Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-09
Mitchell viii
Not Comply.
ne Declines TO Accede to President ROoSeveRS Request
feels Keeniy Responsibility of his Position and GRAY
Hy of Situation - Miners Vent half Way.

Washington, Oct. e.--Presldent Nit
chell, OF the coal miners union. has re-
fused to comply with the appeal of
President Roosevelt to call the strike
of. His letter to the president, which
was made public at the White House
today, is as follows;
MITCHELL's LETTER.
"odloe of National President, uflted
Mine Workers Of America, ,IohntMit-
chel, National President.
Second Vice President Anglican
Federation Of Labor Hotel 3lart,
Wilkesbarre, Oct. s, 1902.
Hon Theodore Roosevelt, Presldsnt of
the United States, Washington, d.
c.;
Dear Sir--Hon Carroll d. Wright
has, no doubt, reported to you the de-
livery OF your message to me last Mon
day and my statement to him that |
should take your suggestion under ad-
ylsement although | did not look upon
1t with favor.
"Snce that time ] have consulted
with out district presidents who concur
fully with my Views.
I'VE desire to assure you again that
we feel keenly the responsibility OF our
position and the gravity of the sltua-
ton and II VIII give us great pleasure
to take any action which would bring
this coal strike to an end In manner
that would safeguard the interests Of
our constituents.
MINERS WENT HALF Way
"In proposing that there be an imme-
date resumption Of coal mining upon
the conditions we suggested In the
conference at the White House, we
believed that we had gone more than
half way and had met your wishes.
1T Is unnecessary In this letter to re-
fer to the malicious assaults made upon
US In the response OF the coal oper-
ators. We feel confident that you must
have been impressed with the fairness
Of our proposition and the insIncerIty
of those who maligned US,
Having in mind our experience with
the coal operators In the past We have
no reason 70 feel any degree OF con-
| Adence IN their willingness to do as
| justice In the future and lnasmuch as
| they have refused to accept the decision
| Of tribunal selected by you and mas
| much as there Is no law through which
| you could enforce the findings OF the
! commission you suggest, we respect
fully decline TO advise, our peoplf "
| return TO work simply upon the hope
| that the coal operators might be in
| duced or forced TO comply with the re-
| concentrations Of your commission.
AS stated above. we believe that
we went more than half way in our
proposal at Washington. aud we do not
feel that we should be asked to make
further sacrifices.
WHERE BLAME SHOULD FALL.
I'VE appreciate your sollcltude for the
people of our country who are now and
win be subjected to great suffering and
inconvenience by q prolongation Of the
coal strike and we feel that the onus Of
this terrible state of affairs should be
placed upon the side which has re-
fused to refer to fair and impartial in
vestigation.
IL am. respectfully
JOHN MITCHELL.
President L. NJ. w. A."
MITCHELL REFUSES TO TALK.
New York. oct. 9.--Presldent John
Mitchell Of the United Mine Workers
who arrived In the city last night. ac-
companigd by Dist. Priests, r. D. Mich
OILS. Thomas Duffy and John Fahy, re-
fused to answer any questions this
morning that woulj throw any light on
his plans, or contemplated movements.