The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-07
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MINE LESSEES PROTECTED
Counsel for Coal Operators Do NOt
Fear lniunctiOns.
MITCHELL MADE A QUICK TRIP.
He Held Mysterious Interview With
Carroll D. Wright.
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SARGENT INTERVIEWS THE PRESIDENT
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He Would Give Out Nothing, but Il Is
Believed lie Was the Representative
of President Mitchell.
SARGENT INTERVIEWS THE PRESIDENT

Bangor Maine. October &C, NJ Hol
man Of this city, who is part owner in
the coal mines in PENNSYLVANIA Of which
the Philadelphia aud Reading nGllread com
pony are lessees, Is considering the ques.
ton Of making application to the courts
for an injunction TO compel the operators
to open miues ana resume operations at
once As the property Is leased on royalty.
Mr.. Holman soys that no income hats been
made since the mines were shut aud that
the actual owners OF the mines are among
tho present sufferers from the strike
He also says that greut many Of the
owners are in sympathy With the strikers,
but are helpless, at least IN Pennsylvania.
as the courts have held that the lessces
have fun control Mir Holman has wired
President Roosevelt that the interests Of
the owners ontlto them TO representation
in any conference which mny be held with
reference 10 a settlement Of the strike.
OPERATORS NOT ALARMED.
New York. October 6-Iohn y. Kerr,
general counsel for the New York, Ontario
and western railroad. speaking OF the re-
port from Boston that certain New En.
gland owners or coal mining properties
In tho anthracite nelds in Pennsylvania
Tint nrc held under lonse by the operators
by the railways. are talking Of bringing
suit 10 break the leases, because their
| royaitIes have stopped since the strike be
! gan. had 8 lis 90 say OF the matter:
Sin the FIRST place, there are very few
New England owners Of coal lands In renn'
syivnnin. Thcn, an the leases, 20 fur as
know. contain strike clauses. They pro.
| vide that IN case OF strike, when the
lessee IS willing to pay the prevailing wages
to his employees, he IS excused from ths
payment Of royalties during the strike
,'rhe Lenses also provide that tho lesseea
| are excused from paying the royalties ~
! case Of an accident az a mine that prevents
! the minlug Of coal, or IN case of trouble
on tho railroads making II impossible to
| transport the coal.
| In other words, all the leases ] know
/ anything about place the lessee in the posi-
| lion In which the owner would be II he
were operating the mines.
''If an operator attempts 20 cut the wages
of his men TO less than the prevailing
wages and they strike ne IS not excuses
by tho strike clause But In the present
instance tho operators IRE willing to pay
the prevailing wages and are excused from
the payment OF royalties"
The Churchman'S association, which III.
clndes more than 100 Of the representative
Protestant Episcopal clergymen Of the do
cesc II New York today passed these reso'
lutions;
whereas, The present coal famine Is the
cause OF widespread distress and great In
dustriai disturbance, involving possible eon'
sequence Of unprecedented gravity; and,
whercns, The public deprivation OF a
, necessity OF life raises m issue which u
above the merits Of ANY private quarrel.
Therefore, be II
Resolved That we recognize with graft
tudo aud appreciation the patriotic action
OF the president Of the United States n
Ills endeavors 10 concliate the conflicting
interests; and, further be 4
Resolved Tint We pledge 10 the president
onr heartlest moral support in bis further
efforts 10 secure justice for the public