New-York tribune., 1902-10-03
READY FOR CONFERENCE.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT MORE conf
DENT THAN EVER OF SUCCESS.
NV IElraEAFH 10 THr TRlBr>r.I

,HY TELEGRAPH TO IHE TRIBr~EI
Washington. oct. 2.-The President was more
! confident than ever to-day that coal will he
rushing 20 rho consumer next week as the oat-
come ~ ro-mor-oW's conference. and those who
talked oI,h aIm came away impressed with the
| belief that be ell. succeed. II he has given any
SHARPER definition 90 his purposes than VAS OUT
lined iE The Tribune this mora.ug. he did not
diVu.ee The taCt. even r0 the Cabinet officers
n has been decided that Attorney General
KNOX shall attend the conference to- ruorrov-
SO other member ~ The Cabinet win be pres
en-. Carroll H. Wright. CommissIoner OF Ianor.
who rare1'l, Investigated tnc strike situation.
also u.lI attend ou the invitation II the Presi-
dent The feeling OF confidence among. those
close 90 r.s President is based ON the acu,aJ-ss
% tHe situation and me necessity for a settle
m-ut. t.--fbe- with the known determination
of the President - bring about am ADJUST u-ut
of th" great labor controversy II such hing is
The special train with The presidents Of the
authra..'. coal roads on board arrived iu Wash
.nrt'n shortly after . O'Clock tonight They
..H -ot ...Er their cars, and their train Was
taken -u ra- yards al lexington. about three
miie= from. -ae business part ~ the city
I'r-sider- Mitchell n The United Mine Work
srS. ana - s.rs Nichols Duffy and Fahey ar
rived about midnight
PRESIDENT RoosEvELTs ATTITUDE.
II Is the Presidents intention 20 waste little
the fundarsursl merits of the controversy. but
he viii give distinct assurance 70 both sides that
De IS a-tuatsd by. the single determination Of
having the GOA. supply of the country restored
as rapidly .s possible 20 rs normal condition
He has adopted The attitude invariably assumed
by The United states. when friendly nations are
on the VERGE ~ war with each other "t lender
ing ms good offices 70 bring about the Testora
zion II peaceful and even cordial relations
Without 10srIuE arbitration or threatening in
terventIon E. is in the position Of being ready 70
accent m. possibilities II rendering hnal
decision on rle question involved n the case =
voluntarily submitted to him by both parties tor
&i,ba tbs President nor those of his Cabinet
y. no have been chiefly Instrumental In bringing
.1,,,, f,-rrorrDvy's meeting are able 20 perceive
why fbe contemplated mediation shali NOT nave
the same measure ~ success that usually at
tends the utrrpOsitlon Of good ofn'~s 10y we
stat. D.rartuIeut 20 countries whose natlonal
honor IS regarded as al stake ana Whrre tht
0tIarraI seems fully rs grave ~ that Nhl'h mas
l..r for four months in progress IN the Penn
,z,-lyauia coal fields. IL an agreement on tlT
...-.-..f.F .,,frrs cannot be reached. and n the
,1,uortunIf. Afforded for arbitration Is not en-
Irscad through tho moral suaslon resorted 10 hF
IA. President h~ will ue prepared Z" rlhPndhiL'
80 tb. EsIIi.-rauts the fact that the great sur
faring public has some rights Whl'h NUS - lr
s,..,e5 and 10 warn both operators and miners
that the verge of winter Is no I'm , Lui - a.
yaStating war of the sort iheN are T"S'hVu IT,
MAY DEMAND TEMPORARY ADJUSTMENT
As last resort 10 give TO the great coai cor
porations and the miners means i'i "'''''le NV
t,s, wrath of "A long suffering public the fresi-
i, - rod to demand that q. modus viven-
"a shall be signed, formally waving toT SIX SIX
months the entire dispute over lhe t''. &c I -, ~
.-tl tla,.fre tb. controversy 10 be resumed
next spring il not in the meantime s6''tea h ana
then when the public welfare NotlH DC go
ieouardized continuing the hghI 20 d A.llSIi @
senator QUAY Of PENNSYLVANIA. was IN con con
ference with the President TOT an an 80 az ~
and IL is understood that ne siss Galv tba strike
reouest Of the President 10 discuss the s'.Ins .
si,na,ior They we're not interrupted ana t"o
-. ue, - -s ,-bo called did not see the Presl-
dent while the conference was IN progress, STn
ator Ouay after he left the teInPo.asIS " " - ~,
Hovse ,-ouId not discuss the SITUATION OF y
press an opinion as 20 the prooaoie eHe., @ ol tLe
Corotrg conference Secretary Root AttolneS
Cl,e-ee, Lyrov and Secretary Shaw were IN con
ference with the President later IN me aaS sSor,
retary Wilson was at the W hIte ~ ,airad
tirne hut the other Cabinet members fenaIheu
with the President nearly an hour II is i andeT tT
stood that the conference to-HlTt toI1tg nur,bar
c1ssed the cabinet officers making huIhoTs
% sngcssItons as 10 What the President should
say his visitors