The Grenada sentinel., 1902-10-18
President Mitchell Of the Mine
Workers Responds to Roose-
velt's Invitation.
HAsAcoNFERENcE At the WaITe HOUSE
while Mr. Nh tchell Declined to Talk.
1t was Understood that His Main
Objection to the Operators Prop
osttion Was the Limitati ous u. to
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"dSHlAS ton, OCC. 15.-Mr. John
Mitchell, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, arrived in Wash
1ngton at 11:27 a. m, to-day, in re-
sponse to the invitation of President
Roosevelt to meet him in conference
relative to the proposal of the an
thracite mining operators for the ap-
pointment of q commission to inves-
tlgate and settle the coal strike. Mr..
Mitchell was not accompanied by the
district presidents, as he was upon
his former trip.
Mr.. Mitchell reached the temporary
White House at 1850 a. m. He was
shown directly into the office of Sec
retary Cortelyou.
After the exchange of greetings.
Secretary Cortelyou invited Mr.. Mitch
ell to proceed with him at once to
the parlor of President Roosevelt, on
the second floor of the mansion.
1t was stated on authority that Mr.
Mitchell received, Tuesday night, an
invitation by telegraph from Presi-
dent Roosevelt to visit him in WASH
1ngton at his earliest convenience.
Prior to the arrival of Mr. Mitchell
the president was engaged busily in
conferences with his advisors. Secre-
tary Root was an early caller, and
was in conference with the president
for about an hour. AS he left the
White House Mr.. Root, while taking
generally an optimistic view of the
situation, said some obstacles had
arisen in the way of settlement Of
the strike. These, he believed, would
be overcome. Just how they were to
be overcome he did not indicate, and
he did not say what the nature of the
obstacle was.
Subsequently, Col. Carroll d. Wright.
commissioner of labor, and Mr.
Frank p. Sargent, commissioner of
immigration, went into conference
with the president. Commissioner
Sargent remained only brief time.
I" hen he left the White House he de-
cllned to discuss his interview with
the president.
Representative Payne, of New York,
had brief interview with the presi-
dent, but except incidentally, in was
not in relation to the coal strike.
Col, Wright had not left the White
House when Mr.. Mitchell arrived.
Speaker David B. Henderson arrived
at the White House just after the
coming of Mr.. Mitchell. He was
shown to the presidents room and |
there was introduced to the miners |
president. He remained less than five |
minutes, saying as he departed that
he had called only to pay his respects
to the president.
President Roosevelt and Mr.. Mitch
ell were in conference until 1855. The
latter left the presidents Office and
descended the stairs unaccompanied.
AS he passed out of the White
House he announced that he had no
statement to make. He did not indi-
cate by word OR sign what had
passed between him and the presi-
dent.
Upon leaving the mansion he said
he was going to the Office of Mr.
Frank P. Sargent, commissioner of
in the treasury depart
nent. Mr.. Sargent was, until recent
y, president of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen He is q Dcr-
'onal friend of Mr.. Mitchell and has
oeen prominent in efforts to end the
coal strike