Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-04
FAILS TO END STRIKE
Conference at White House Comes to
Nsught After Much Talk.
OPERATORS REMAIN oBDUMTE As EVER
Refuse TO Listen to Any Proposition that
oOHtsnplates Arbitration.
OFFER MEN RECOURSE TO THE COURTS
Miners a. individuals Nay Go to Judges
Seeking Relief
'FFER MEN RECOURSE TO THE COURTS
ETcHILps CONCESSIONS scoFFED Al
Sugsestion that Matters BE Left "a
ArbitratOrs Named by President
Roosevelt IL Declined
by Operators.

WASHINGTON, Oct s.--The great coal
conference between the president and rep
resentativea Of the operators and the min
ers came to an end at the temporary White
House at i;55 O'Clock this afternoon with
a failure TO reach an agreement
apparently the rock upon which the con-
ference split was recognition of the miners
union. The president urged the contending
parties to cease strife in the interests OF
the public welfare; the miners through the
president Of their union expressed a will
ingness to submit difference to arbitration
of tribunal to be named by President
Roosevelt and to enter into an agreement
to abide by terms fixed by the arbitration
for period Of from one to five years and
the employers. through the presidents Of
the railroad and coal companies and
leading independent mine operator,
squarely refused arbitration, denounced the
miners labor organization as a lawless and
anarchistic body with which they could
and would have no dealings, demanded fed
eral troops to insure complete protection
20 workers and their families in the min
ing region and court proceedings against
the miners union, and offered IL the men
returned to work, to submit grievances at
individual collieries to the decision OF the
the district Of Pennsylvania in which the
colliery was located. There the matter
closed. Tonight both the miners and the
operators are still in the city, but tomor-
row they return to their several localities
each saying at a late hour that the strug-
gle =in continue.
VIII Continue strike.
The immediate parties to the strike say
- aa haro hot
course the administration will take next
no one is prepared to say. One Of the
operators, as he left the White House with
closely set Jaw. was asked regarding this
and replied:
IF any one knows what the president
win do next, that is more than know"
Fourteen men. including the president,
were In the second story front room at the
temporary White House during the mo-
mentous conference. President Mitchell
and three OF his district leaders repre-
scented the slninsfs ana fts' railroad men
and one independent mine operator the en-
ployers. With the president were Attorney
General Knox, Commissioner OF Labor
Wright, aud Secretary Cortelyou. What
took place at the meeting is set out In
ample statements made by each side and
given out to the press by themselves and
also efncIally at the White House. During
the conference the president listened to
both sides with the greatest eagerness.
Today's conference began few minutes
after IL o'clock. President Mitchell and
his three district presidents OF the Miners
union were the first to put In an appear
ance at the temporary White House ThS
operators reached the temporary White
House at one minute past H. Each party
was escorted to separate rooms on the first
floor, and soon after they were ushered
upstairs. In the front room on the second
story they found the president awaiting
them. After the introductions he smilingly
explained his inability to receive his guests
In a more formal manner.
who Were Present.
Those present at this time were: Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Attorney General Knox
Secretary Cortelyou. Carroll D. Wright
commissioner OF labor: Presidents Baer OF
the Reading. Thomas Of the Erie. Truesdale
OF the Delaware. Lackawanna & Western,
and Fowler OF the Ontario & Western rail-
roads: Daniel Wilcox, vice president and
general counsel OF the Delaware Hudson
railroad, representing President olyphant;
John Markle. representing the independent
coal operators. and President Mitchell OF
the Mine Workers union. with Thomas
Duffy. T. d. Nichols, John Fahy, presi-
dents OF the districts numbers 7, l and
OF the miners union. being the districts
where the anthracite coal Is mined. Later
Assistant Secretaries Loeb and Barnes, who
are stenographers came into the conference
room. The president entered at once on the
business on hand. His manner was exceed
ingly serious and his voice showed his deep
feeling. Amost Immediately after the presi-
dent had closed, Mr. Mitchell arose aud on
behalf OF the miners offered to submit the
IN rhl h. Noea
looked surprised. but before any reply could
be made President Roosevelt said he de-
sired that both parties take the matter un-
der consideration and meet him again at
o'clock The hrst session Of the conference
had lasted less than 10 minutes. The opeT-
Rtors were driven to their private cars In
the railroad yards and Mr.. Mitchell and his
party returned TO their hotel. Both parties
Immediately set to work to prepare state
ments in reply TO the presidents sugges-
tions.
AfternOOh PrOeesdinEs.
Al s:15 the afternoon proceedings began
President Baer. OF the Reading opened with
statement setting forth the views of those
he represented. He was followed by Presi-
dent Mitchell. OF the miners union. Then
Mr.. Thomas. OF the Erie. followed. and was
succeeded by Messrs. Markle. an indepen-
dent mine operator. and Messrs. Truesdale.
Wilcox and Fowler Of the Lackawanna,
Delaware 4 Hudson. and Ontario a Western
railroads respectively.
At the conclusion OF the statements there
was considerable general and what might
perhaps be regarded as formal conversation.
The president called attention to a part OF
THE statement made by Mr. Baer In which
the latter said that the operators were
willing to submit grievances TO the courts
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president asked Mr.. Mitchell II he. not as
president OF the union. but as an individual.
would agree TO that. Mr.. Mitchell promptly
replied that he would not.
The operators made II plain that they
would listen 70 no proposition whatever
emAnating from Mr.. Mitchell
II was minutes Of 5 o'clock when the