Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-10-03
PRESIDENT AND
THE GOAL STRIKE
Conference Held at White
House to Consider the
Situation.
SUMMONS COAL OPERATORS
WIN Advise Operators and Minsss 70 Get
Together and Eject Some Kind of =
Settiement-wi Use Moral Influence
to Eject compromise.

Washington. Oct. 1.-The president
yesterday took the initiative steps to
ascertain what, If anything. could be
done by federal authority 10 settle the
coal strike. The result was rather
general expression Of opinion by the
advisors of the president who were
parties to yesterdays conference to
the effect that the federal laws and
constitution did not afford means of
federal interference to end the strike.
but another conference will be held
today and the president will do all he
can properly and legally to bring
about settlement.
At the temporary white hofse a
conference was held with three cab
met officers. Attorney General Knox.
Secretary Moody and Postmaster Gen.
eral Payne. Governor Crane Of Mas
sachusetts also was present. These
gentlemen met with President Roose-
welt first and after the subject had
been considered for some time they
adjourned to another room, and con-
ferred together for an hour. They all
returned later in the day and held an
other conference with the president
and the strike situation was discussed
further.
President Roosevelt is deeply con-
cerned over the situation. The ap-
proach of winter with a coal famine
imminent and the distress and suffer
ing that must ensue unless coal be-
comes available presents a situation
which he thinks should receive the
attention of the administration. il
there is anything that can be done by
the government. Many appeals have
been made to him and many sugges-
tions have been received by. him and
1t was with a view to ascertaining
what power the federal authority could
evoke that caused the conference to
be held.
Des Moines, Oct. IA special to
the Register and Leader from Wash
ington says: President Roosevelt has
waited for weeks hoping for favor
able turn to the coal strike, but will
wait no longer. I am informed upon
high authority that the administration
now proposes to go to the limit in fore
ing a settlement. 1t is understood that
much was determined at the confer
ence today. The first proposition is
that Secretary Root, who Is in New
York, put the matter at J. P. Morgan
straight. Mr.. Morgan will be plainly
told that unless the situation Is re-
leved at once an extra session Of con-
gress will be called and an effort made
to see what power lies in the law
making function of the government.
President Roosevelt does not propose
that himself or the dominant party
shall be subject to censure for failure
to exercise the utmost power of the
Legislative and executive branches of
the government to avert the crisis
which cold weather would precipitate.
Washington, Oct. 2.-The following
kilograms were made made public at
the white house yesterday afternoon,
between President Roosevelt and the
held Tuesday and Wednesday,:
White House. Washington. Oct. 2.
19o2.-George F. Baer, President of
the Reading Railroad System, Phila-
delphia; W. H. Truesdale, President
Delaware. Iackawanna and Western
Railroad, 26 Exchange. street, New
York; E. B. Thomas. Chairman of the
Board, Erie Railroad company, 81
CORTLAND Street. New York; Thomas
P. Fowler, President New York, On
taTio and Western Railroad Company,
Philadelphia; R. NJ. Oliphant, Presi-
dent Delaware and Hudson. New
York: John Markle, 527 West Thirty
Fourth Street, New York: l should
greatly like to see you on Friday next,
October 3, at II a. m, here in Wash
ington, in regard to the failure of the
coal supply. which has become a mat
ter of vital concern to the whole ma
ton. I have sent similar dispatch
to Mr.. John Mitchell. President of the
United Mine Workers Of America
Theodore Roosevelt" -l.
White House. Washington, Oct. 2,
19G2.-John Mitchell, United Mine
Workers of America, Wilkesbarre, Pa.
I should greatly like to see you on
Friday next, October 3, at II a. m,
here in Washington, IN regard to the
failure of the coal supply, which has
become a matter of vital concern to
the whole nation. I have sent SINH
lar dispatch to the presidents of the
anthracite coal companies.-Theodo
Roosevelt"
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