Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-05
THE ONLY SOLUTION.
FINAL EFFORT TO DE MADE TO
end THE COAL
STRIKE.
AN APPEAL TO MITCHELL.
He May DC Able TO Get Strikers TO
Return to Work.
INVESTIGATION TO FOLLOW:
Roth National and State Legislation
or Rccomm rdntion With n View
to Relieving the Condition of the
Miner. in the Near Future-No Ex-
ira Session Of Congress to he
Called.

WASHINGTON. October A final eff
fort. with hope of success, is to be made
TO end the strike. 1t has been discussed
to-day. and while the idea is still in an
uncompleted state, and the final result
uncertain. yet it offers a method which
now seems TO be the only solution OF the
problem. The suggestion is made that
President Mitchell. Of the United Mine
Workers. may be able TO have the men
now on strike return to work in order
to avert the impending disaster which
fuel famine will cause, and that at as
early a date as possible, there shall be a
complete investigation by the National
legislature, and by the State Leglsla-
ture of Pennsylvania, into the anthracite
coal situation. with a view to bringing
before the public the facts. and the con-
dit;ons of the miners. with a view to
legislation or recommendations Tor re-
lievinc the condition of the miners IN the
near future While It is not absolutely
possible to guarantee such an investlga-
ton, there is little doubt that recon-
mendations by the President and the
Executive of Pennsylvania would be
promptly acted upon by Congress ana
the Pennsylvania Legislature.
Mitchell May AcHuicscc
Just how President Mitchell will view
this suggestion cannot be stated. but II
is known that he and others fully re-
alize that after the statements made by
the presidents Of the coal roads Eester-
dav. there is little hope Of securing any
adjustment with the operators. by Whlch
the people of the country may be supp'et
with coal. 1t is expected that rresldeht
Mitchell will confer with his associates
and if they can determine that the NINE
workers may be fully as mucn benefited
nv the course suggested as by continu-
ing the strike. and causing the VIDE
spread suffering which is sure to follow
a deadlock it is expected that negola-
tons will be opened with q We" 10 car
rying out the new proposition. Much Will
depend upon the way the miners view the
proposition, and whether they thlnA IT
will cause loss of prestige to the union,
from which it cannot recover
No Extra Session.
WASHINGTON. October 4.-There will
be no call for an extra session OF Con-
sress to deal with the coal strike sltua-
ton at this stage. The President express
" stated in his appeal to the operators
and representatives of the miners yester-
6av that he did not act officially in call
ing them together. He has for the time
being. exhausted his individual resources.
In his view, the matter is again one with
which the State of Pennsylvania should
deal. If the commonwealth finds itself UNI
able to control the situation and appeals
TO him through the Constitutional cham
nels. the President will be ready to bring
into play the great forces of the national
government military and civil. But for
the time being the President has relaxed
his efforts.
A great many radical suggestions have
been made as a result of the failure of
the conference yesterday, and they in
clude everything from taking possession
of the mines by the government to send
ing United States troops to Pennsylvania
without regard to any call from the Gov
ernor of that State. 1t can be positively
stated that none of these suggestions has
received any serious consideration by the
administration