Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-04
NOSTATEMENTYET
Cabinet Will Advise President
 to Keep Silent.
BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT FELL

no Think That Yesterdays Confer
 ence Did Not Bear Better Fruit
 President Mitchell Will Soon Issue
 Statement to Strikers-He Says
 Public Sentiment Must Sustain
 Him in the Position He Has Taken.
 Washington, Oct 4.-There will be no call for an extra session of congress to deal with the coal strike at this stage of the proceedings. The presi- uent has exhausted his individual re- sources. If the commonwealth of Pennsylvania finds itself unable to control the situation and appeals to him through constitutional channels. tne president will be ready to bring into play the great forces of the na Slonai government, militia and civil.
 washington, Oct 3.-It is not vet known whether President Roosevelt Wlll issue statement commenting up- on the result of yesterdays coal strike conference. Some of the presi- dents cabinet will advise against such 3 course. There is disappointment that the effort of the president met with no better success but it seems 1ne opinion of those who are cognizant of the situation that the administra- ton can do no more. The good off ces of the president to settle the strike was the limit of his power.
 Late last evening the operators who were in the conference called upon Secretary Root but the position they had assumed made it impossible to carry the negotiations further, al- though various phases of the situation were briefly discussed.
 President Mitchell and the other members of the anthracite miners committee who attended yesterdays conference left Washington at 10:50 to-day over the Baltimore & Ohio rail- road for their headquarters at Wilkes barre. Before boarding the train MT Mitchell said that probably soon after his arrival in Wilkesbarre he would issue directions to the miners as to how to proceed, that he could not say positively what he would do. Asked what if any directions he would issue he replied that any directions issued would be for the continuation of the strike.
 Do you feel, he was asked s.that public sentiment will sustain you in continuing the strike"
 .'It certainly must do so after the result of yesterdays conference,'' he replied. I've are confident that we have the sympathy of every working man in the country and we believe that we will have the financial sup port of most of them."
 ..Is the outside contribution silfh- eient to relieve distress?"
 .sI can't state the exact amount, but so far we have been able to relieve all cases of absolute want, and we expect the contributions to increase in vol ume We feel quite confident of be- ing able to continue the strike through the winter, but we shall regret very much to have to do so, not only on the public Indeed, if only the in- our own account but on account of terests of the miners and the operators were concerned, the strike would be portance."
 MT Mitchell referred to the charge of lawlessness made by the coal op-s orators in the conference yesterday. saving: Several of them made the statement that there had been 20 mur- ders by the strikers since the begin ming of the strike. We challenged the statement on the spot and l volun- teered to tender my resignation then and there if it could be proved that ahere had been 20 deaths all told from violence since the inception of the strike. The proposition was not ac- cepted. The truth is that there have feen just seven deaths and three of these were caused by the coal and iron police employed by the mine op orators. The trouble is that these men never go to the mines, and they accept without question all the repre- sentations made to them.
 The Mitchell party expects to reach Nilkesbarre at 4 30 this afternoon.
 Philadelphia. Oct 4.-President Baer of the Philadelphia x Reading hali- road Go returned from Washington to bfs office this morning. In response s'S+lino - to sav for publication beyond +sse ststament published this morning.
 Naw York. Oct 2.-Coal dealers m *,,fs citv were dismayed by the news f6at President Roosevelt's effort to CT fecf a settlement of the differences De- fxven the anthracite operators ana the ~niners had come to naught.
 Coal retailed in the tenement dls> k~gc+s is now selling at 30 cents pail, ~ghich makes a ton cost $37. 50. For a number of years the salvation Army has bought large quantities or ToaI fo sell to the poor at the rate or ? cents a pail One of the officers has as,nounced, however, that the Army Is unable to obtain a supply for the com ing winter
 X firm of miners and dealers Wnlcn shInped a year ago 2,500 tons of an fbracite to Rouen. France, as an ex- pertinent has found that the coal was not used and has bought it back and sold # here for delivery on it's arrival. Although the cost of reshipment to fhis country is calculated at $4 ton, fbe deal will be profitable.
 A steamer will sail early next month for this port with 5000 of Scotch an fhraeife. This win be the first impor- fat|on of Scotch coal
 Thus far more than 50,O00 tons of xoreixn anthracite has been brought 10 this port since the strike reached am acute stage. The great bulk of this was purchased by the gas and ele- xafed railroad companies.
 New York. Ocf 4-An appeal for
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