Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-06
PRESIDENT is
STILL AT WORK
Coal Strike Is Receiving His
Entire Attention.
Conference Was Held Yes
terday With the Members
of His Cabinet--F Future
Moves Not Announced.

In an earnest effort to expediate the
adjustment OF the coal strike problem
another conference over the situation
was held at the White House yesterday,
and adjourned after three hours OF delib-
GRAFTON. No statement was given out
as to the conclusions reached, and every
participant positively refused to discuss
what had taken place during the meet
ing. The conference was called for yes
terday, although it was Sunday, in view
OF the extraordinary Importance to the
American people of a speedy solution OF
the question.
Besides the president there were pres
ent at the conference Secretary of War
Root, Secretary Of the Navy Moody, At
torney General Knox, Postmaster GEN
eral Payne and Carroll D. Wright,
United States commissioner of labor.
The last named was summoned to at
tend the conference on account of his
expert knowledge Of the situation In the
anthracite coal fields and because of
his personal Investigation OF the condl-
tions there which he made some months
ago at the instance of the president.
The president In expressing his views
at the outset OF the conference, talked
earnestly and showed a deep feeling.
Secretary Cortelyou was summoned into
the room and directed to prepare GER
tain matters for the consideration of
the president and his advisers. This
was taken to Indicate that some action
of one nature or another was about to
be consummated.
When the conference adjourned few
minutes before o'clock, those who had
joined In it refused to talk. Every
member OF the cabinet and Colonel
Wright the only outsider who was pres
ent, was pledged to absolute secrecy as
to what had occurred within the con-
ference room.
| In this state of absolute reticence Of
every one OF the parties to the confer
ence, 1t is almost impossible to do more
than draw the most general of conclu-
sions as to the nature Of the proceed
ings, based upon what preceded the
meeting.
The known facts are that the presi
dent has reached the conclusion that he
has nothing to expect save refusal from
further appeal to the coal operators
and, therefore, has decided to look for
relief from a situation which In his view
is fast growing intolerable, to the min
ers side. He feels that he hardly can
expect them to make the sacrifice of all
OF their contentious without holding out
at least a promise of some return, and
the question before him is as to his
ability to do this.
The president can pledge himself to
appeal to congress to examine into the
justice of the miners complaints and
remedy them so far as lies in the power
Of the legislative branch, backed by the
earnest good will of the executive.
Also he can suggest to Governor Stone,
| Ol GeunSy lNdnld, tudb ue Cduse tue
Pennsylvania legislature likewise to
make an inquiry, perhaps fastening the
usual methods by calling an extra ses-
sion. But these pledges would be given
only on condition that the men go at
once into the mines and get out with all
speed the coal for which the people are
suffering.
That the parties to the conference
feel that they have accomplished some
thing is borne out by the expression OF
the belief that the miners will soon be
again at work.
INDEPENDENT OPERATORS MAY RESUME.
The Philadelphia Inquirer this morn
ing publishes the following, the truth OF
which is doubted by the strikers of this
vicinity:
| "There Is reason to believe that John
$500 to Chicago and Return