The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-14
HOW IT WAS DONE
Walter WelIman Describes Events Lead.
inc Up to Surrender of Operators

NY Sp ~ SURRENDER OF operators.
Chicago, Oct. 14.-In discussing j. Pier
pont Morgan's conference with President
Roosevelt and the probable termination
of the coal strike, Walter Wellman, in his
special to the Record-Herald this NOR:
ming, said: The coal railway presidents,
have proposed arbitration of the strike.
1t is probable their proposal will be ac-
cepted by the miners union and the great
strike be brought to an end at an early
date.
J. P. Morgan. assisted by Mr.. Cassatt.
president of the Pennsylvania railway,
has forced the presidents of the corpora
lions engaged in the mining Of coal to
come down from their lofty and arrogant
position and consent to arbitration of the
dispute. incidentally President Roosevelt
has won a great personal triumph in his
efforts to accomplish something for the
public good.
Mr.. Morgan, accompanied BY his part
ner, Robert Bacon, came to Washington
by special train. The two visitors drove
at once to the Arlington Hotel where they
were met by Secretary Root, who had Wig
tied New York On Saturday and conferred
with MIR. Morgan at the request of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. '>;
The arbitration proposal Of the railway
managers Is in substance the very plan
which President Roosevelt and his advis-
ers decided to press upon the operators at
the famous White House conference g.
week ago. #55 'H
It is a proposal to submit the differences
between each of the companies and its
employees to separate arbitration, upon
the theory that the physical conditions
Of the various collieries are so different
as TO make each mine a problem by itself.
In the arbitration proposed there ia no
recognition Of the union. There IL no
provision for an agreement signed by the
officers Of the companies and the officers
of the national organization Of the miners.
The statement is distinctly made that the
operators will have nothing to do with the
Organization. But there is q provision for
an agreement for at least three years be-
tween the companies and their employees.
and probably the company nnanag gers
| would be willing that the employees of
each mine should select the officers Of the
| local union to act as their representa-
! tives, irlasmuch as all the men workina
in the mines could not be expected to sign
| the agreement each for himself
| :. Whether or not the miners viii accent
this proposition remains to be seem JJr
! to this time President Mitchell has nf1
been communicated with. This propose
was brought about by the pressure which
Messrs. Morgan and Cassatt have beer
able to exert upon the stubborn presi-
dents OF the railway companies. The cf.
LII u 1iie'Se tWo' IHeH 70 secure set
| tlement began in earnest last Wednesday
as it was then that Mr.. Cassatt Joined
forces with Mr.. Morgan. President Roosc-
welt has helped them by placing the sit.
| uation before them and affording them
the arguments with which they could beal
down the obstinacy OF the presidents with
whom they had to deal.
! Various plans Of settlement have beer
considered during the last three days. The
railway presidents wanted to post notices
at the mines offering small increase II
wages. probably per cent. Messrs. Nor.
i gan and Cassatt thought It would hay,