Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-02
BARONS TO
MEET ROOSEVELT.

IeS1S IL 70 De Ills Qutv 10 90 SO, as
the executive head of a nation, threat.
ened with great peril. The president
| has, in Z sense. taken upon himself
the burdens CT an arbitrator in this
great. dispute between capital and la
Dor. and though TIE arbitration is not
compulsory and is not even known
under the nan,o Of arbitration in any
Of the invitations issued yesterday.
it is the hope of the president and
his advisers that it viii 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 Politics In 1t.
! 1t is stated by a member Of the
cabinet that there is no political pur-
pose in this effort, but that the pres
ident Is moved to exert his influence
solely in the interests of the people.
In the other attempts. it is said
the operators felt that politics was
the most prominent motive. In this
connection the story is revived Of the
settlement of the strike in 1900. The
operators claim that when that strike
was settled under stress OF a politi-
cal exigency, the way was paved for
the present strike. They also claim
that the strikers have hoped that po-
| litical influence would again be ex-
erted in their behalf and the operators
| be compelled to make further conces-
Eions. The efforts of Senators Quay
and Penrose, of Pennsylvania; Sena-
| tor Plat, of New York, and Governor
| Stone, of Pennsylvania, have been
] pointed out as verihcation Of the
| claim of the operators. All this they
/ have asserted is due to the settle
ment which was made in 1900 All
these various questions have been dis
cussed during the past few days, to-
gether with the legal situation and
the powe- Of the federal administra-
F, ton in the premises. and the conclu
sion was reached. that the president
could do more by bringing the inter
ested parties together than "a any
other way.
/ No Outsiders to be Present.
There will be no enc Eesent at
Fridays meeting at the temporary
White House but the principals. 1t
is true that Friday is cabinet day and
that II o'clock, the hour appointed in
the invitations for the meeting Of the
coal magnates, is the usual hour of
assembling of the cabinet, but, ac-
cording to the present understanding,
that cabinet meeting will be post
poned.
1t is stated positively that the presi
| dent has no assurances from either
side which formed the basis Of his
call for this meeting. But, when Mr.
Root was in New York, Tuesday, and
the night preceding, he saw one at
least Of the coal presidents whose
name appears in yesterdays list OF
invitations. 1t was stated that the
meeting was a casual one. but no
statement could be extracted touch
ing the personality Of the other great
forces that are operating in this
strike who might have been seen By
the war secretary in his peace mis-.
/ sion. Other great financial forces
| than Mr.. Morgan, competent TO exer-
else a tremendously powerful but Sc
| cret pressure upon corporations, exist
/ in New York, and it is surmised that
with some of these the secretary, not
/ unacquainted in a business way in
| that circle, may have had interview
| during his visit.
| Some of Those Invited Accepted.
President Roosevelt's proposition
for a gathering here. Friday morning
panies and coal operators and the
| miners met a prompt response from q
/ number Of the gentlemen to whom
/ invitations were sent During yester-
day afternoon and evening the presi.
| dent received replies 10 his invitations
| from President John Mitchell, Of the
United Mine Workers: President
George F. Bae-. of the Reading Rail
way system. and one or two others.
| Mr.. Baer's prompt reply to the presi-
| dents suggestion was particularly
| gratifying to Mr%Rooseyelt. as il was
believed that in all probability his ac-
| ceptance will insure favorable replies
| from other officials who were invited
Mr.. Baer has acted as spokesman for
| the operators in the various state
ments that hive been put forth from
time to time in reply 10 the miners
representations. and it is realized that
his influence viii be a potent factor
in any conference that may take place.
The president Is expressing the
keenest interest in the coming gath
ering and expressed the sincere hope
that it will result in steps that will
bring about the cessation Of the strike
President a. j. Cassatt, Of the Penn
1 sylvania railroad, Is among those
asked TO Join In Fridays conference