Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-10-04
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| conference split was recognition Of
the miners union The president hal
urged the eontending parties to cease
strife In the interests of the public
welfare; the miners through the pres
| ident of their union, expressed will
ingness to submit differences to arbi
tration of a tribunal to be named by
the president and to enter into al
| agreement to abide by terms fixed b.
the arbitration for a period Of from
one to five years, and the employers
through the presidents of the railroad
and coal companies and a leading in
| dependent mine operator, had square
ly refused arbitration, had DE
NOUNcED THE MINERS LABOR
ORGANIZATION AS A LAWLESs
AND ANARcHIsTIc BODY, witt
which they could and would have nc
dealings; had DEMANDED FEDERAL
| TROOPS to insure complete protec
ton to workers and their families In
the mining region and court proceed
ings against the miners union, and
! had offered If the men returned tc
work to SUBMIT GRIEVANCES AT
INDIVIDUAL IOLLlERIES TO THE
DECISION OF THE JUDGES OF
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
for the districts of Pennsylvania In
which the collieries are located
There the matter closed.
| Each said at late hour last night
that the STRUGGLE WILL CON.
TiNUE.
A statement was issued at the tenn
porary White House last night, which
in part, named those present, who
besides the president. operators and
miners representatives, were Attor,
ney General Knox, Carroll d. Wright
COMMISSIONS of labor. and Secretary
Cortelyou-
/ The president made a statement, as
follows:
President Appeals For Settlement.
| wish to call your attention to the
fact that there are three parties af.
! fected by the situation in the anthra.
cite trade: The operators, the
miners and the general public |
| speak for neither the operators nor
the miners, but for the general pub
! lie. The questions at issue which led
| to the situation affect Immediately the
parties commemorative operators and
| the miners-but the situation itself
vitality affects the public. AS long as
| there seemed to be a reasonable hope
| that these matters could be adjusted
between the parties, it did not seem
proper to me to intervene in any way.
| | disclaim any right or duty to inter-
veme in this way upon legal grounds
or upon any official relation that /
bear to the situation; but the urgency
and the terrible nature of the catas-
trophe impending over a large portion
| of our people in the shape of a winter
fuel famine impel me after much
| anxious thought to believe that my
duty requires me to use whatever In
fiuence | personally can to bring to
an end a situation which has become
literally intolerable. wish to empha-
size the character OF the situation and
to say that its gravity Is such that I
am constrained urgently to insist that
each one of you realize the heavy
burden of responsibility upon him.
We are upon the threshold of winter,
with an already existing coal famine,
the future terrors of which we can
nardly yet appreciate
Evil Possibilities Appalling.
The evil possibilities are SO far
reaching, SO appalling, that it seems
to me that you are not only justified
in sinking, out required to sink, for
the time being, any tenacity as to
your respective claims in the matter
at issue between you. In my judg-
ment the situation imperatively re-
quires that you meet upon the COM
mon plane Of the necessities OF the
public. With all the earnestness
there is in me ask that there be an
immediate resumption of operations
in the coal mines in some such way
as will without days unnecessary
delay meet the crying needs of the
people.
| do not invite discussion OF your
respective claims and positions.
appeal to your patriotism, to the
spirit that sinks personal considera-
lions and makes individual sacrifices
for the general good.
Mr.. Mitchell then said:
Would Accept Tribunals Decision.
Mr.. President, am much i'm
pressed with what you say. I am
much impressed with the gravity of
the situation. We feel that we are
not responsible for this terrible state
of affairs. We are willing to meet
the gentlemen representing the coal
operators to try to adjust our differ
ences among ourselves. II we cannot
adjust them that way, Mr.. President,
we are willing that you shall name a
tribunal who shall determine the Is
sues that have resulted in the strike,
and If the gentlemen representing the
operators will accept the award or de-
cision of such tribunal, the miners
will willingly accept 1t, even ii 1t Is
against their claims.
The president said:
Before considering what ought to
be done | think IL only just to both
from my standpoint that you should
have time to consider what l have
stated as to the reasons for my get
ting you together. and shall tres
pass so far upon your good nature as
to ask that this interview cease now
and that you come back at o'clock.
| should like you to think over what
I have stated, not to decide now, but
give 1t careful thought and return at
o'clock.
The conference then adjourned I'M
til O'Clock. Upon reassembling, Mr..
Baer spoke as follows:
Mr.. President, do we understand
you correctly that We will be expected
to answer the proposition submitted
by Mr.. Mitchell this morning?
The Prasffient--tt will ha uIaao