The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-03

washington, Oct. S.-Mr. Mitchell and
his party were astir early to-day. They
breakfasted, at the Reuter- Hotel and i'm :
imediately .,afterward Mr.. Mitchell was
joined by President Gonpers Of the Fed
Grafton Of Labor. They left the hotel to-
gether and Mr.. Mitchell was not seen
again until he made his appearance at the
White House conference at IL o'clock
. The other members Of the Mitchell party
were President Nichols Of District Miners
union No. L; President Thomas Duffy of
District union No. 7, and President John
Fahy Of District union No. 9.
They were in cheerful moods and all
contended that the miners were prepared
to hold out indefinitely if their demands
were not granted, their demands still
being as originally outlined by the Sha-
mokin convention.
The railroad presidents were also on
hand and a great crowd of newspaper
men.
At 1925 o'clock when the conference
over the coal strike had been in progress
but fifteen minutes the railroad represent
tatives left the conference room and were
the White House. The general supposit1on
was that they either had received propo-
sition and had retired to consider 1t OF
had retired to prepare one OF their own
Soon after retiring to their room the
railroad representatives left the White
House. They refused to say anything ex.
cept that they were coming back at
o'clock for further conference. =
President Baer was asked by number
Of newspaper men where he could be seer
| and he responded:
Gentlemen we are trying to get JUS
where we can confer and where you can
| not see u.s.
Secretary Cortelyou said that a state
ment would be given out in a short time.
President Mitchell and his party left
| the White House soon after the railway
| presidents.
Soon after the conference broke up
| the promised statement was made public
at the White House The first thing CIV.
en- out was the speech made by the presi-
Gert. On opening the conference he
made the appeal printed above.
The president then dismissed the con
ference, asking the members to consul
and to return for q further conference
at o'clock. ~
When Mr.. Mitchell and District Presi
dents Duffy, Nichols and Fahey left thu
White House, they returned to the hote
|
ernoon. Mr.. Mitchell declined to say any
thing.
The representatives Of the railroad!
were driven from the White House tt
their special train, in which they re-
manned at the Baltimore & Ohio station
until it was time to leave for the SECOND
conference. They prepared separate
statements which they will present to thu
president when the conference reas
| semhles and which thew will make Dublj,
as soon as the president has seen them
| They declined to discuss. the attitude
they will take on the ground that it woult
be discourteous to the president to discuss
thei, intentions or their statements previ
Gus t.: submitting them to HIM
President Baer was asked If there wa
any pr osp- ct of a settlement Of the ssr:E e
He replied that he could not tell. az eacl
company would submit a sepa4tse state
rent IT, tie president.
:; = The Afternoon Conference.
/, At 8 o'clock, the hour set for the re
sumption Of the conference, Presiden
Baer with two of his fellow co-president
drove UP to the White House. Mr.. Mitche
and his three colleagues appeared a fe,
minutes later HSe# .-&
All the arties to the conference wer
at the White House by 3:15 o'clock an
the meeting then was resumed.
Il At 1888 p. m. the conference was sti
in session without result. The news tha
came from the inside to the effect tha
/ the coal presidents had prepared state
= ments which they inded to publish cause
81 a feeling of depression for it was take
/ to mean that they had resolved to MAR
s tain their position and were called upo
t to explain to the public for their reason
FL for so doing. - s5s#$Ett#
After the conference had been in proc