The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-04
The president said:

The president said:
Before considering what ought to be
done, l think 1t only just to both OF you
both sides-and desirable from my stand
point that you should have time to con-
slider what l have stated as to the rea-
sons for my getting you together ana l
shall trespass so far upon your Soou
nature as to ask that this interview cease
now and that you come back at O CLOCK.
I should like you to think 1t over What 1
have stated, not to decide now Out 10
give it careful thought. and return at
O'clock"
The conference then adjourned until .
o'clock. Upon reassembling Mr.. Baer
spoke as follows:
mfr. President: DO we understand you
correctly that We will be expected to an
swer the proposition supmltteo pS Nil'
Mitchell this mOrnng?
The President: 1T will be a pleasure to
m TO hear any answer that you are willing
to make.
Mr., Baer: Il have prepared an an
swer."
Mr.. eaer's Statement.
ITO the President Of the United states:
We understand your anxiety as lorcl"lS
expressed In the statement you rcau 10 uS
this morning to bring about an 1mmeoiate
resurnption Of operations in the coal mines
In some such way as WILL without Gay
unnecessary delay, meet the crying needs
Of the people We infer tnat you ue
sired us to consider the offer by MI
Mitchell verbally made TINS inoinlnS 40, ~
pressing and speaking for the United Mime
Workers. to so back to work, If you Woulo
annoint a. commission to determine tne
question at issue.
"You distinctly say that you do not IN
vite a discussion Of our respective Grams
and position. But We assume that state
ment of what Is going on In the coal re-
siOns will not be irrelevant We repre-
sent the owners Of coal mines In Pennsyl-
vania. There are from htteen 10 twenty
thousand men at work mining ana plepal
ing coal. They are abused. assaulted, III
iured and maltreated by the United Mine
Workers. They can only work under tn
protection Of armed guards. Thousand
Of other workmen are deferred from work
Ing by the intimidation, violence an
crimes Inaugural ted by the United MIN
Workers. over whom John Witchell, Whor
YOU invited to meet you. Is chief.
II need not picture the daily crime
committed by members Of this organ1za
tion The domestic tranquility Whlc
every constitution declares Is the chief OF
iect of government does not exist In tn
coal regions There Is a terrible reign {
lawlesness and crime there. Only tf
lives and property Of the members or tf
secret oath bound order which declare
that the locals should have full power
suspend operations at collerles until tf
non union men Joined their oruel' d.
safe Every effort is made to preNel
the mining Of coal, and when mine
Mitchells men dynamite bridges ar
tracks, mob trainmen and by all mann
Of violence try to prevent its shipment
relieve the public.
The constitution Of Pennsylvania qua
antees protection to life and property.
express terms is declares the right OF
curing possession and defending proper
TO be inalienable.' When riot and ana
chy too great to be appeased by the CT
mower occur. the governor OF PennsyN
MIA Is bound to call out the state troo
70 suppress it. He must fearlessly II
the whole power of the state to prote
life and property, and to establish pea
s~ not an armed truce, but the peace
the law which protects every man at Wo
and going to and from work He has sc
troops to the coal regions. Gradually
mower of the law is asserting itself.
less 1t Is encouraged by false hopes orc
will soon be restored, and then we c
mine coal to meet the public wants.
the power Of Pennsylvania fs lnefflclf
to -esta blish the reign Of law, the CO
60 stitution Of the United States requi
the president when requested by the leg
lature and governor. to suppress dom
Tic ciOlence' You see there Is law
NAV To secure coal for the public.