The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-10-10
It CAME TO NAUGHT.
Coal Conference at the White
House Ended in a Failure.
The Presidents Of the Railroads and
Coal Companies Refused to Arbl.
trate and Denounced the Min.
ers' Labor Organization.

Washington, oct. i-The coal con.
ference between the president and,
representatives OF the operators and
the miners came TO an end at the tenn.
porary white house Friday afternoon
with a failure to reach an agreement
Apparently the rock upon which the
conference split was recognition OF tho
miners union.
The president had urged the con
tending parties 10 cease strife In the
inierests Of the public welfare. The
miners, through the president OF their
union, had expressed a willingness to
submit differences To arbitration bf
tribunal TO be named by the president
aud 10 enter into an, agreement 10
abide by terms fixed by the arbitra.
tors for period OF from one TO Ave
years The employers through the
prcsdenta Of the railroad and coal
companies and leading independent
mine operator had squarely refused
arbitration. had denounced tho miners
labor organization as a lawless and
annrchlstic body with which they
could and wonld havc no dealings.
had demanded federal troops TO ensure
complete protection 20 workers and
their families in tho minlag region
and court proceedings against the
mlncfs' union and hhd offered. u tho
men returned 10 work. 10 submit griev,
anccs at individual colleries to the
decision OF the judges Of the court OF
common pleas for the district Of Penn.
sylyania. In which the colliery was
located,
II was d remarkable chapter III the
economic history of the country that
was written Friday. For tho first
time the president Of the republic had
lntoryoncd directly, between the great
forces Of capital and labor IN an effort
10 avert what ho himself regarded as
great national calamity Tho re-.
suit was to bring the principals In the
great controversy face 10 face with
tho whole country eagerly intent and
watchhl ~ thoir dOlngs Technically
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