 70 that. Mr.. Mitchell promptly re-
piled that he would not.
Mr. Thomas supplemented his statement by
saving that he came TO Washington during the
Civil War with a gun on his shoulder 10 night
for a principle. He cOntendtEg for prtn-
Ciple now, which that man should not be
denied the right to work because he did not have
a license from labor leader.
The operators made II plain that they would
listen 20 no proposition whatever emanating
from Mr. Mitchell
Il was ( - O'Clock when the conference ended.
The operators came downstairs and held a brief
consultation and then took their carriages for
their train. where they met number of news
paper men. whom they furnished copies OF
tn. statements they had made TO the President