Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-10-08

the common plane of the necessities Of
the public. With all the earneStness
there is in me. L ask that there bc an
Immediate resumption OF operations in
the coal mines in some such way as
VIII. without days unnecessary de-
Jay. meet the crying needs OF the peo-
pie.
Il do not invite a discussion of Your
respective claims and positions. l ap-
peal TO Your patriotism. TO the spirit
that sinks personal considerations ans
makes individual sacrifices for the
general good"
The after.oon conference. which be-
gan at O'Clock. lasted two hours and
was exceedingly heated Bitter Ian
.ua@c was used. and fists were waved
in the air-not to emphasize threats,
Dat FOR the purpose of gesticulation.
At the close of the conference N.Y.
Baer came to the door first. and when
he saw the array. turned to his associ-
3ycs and said: We'll. look here: we
E";e got to run the gauntlet and we
:.-"y as we'll 90 together
Deep interest was manifested in the
conference on the part OF the public
Fhe sidewalks and street in front of
! the temporary White House were
'hronSed with people. who anxiously
awaited the result. Newspaper men
lined either side OF the entrance TO tie
White House, from It's doors to the
street.
The President treated his visitors
with finc. wcil-poised courtesy. and
from anything lie said neither side
could conceive that hc felt diSplcasure
in their attitude. Vet. after the con-
Q InvnfNnD ha
knox. POstmaSterGe ercral Payne and
Secretary Roof in severe criticism of
tie uHyicld!ny position of the opera
tors.
What. Ii any. will be the next step
taken i'll Washington to reach Il settIe-
iheh, ui the trouble i prohlcmatical.
y m"rher of the Cabinet. Who saw the
PRESIDENT AFTER the conference said:
ne conference has ended without set
'IchlVni. The President is profoundly
disappointed. He Still hopes for Il
favorable result. There will be 10
further conference. but what has been
done may lead to something effective
here or elsewhere. There are intima-
iionS 'hat unless the parties 10 the
controversy make Il move shortly To
reach Il settlement, the President will
communicate with Governor Stone OF
pennsylvania and suggest that the
state OF Pennsylvania might properly
take positive steps TO terminnte the
struggle
When President Mitchell and his as
SociateS returned 10 their hotel the
| leader of the striking miners made a
statement abouS The conference to
newspaper representatives. Mr.. Mitch
eli said that after the President had
| read RAS statement 10 the conference
: the miners committee ut once pro-
/ posed TO refer the questions and issues
| or the coal strike to the President for
/ aiJ"stn'"nt. The operators promptly
.lseu tne proposition,
Mr.. Mitchell said: I'll was evident 10
the miners representatives that thn
coal operators have neither regard fo,.
| Their former employees nor for the pub
lie. which Is suffering so much for locr
Of fuel
AS consequence of the refusal of
'he operators either to grant conccs-
Siohs or defer to impartial arbitration
IN" coal strike will go on
! am hrmly convinced that the MI
herS VIII win, although we deeply re-
Sr@t the refusal of the railroad nrosi-
! dents to defer to the wishes of the ma
tion's Chief Executive.
| Inc President expressed tho homo
tha' there would be no lawlessness in
the coal fields, and the representatives
OF the miners assured him that every
eliort would be exerted TO maintain
peace"
Inc operators had nothing to say for
publication. and it was announced ,t
the temporary White House that Presi.
dent Roosevelt had no comment to
make on the results of the conference.