Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-12
END OF STRIKE IS AFFAIR OFF
No Apparent Results Follow Breaking Up
Of the Conference.
ROOSEVELT CONTINUES HIS LAW STUDIES
Aided by other OmcIaIs He is Search
ing for n Legal Remedy for SITE
uatiOn-Federation Makes
Appeal for Aid.


Of the board Of directors Of the Erie rail-
road, that the reports to the effect that
there was likely to be on Tuesday Of next
week a further conference with Senators
Quay. Plat and Penrose were incorrect.
The statement issued by Mr.. Thomas at the
conclusion of the conference on Friday
morning definitely covered the situation.
1t was explained that in the early confer
ences with the Civic federation certain
propositions had been submitted by Mr..
Thomas These propositions are understood
to be the basis Of all the negotiations on
the part OF the operators ever since and to
which the operators adhere.
These propositions we're:
1. The anthracite companies do not under
take In the slightest manner to discrimi-
nate against members of the United Mine
Workers Of America, but they do insist
that members of that organization shall
not discriminate against nor decline to
work with non-members of sucn associa-
2. That there shall be no deterioration in
the quantity or quality of the work and
that there shall be no effort to restrict the
by the ton or car, may for reasons salts
factory to themselves and their employers
produce such a quantity of work as they
g.. BY reason of the different conditions,
varying not only with the districts, but
with the miners themselves, thus rendering
absolutely impossible anything approaching
uniform conditions, each m-ne must ar
range, either individually or through its
committees, with the super~intendents or
managers any question affecting wages or
grievances.
On the other hand, the Associated Press
has received the following from an au-
thoritative source on the other side of the
dispute:
The two days conference between the
presidents ofNthe coal carrying roads and
Governor Odell and Senator's Plat, Quay
and Penrose was not the failure that II was
reported to be. The operators practically
agreed to a certain advance in wages and
to certain propositions that would result in
the resumption of coal mining. The au-
thority here mentioned is of the opinion
that the conference was not adjourned be-
cause an agreement apparently could not
be reached, but because the operators were
not willing to have IL appear that they
were yielding under pressure.
The conference, according to the present
plan, will be resumed on Tuesday, but a
final agreement may not be reached that
Element will be effected before the series
of meetings is ended, although something
may be said or done while the present
efforts are being made that would wipe out
the work already accomplished
When the above was shown to Mr..
Thomas he said:
This statement is unqualifiedly wrong.
No conclusions we're or could be reached
nTOuKH lndL ClhIlIltls II lhCluGlN may
be considered as absolutely closed. the
operators positively declining to accept the
suggestions made. Nothing will be done
on Tuesday.
OdeII stin working.
Close friends who saw Governor Odell
before his departure for Newburgh today
were inclined to believe that he has formu-
lated a plan of action in the event that the
strike is not settled at an early day. This
plan, however, is not believed to have any
direct fearing on the settlement of the dis
pute between the operators and miners, but
looks to a project by which coal may be
supplied to the suffering poor OF this state
Several conferences were held during the
day, chief among them that between Sec
rotary Of War Root and J. p. Morgan or
the latter's yacht. This lasted for several
hours and then the two drove to the Union
club. Mr.. Root did not stay long and II
is reported that he soon afterward left fol
Washington. D. H. Bacon Of the Ten
nessee Coal and Iron company and Chair.
man Thomas OF the Erie railroad were al
the club.
Mr.. Thomas subsequently had a talk will
Senator T.. C. Plat, but what was said al
any of the interviews of the day was mo-
made public.
Walter w. Ross, general attorney for the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad
today gave out a statement reinforcing that
given out by David Wilcox yesterday in his
letter to the president, urging that the
attorney general OF the United States pro.
coed against the United Mine Workers al
an illegal combination. He r~ecites a
length the alleged testimony obtainable IN
support Of this position and says that tho
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general Of the United States to file a bill
on the equity side OF the circuit court Of
the United States In Pennsylvania and lei
the court hear the evidence. and make such
order as to whether it shall seem meet an
just. or he may. as commandments o
the army, order the federal troops to quel
the insurrection, domestic violence or com
bination. to abate the great public nuisanc,
and protect life. liberty and property.
No Change Mt W~iIkesbnrre.
wILKEsBARRE, Pa, Oct. 11.-Anothe,
week OF the strike closed today withou
any incident worthy of note. 1t was ex
tremely quiet throughout the valley. Som
Of the coal company superintendents asser
hat they have made a slight gain In tn
number of men employed since last week
but also admit that there have been a few
assertions. The shipment of coal is still
going on in a small way. How much, can
not be learned, as the company oficial
keep this a secret.
The small stockade built on the cam
grounds OF the Ninth regiment was com
pleted today. 1t will be used, ColOne
Dougherty says, as a prison for all per
sons arrested for breaking the peace Il
connection with the strike. II is the pur
pose OF the military oficers to hold withou
bail all persons who are arrested by tn
soldiers until such time as the authoritie
feel. justified in releasing them. providin
they have committed no serious crime.
The decision Of the military officers no
to turn prisoners over to the civil oficial
has stirred up a hornets nest among tn
strikers. It is claimed by their attorney
that to arrest a man and hold him withou
bail and not permit him to institute habea
corpus proceedings is illegal. 1t is IN
intention OF the miners local unions I
test this in the courts.
1t is said the coal companies will NJ
attempt a general resumption until the
have made an EFFORT to have federal trooI
brought in.
There were no new Developments at strih
: headquarters. President Mitchell arrive
from New York and had nothing TO 50
regarding his trip. He felt that Il va
better for all concerned that nothing /
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