The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-08
Appointment Made by the Manufactur.
ers to Meet Committee of
Operators Today
BAER AND OTHERS HOLD
MEETING IN NEW YORK
An Emissary Is Sent to J. Pierpont
Morsan-Soft Coal to Be Rushed to
New York-John MarkIe to Try to
Open His CoIIieries - President
RooseveIt's Proposal to Mitchell.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. THE
following statement was made public
at the White House this afternoon:
"On Monday, Oct. 6, Hon. Carroll D.
Wright, commissioner of labor, went to
Philadelphia and gave to Mr.. John
Mitchell the following from the presi-
| dent:
"'If Mr.. Mitchell will secure the
immediate return to work of the
miners in the anthracite regions
the president will at once appoint
commission to investigate thor
oughly into all the matters at issue
between the operators and the min
ers, and will do all within his power
to obtain a settlement of those ques-
tions in accordance with the report
OF the commission
"Mr. Mitchell has taken this matter
under consideration, but the president
has not yet been advised of any deci-
sion.'
BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. THE con-
ference between the committee ap-
pointed by the National Manufacture
ers and President Mitchell and his lieu
tenants held at the Iroquois hotel this
afternoon, did not result in any definite
plan being agreed upon for the partial
resumption of work in the anthracite
coal fields, but the members of the
manufacturers committee stated that
they were greatly pleased with the
progress made. The fact that commu-
nication was established with the OPP
orators by long distance telephone and
an appointment made to meet a COM
mittee representing them in Philadel-
phia tomorrow is looked upon as sig
nificant, as it has been announced by
members of the manufacturers COM
mittee that there exists no understand
ing with the operators prior to today's
meeting and no step in that direction
would be taken until the negotiations
with President Mitchell reached a
stage where such a meeting would
promise results.
Mitchell Is Not Pleased.
Mr.. Mitchell-this afternoon positively
declined to discuss the request made
by President Roosevelt that Mitchell
use his influence to induce the miners
to resume work with promise of the
appointment of a commission to inves-
tigate the miners grievance. 1t was
learned from a reliable source how
ever, that Mr.. Mitchell does not regard
the proposition favorably and that he
will decline to ask the miners to re-
sumo work under the conditions stip-
ulated.
The following gentlemen represented
the manufacturers at todays meeting:
David M. Parry, president of the
Manufacturers association, Indianap-
oils; George HI. Barbour, of Detroit,
Richard Young, of New York; Frank
Leake, of Philadelphia, and John Max
well, of Indianapolis The miners were
represented by President Mitchell, Sec
retary- treasurer Wilson and District
Presidents T. D. Nichols, Thomas Duff
fly and John Fahy.
The conference was held behind
closed doors and only a brief state
ment was given out at the end of the
meeting.
Statement to the Public.
The statement is as follows:
''The committee of the National AS
Sociation of Manufacturers has listen
ed to the explanation of the present
strike difficulty as offered by a spe-
cial committee of the United Mine
Workers, at the head of which was Mr..
John Mitchell
"The National Association of Man
ufacturers' committee has learned what
it could of the conditions and now goes
to Philadelphia for the purpose of
meeting a committee of mine operators
with the idea of getting their side of
the difficulty. The National Association
of Manufacturers committee carries
no proposition from the Mine Workers
and has no other mission than the de-
sire to speedily bring about a settle
ment of this dispute"
There were two sessions, the first
lasting from $3.50 a. M, until 12:45 p.
M. and the second from p. M, until
A p. m. President Mitchell and his
lieutenantS arrived at $3.50. They were
met by President Parry and at once
Joined the other conferees. 1t is known
that Mr.. Mitchell was appealed to on
the ground of humanity to concede ev-
cry possible point so that the country
might be saved from the hardships
and sufferings incident to a coal FAM
ine which seems inevitable. 1t is al
so stated that a proposition of some
kind was submitted to the mine work.
ers but the terms specified are not OBJ
In reply Mr.. Mitchell pointed out in
substance that offers for conciliation
already brought forth by those high in
authority had been spurned by the op-
orators. He would not place the min
ers in the position of supplicants for
peace. They were willing to abide by
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