Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-09

Washington. oct 3.-The great coal con-
ference between the President and repre-
eentutivcs Of the operators and the miner
came to an end at the temporary White
House at 4: SO O'Clock Ills afternoon with a
failure to reach an agreement. Apparent
~ the rock upon which the conference
split was recognition of the miners union.
The President had urged the Contendne
parties 70 cease strife in the interests OF
the public welfare; the miners through
the President of their union had expressed
Willingness to submit differences to ar
bitration of Il tribunal to he named by
the President and to enter into an agree
meat 20 abide by terms fixed by the arb-
tration for period of from one to I'VE
wears and the employers through the
presidents of the railroad and coal COM
panes and leading Independent mine
operator had squarelY refused to arb
trate had denounced the miners labor
organization AS lawless and anarchistic
body with which they could and would
have no dealings, had demanded federal
troops to ensure complete protection 10
workers and their families IN the mining
region ard court proceedings against the
miners union and had offered If the men
returned to work to submit grievances at
Individual collieriCs to the decision or the
judges OF the Court Of common pleas Tor
the district of pennsylvania IN when the
Colliery was located. There the matter
closed. j O-nlSul lblll Inv l'lHt4o anu 49,
operators are stil in the city but to-mor-
row they return t. their several localities,
each saving at "A late hour that the strus-
gle Will continue.
1t was a remarkable chapter in the econ
omic history of the country that was WIN
ten to-day. For the first time the fresl-
dent of the republic had interviewed Oh
rectly between the great forces Of capital
and labor in an effort to avert what he
himself regarded as a great nduohal calt-
nifty The result was to bring the prlh-
cipals in the controversy face TO lace WIZ,
the whole country eagerly intent ana
Watchful of their dongs.
Technically the issues between the two
great forces stand as they did before the
Pr. sdent summoned the representatives.
OF the cOntending forces to the national
capital and forgetting his own acute SUI
ferue besouSht them for love of the great
country wherein they dwelt ana out OF
uity for the countless throng of suffering
poor to adjourn their differences and Work
together IN peace for the common veal.
What if anything Will result from the
conference is tor the indefinite future.
To-day the views of the contenders IN
the great industrial struggle were so eX-
IRENE and wide apart that there was no
middle ground possible and 50 the confer
cnce came to an end without any agree
ment tor its continuation. The conference
had lasted six hours including RECESS OF
three hours between the morning AZ ar
ternoon sessions, taken TO enable the
miners and operators to prepare written
responses to the Presidents appeal
The immediate parties TO the strike say
they will continue as heretofore. what
course the administration Will take next
no one is prepared to say. one of the OPP
orators, az he left the White House with
closely set Jaw was asked regarding this
and replied:
If any one knows what the President
will do next that is more than l know.
Fourteen men, including the President
were present at the momentous confer
ence President Mitchell and three of his
district leaders represented the miners
and five railroad men and one independ-
ent mine operator the employers. With
the President were Attorney General
Knox Commissioner of Labor Wright
and Secretary Corteiyou. All the cabinet,
save the attorney general, kept aloof dur
ing the conference but between the two
meetings and afterward several of the
Presidents advisers called upon him to
talk over the situation
What took place at the meeting is set
out in ample statements made by each
side and given out to the press by them
selves and also officially at the White
House.
During the conference the President
listened to both sides with the greatest
eagerness. Immediately after its adjourn
Rixey and Or. Lung insisted on making
an examination of his wound and redress
ing 1t. Apparently no i'll effects had re-
suited from the excitement OF the day and
after a later call at S o'clock DIR. Lung
announced that the Presidents condition
was satisfactory.
COMMUNICATED WITH NEW YORK.
The operators decided to make separate
responses but before doing so had a dis
cussion of the general tenor of the state
1nents they would make. 1t Is understood
that President Baer communicated his
statement to parties in New York over
the long distance telephone before read
ing 1t to the President.
At 3:15 the afternoon proceedings began.
President Baer of the Reading, opened
them with statement setting forth the
views of those no represented. He was
followed by President Mitchell OF the mi
ners union. Then Mr.. Thomas Of the Erie
followed and was succeeded by Mr. Mar
kle an independent mine operator and
Messrs. Truesdale. Wilcox and Fowler of
the Lucka wanna. Delaware and Hudson
and Ontario & Western railroads respec-
lively.
MITCHELL WOULD NOT AGREE
At the conclusion of the statements
there was considerable general and what
might perhaps be regarded as Informal
conversation. The President called at
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