Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-10-02

Washington, Oct. president
Roosevelt will make an effort to bring
the anthracite coal mine owners and
their striking employees together in
the interest of the public good. This
conclusion was reached after a series
of conferences with his cabinet ad-
visers covering Tuesday and yester-
day The decision was arrived at
when the lawyers Of the cabinet in
formed the president that there was
no way, under the constitution and
the form of government Of the United
States, for federal Intervention to end
the strike. Every phase Of the situa-
ton was canvassed and the determin-
alton to have the mine operators and
President Mitchell meet the president
was reached when it was found that
no other method was open. At the
conclusion of the conference yester-
day, which was attended by Secre.
taries Root, Shaw and Moody, Attor-
ney General Knox and Postmaster
General Payne, at the temporary
White House, statement was issued,
saying the following kilograms had
been sent:
The kilograms Sent.
kilograms.
white, House, Washington,
October, 1, 1902.
George F. Baer, President Reading
Railway System, Philadelphia, Pa.
wv. H. Truesdale, President Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western
Company, rs Exchange Place, New
York
'E B. Thomas. Chairman of the
Board, Erie Railroad Company, 81
Cortlandt street, New York.
Thomas p Fowler, President New
York, Ontario and Western Rail-
way Company, Sc Beaver street,
New York.
"R. M. Olyphant, President Delaware
and Hudson Company, New York.
John Markle, SGT West Thirtyfourth
street, New YORK.
II should greatly like to see you on
Friday next, Oct 8, at IL o'clock a..
m, here in Washington, in regard to
the failure of the coal supply, which
has become matter of vital concern
to the whole nation. | have sent a
similar dispatch to Mr.. John Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Work
ers Of America.
(Signed) Theodore Roosevelt
John Mitchell, President United Mine
Workers of America, Wilkesbarre,
Pa.
II should greatly like to see you on
Friday next, Oct 8, at II O'Clock a.
m, here in Washington, in regard to
the failure of the coal supply, which
has become matter of vital concern
to the whole nation. l have sent a
similar dispatch to the presidents Of
the anthracite coal companies
tSigned) Theodore Roosevelt"
VIII Appeal For Settlement.
At the meeting Friday the line Of
approach toward the settlement of
the strike will be an appeal by Presi-
dent Roosevelt to both sides to come
together as men and not to allow false
pride or a feeling of obstinacy to
stand in the way of the termination
of the great strike which is fraught
with such threat of misery to thou.
sands of people. 1t is stated by one
of the presidents advisers that be-
yond this the president cannot go;
he has no powers of compulsion to
to bring into play against either side
and he must rely upon his persuasive
abilities and his appeals to their
sense OF humanity IL anything tangi
BILE is to be accomplished.
The president intends to lay before
his hearers the situation as 1t appears
to him, with all the prospective hor-
rors that will follow a fuel famine,
end will urge them in the interests OF
humanity to open the mines and sup
ply the demand for coal. The presi
dent has taken this action because he
feels 1t to be his duty to do so, as
the executive head Of nation, threat.
ened with great peril. The president
has, In sense, taken upon himself
the burdens of an arbitrator in this
great dispute between capital and la,
Dor. and though the arbitration is not
compulsory and is not even known
under the name of arbitration in any
of the invitations issued yesterday,
1T Is the hope Of the president and
his advisers that 1t will be effective
Just how, no one can say, though
there is the suggestion of a temporary
arrangement which will tide over the
cold weather.
No Polit cs In II.
1t IL stated by member of the
cabinet that there til no political pur-
pose In this effort, but that the pres
ident Il moved TO exert his influence