The Nome nugget., 1902-10-22
THE COAL
 STRIKE Assuming Proportions of a National Issue. PUBLIC SENTIMENT
Likely to Enforce Legislation at the Next Session of
 Congress.

it will soon become one of the of,the most conservative public men in Washington, Any matter which touch- es the public so closely cannot be sep arated from politics. In this instance the coal strike fits in with trusts. As result of the coal strike. antitrust legis- lation will be pushed ahead ten years.
 Members of congress realize that the people are very much aroused on the subject of the rise in the value of coal They know that the people will fav9r action by congress calculated to pre- vent recurrence ot if not to alleviate ,he present situation. One week of cold weather, when rich and poor alike are compelled to live in unheated houses, will create enough public sent iment to force legislation even in the short session beginning in December. But even should there be no leg;sla, on it is morally certain that there viii be an investigation, inqu'r'ng into the
  much light will be sned on lhe work ings of the combination of railroads which controls the anthracite cGal fields.
 Whatever may be thought of the pro- pfiety Of attemp ; to control by legis- lative enactment mere combination, of capital, it is held by lawyers in theS de- partment of justice that there is no question as to the propriety and the power of the fedel al government to control railroads. The coal trust will be found on inquiry, to be merely q matter of coal ansportatiou. and it can therefore be reached much more easily than the majority of trust. Bat in regulating or investigating the coal trust the general subject Of trust le9ia- lation will be brought Ia the front and the subject will be discussed and ar- gued in all it's phases.
 Public opinion, after all. is respons- ibie for all legislation.
 Wilkesbafre, Pa, Oct. 6. President Mitchell left here at 4:3O this morning presumably for Philadelphia. The ut most secrecy is being maintained as to the object of the vis;t. The entire Wyoming valley was quiet today. As far as can be learned no more men went. to work at any of the collieres. The Sterling Washery at Plymouth made an,attempt to start up, but no men re- ported for work. It is rumored here that President~Mitcheliw went to Phila- Penrose, who are representing the president in an effort to end the s,rike. It is stated that Mr, Mitchell will re- tupn here tonight.
 Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 6.-The belief prevails in railroad circles that thes mysterious disappearance of President Mitchell from Wil,esbarre fo esbad- ows an important development in the coal strike situation. It is rumored that the man with whom Mr. Mitchell conferred in this city last Monday wa, Martin Maloney, close friend and business associate of ?. A. B. W;dener and that he came here today for the purpose of again seeking Mr. Maloney. Nobody was able to locate Mir. Mitchell However. Another rumOr is to the ef- feet that he went direct to Washington. Gov. Stone was closely watched at Harrisburg by those interested in the settlement of the strike, but he gave no outward signs of any unusual movement in this direction.
 Washington, D. C., Oct. G.-At the headquarters of the Federation of Labor it was stated that President Mitchell would not be in Washington today, but probably would be tomorrow. No in- formation could be obtained as to whether his coming has any bearing on the White House conference of yes terday, or whether he has any new proposition to offer looking to settle ment of the strske.
 Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 6.-Gov. Stone will neither affirm nor deny the report from Washington that he has been asked by President Roosevelt to call an extra session of the general assem- bly, to settle the coal strike. He still declines to discuss the situation or the prospect of an early settlement of the differences between the operators and miners.
 London, Monday, Oct. 6.-Continu- ance of the coal strike in the United States has given fillip to the market here, and it is now believed that the demann will not be mere flash in the pan, but will last at least over the pres ent month. Further considerable pur- chases of coal at large exporting cen ters and quite number of vessels have been fixed to loan cagoes for American ports at Cardiff, Swansea, Newcastle, Liverpool and Glasgow. One quantity so far contracted for is very consider able, and the fixing of the large boats goes on apace, to the advantage of the market and the qualification of ship owners. It is said that several Elder