The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-10-18
PROTEST. is VOICED.
Representatives of Eleven States
Attend Detroit Conference.
Adopt Resolutions Urstss Active
Proceedings Against Coal Compa-
nies and Their Omcers-Favor
Extra Session Of CongreSs.

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 10.-The 1856 dele
gates representing the II states.
who attended the interstate con-
ference on the coal situation In
this city Thursday, adopted reso-
lutions, after much debate, urging the
president to institute civil proceed
ings looking to the enforcement of the
interstate commerce act against the
coal companies and criminal proceed
ings against their officers; petitioning
the governor of Pennsylvania to call
a special session of the legislature OF
that state to condemn all the coal car
rying railroads and sufficient of the
mines to supply the demands OF the
people. Further the resolution petit
lions the president to call special
session Of the house of representatives
and to recommend to them the APP
pointment of a committee to investi-
gate the cause and origin OF the pres
emit disastrous strike and to place the
blame thereforNupon the responsible
parties.
A supplemental resolution offered
by Judge Frank Il. Garyin, of Indian
apols, was also adopted and ordered
attached to the main resolutions. 1t
urges that the president at once in.
stitute proceedings to dissolve the
present combination of the coal oper-
ators" and to have n receiver appoint
ed to operate the mines. The supple
mental report urges special session
OF congress if it is impossible at pres
ent for the president to take this
action.
When the committees report intro
ducing resolutions was made, V. L.
Berger, of Milwaukee, announced that
he could not subscribe to it, and Of
fered n minority report, which calls
on the government, pending restora'
ton of peace and order, to seize anc
take possession of the mines and op
crate them for the public convenience
and requesting President Roosevelt t.
call an extra session of congress fol
the purpose of enacting such legfsla
tion as will SECURE public ownership
and operation of the coal mines.
This report was supported by sew
eral speeches from the more radi
cal delegates. W. c. =. Breckenridge
of Kentucky, made the principa
speech in favor of the majority reso
lutions. He contended that there wa!
no possibility of doing what the minor
ity resolutions proposed. "We know,
he said. that even if congress were
called in extra session, the senate
would not permit the president t.
seize the mines. There can be NJ
question as between violence ant
force and appealing to law. We ar,
law-making and law-abiding race.
When a vote was taken, the minorjt.
resolution was Overwhelmingly vote,
down.
y Mayor Maybury was made chairman
of committee to forward the reso
lutions to President Roosevelt. TIL
committee was also made permanen
one to aid in the accomplishment o
what the resolutions ask for.
ExJGoy. Luce, Of Michigan, was tn
temporary chairman, and Unite
States Senator Mason, of Illinois, tn
permanent chairman Of the confer
ence. Edward NJ. Lahiff, of Chicago
was secretary. The states represent
ed were New Hampshire, Rhode ISLAND
New York, Ohio. Indiana, Illinois
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Ke:
lucky and Michigan.