Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-08
White House.

BuualO, N. L, OCL. o. uS SOulSA
ence between the committee appolnf-
ed by the National Manufacturers as
sociation ana President Mitchell and
has neutenants, held at the lroQuols
hoIel yesterday afternoon, did not re-
.l.l "a any u1InIte plan being agreed
upon iCr Lne L4rtial resumptlCn qr
work in the anthracite coal t1elds, but
tie members OF the manufacturerS
connltLee stated that they were
2. ely pleased with the progress
nuua The fact that communication
was established with the operators
by long distance telephone and an
appointment made to meet commit
tee representing them in Phtladelphla
today is looked upon as significant
as il had been announced by members
OF the manufacturers committee that
taere eXlsled no understanding with
the operators prior to yesterday S
meeting and no step in that direction
would De taken undl the negotiations
with President Mitchell reached a
stage where such meeting would
promise results. =.
Will Refuse Presid -nt's Plea.
Mr.. Mitchell yesterday afternoon
positively declined to discuss the re-
quest made by President Roosevelt
that Mitchell use his influence to in
duce the miners to resume work with
a promise of the appointment Of a
commission to investigate the miners
grievances. 1t was learned from q
reliable source, however, that Mr..
Mitchell does not regard the PROPOSE;
tion favorably and that he will de-
cline to ask the miners to resume
work under the conditions stipulated.
The following gentlemen represent
cd the manufacturers at yesterdays
meeL.ne: David NJ. Parry, president
VI the Manufacturers association, In
;..4iI~ pills, George H. Barbour, Of
-.e..,..; 4.ichaId loung, CT New York;
. IanA LeaKe, CT Pnilaie. pnla, and
~ In Maxwell, or INDIANAPOLIS. The
.--iltIS Wee repres en.eI ny President
Mitchell, ~-cGe.ary Treasurer wilson
and District Residents T. d. Nichols,
rAU4-4s LdLy aEu "enn Fany.
4.e cClle. ence was .~-d behind
closed DOES AM only lief s,-,c-
Lent Ga&S gwen vuL aL the ead OF CAe
Meolilg. Ile statement Is as fol
lows.
Statement as to Conference.
,.+
SociatiOn CT manufacturers has lis
tened 10 tie eXFiauatiOn Ot the pres
ent strike dI.iCu.ty as Uf1ei I'll b. d
special committee CT the UIi.ei Nina
Workers, at tce Le1d Of watch was
Mr.. JGhn Ai-cneil The national as
ISOLATION Of manufacturers commit
tee has learned what it could of the
conditions, and now gocS to Philadel-
phia for the purpose CT meeting a
committee OF mine owners. with tie
idea Of getting their side OF the dim
Guilty. 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 settle
ment Of this dispute.
DAVID N. PARRY,
"GEOnGE H. BARBOUR,
RICHARD YOUNG,
FRANh LEAkE."
Wilke5bar-e. Pa, Oct. S.-The two
principal features of the anthracite
coal strike which claimed public at.
tentioo il the coal fields yesterday
were, will the miners yield to the de-
sire Of the president OF the United
States for them TO return to WORK
and Investigate afterwards, and will
the mine operators be able TO carry
out their promise to produce enough
coal to relieve the situation if given
the protection OF the full military
cover Of the state. If after a most
Iareful inquiry among the district ot-
ficers mot including the district pres
idents, who are in Bufalo,) and the