Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-04
CONFERENCE ON STRIKE

being. any tcnaclty as to your respective
claims in the matter at issue between
you. In my Judgment the situation i'm
peratively requires that you meet upor
the common plans of the necessities OF
the public. With al the earnestness there
is in me l ask that there be AN immediate
resumption of operations in the coal
mines in some such way as will without
a days unnecessary delay meet the cry
ing needs of the people.
| do not invite discussion of your re
spective claims and positions. | appeal 10
your patriotism. to the spirit that sinks
personal considerations and makes indi-
vidua sacrifices for the general good
Crowds Await Conferees.
Long before the hour fixed for the
conference Il large crowd had assem-
bled outside the White House The
first official caller at the White House
WAS Hon. Carroll ID. Wright. commits
sontr of labor He has made an in
vestigation Of the strike situation and
the president desired to obtain from
him what he considered important fea
lures of the condition between the OPP
orators and the miners.
Secretary Root called and remained
for a short time. and about 1890 a. III.
Attorney General Knox went to the
presidents room. President Mitchell
and his party We're first to arrive at
the White House. and they came a few
minutes before the time fixed. They
rode to jackson place on an avenue
car and walked up 10 the White House.
\ score of cameras were trained On
the party as they crossed the street.
They were escorted to a room on the
first floor.
Just after II o'clock President George
+. RHcr of the Reading. E. h. Thomas
of the Erie and W. II. Truesdale of the
Lackawaula drove up in carriage
They also We're subjected to several
snapshots by ambitious photographers
They went to a room on the first floor
separate from that occupied by the Ia
Dor leaders. They wer" Soon followed
by President +. Il. Fowler OF the N.i-
tario and West IN. John MArkle Of
the firm of q. H. MHrkle X Co.. co"l
operators. and David Wilcox. vice
president of the Della ware and Hudson.
representing President OlypEant o.
that road.
President A. ], Cassatt of the Penn
sylvania. who had hecn invited. ID
not come. He sent Il telegram to Pres
ident Roosevelt explaining his inabili-
ty to he present.
At ten minutes after II o'clock the
two delegations were escorted upstairs.
the labor leaders going first. Attorney
General KNOX and Commissioner
Wright remained with the president.
When the president concluded the
reading of his statement. he said he
did not expect that either party would
he ready to submit propositions at the
time. hut he asked them to take into
consideration what he had said and to
return later. He said he hoped that
some proposition might he presented
whIc'. would furnish the basis of an
adjustment.
The conference tAcn Terminated. 1t
had TASTED 't>s tl"n t.fttn mi Wtes.
Tie re- rG>t'l tHjivtS of tMe rai!roa.,
"'f': '"WrSt" : t!'St aud went to jht'r
c@.f'"."s. Neg re- Js,l 10 say amy.
th."A 'tvi1 t'at 'lty wou'l me-;
@"";n. T''y would not evvn >@y where
tl'T Wvlr q 'n@ t. .nake .hrir head.
~ rt'rs. Wien asked where thr,
"eH.d to ~eoN. President Hapr rtniark,1
Il -. Nt'"sN-l"r lnNl:
"ti''..t.t ,!-,u. What we want is to g.
>oaN pace where You cant find li~
and where we VIII not he INTERRUPTED.
lea U.y drove away. President
and His party followed sooN
after. I"',sing to say anything, a IT.
lie Laser Attorney General Knox !c.t
the Wl.'tc puse.
Rrfore the Conference Began.
Mr.. Mite !.o,l and his party were aSl.r
early. They hreakfasted at the Reuter-
hotel. and Immediately afterward Mr..
Mitchell was joined by President Com.
ltcrs of the Federation of Labor. IN, =
left the hotel together, and Mr. Mitch.!l
was not seen again until he made his
appearance at the White House CON
ference.
Mr.. Mitchell declined to discuss the
situation from any point of view in nd.