Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-04

economic history of the country that
was written yesterday. For the first
time the President of the republic had
interviewed directly between the great
forces OF capital and labor in an effort
to avert what he himself regarded as
great national calamity. The result
was to bring the principals in the great
controversy face to face with the whole
country, eagerly intent and watchful
of their doings. Technically the issues
between the two great forces stand as
they did before the President sum
moned the representative of the con
tending forces to the national capital,
and forgetting his own acute suffering,
besought them for love of the great
country wherein they dwet, and out of
pity for the countless throng of suffer-
ing poor to adjust their differences ana
work together in peace for the common
veal, What, IL anything, will result
from the conference, is for the indefinite
future to reveal. Yesterday the views
of the contenders in the great indus
trial struggle were so extreme ana
wide apart that there was no middle
ground possible, and so the conference
came to an end without any agree
ment for its continuation. The con
ference had lasted six hours, includ-
ing n recess of three hours between
the morning and afternoon sessions,
taken to enable the miners and op-
orators to prepare written responses
to the Presidents appeal
The immediate parties to the strike
say they will continue as heretofore
One of the operators, as he left the
White House, with closely set jaw,
was asked regarding this, and re-
piled:
"If anyone knows what the Presi-
dent will do next, that is more than
know"
Fourteen men, including the Presi-
dent, were in the second story front
room at the temporary White House
during the momentous conference
During the conference the President
listened TO both sides with great eager
ness
Almost Immediately after the Presi-
dent had closed his address, Mr..
Mitchell arose, and on behalf of the
miners offered to submit all the dllfer-
ences TO arbitration. The operators
looked surprised, but before any re-
ply could be made President Roose-
welt said that he desired that both par
ties take the matter under consider
alton, and meet him again at 3 O'clock
The first session of the conference
lasted less than Is minutes
AT 3;15 the afternoon proceedings
began. President Baer of the Read
ing. opened them with a statement
setting forth the views of those he
represented. He was followed by
President Mitchell. Then Mr.. Thomas
OF the Erie followed and was sue
ceeded by Mr.. Marlsle. an Independent
mine operator, and Messrs. Truesdale
Wilcox and Fowler OF the Lackawan'
ma. Delaware & Hudson, and Ontario
&, Western railroads respectively
A tinge of the dramatic was given to
the proceedings by Mr.. Markle, who
In addition to the prepared statemen
told the President that he wanted tt
present the case In another light, nn'
handed the President n copy of nj
illustrated paper with cartoon show
ing non-union miner being abused
by the union miners and prevented
from going to work, with justice
bound and powerless. 1t was laid OF
the table with other papers, the Presi
dent making no comment.
Mr.. Thomas supplemented his state
ment by saying that he came TO WASH
ington during the Civil war with
gun on his shoulder to fight for prin
ciple. He was contending for prii'
cipe now, which was that ma
should not be denied the right to wor'
because he did not have license iron
labor leader, The operators mad
II plain that they would listen to N