The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-10-18
GIVES HIS REASONS.
mitchell's Letter to the Presideat De-
slining to Ask Miners
90 End Strike.

Washington, Oct. 10.-The following
was made public at the white house
Thursday:
.Office National President United
Mine Workers of America. John
Mitchell, National PRESIDENT; Sec
ond Vice President American FEEDER
alton of Labor.
"Hotel Hart, Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. g.
1902. Hon. Theodore Roosevelt,
President of the United States
Washington, ID. 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 l
should take your suggestion under ad-
yisement although / did not look upon
1t with favor. !,
"Since that time I have consulted
with our district presidents, who con-
cur fully in my views.
"We desire to assure you again that
we feel keenly the responsibility OF
our position and the gravity OF the sit
uation and 1t would give us great
pleasure to take any action which
would bring this coal strike to an emo
in manner that would safeguard the
interests of our constituents.
"In proposing that there be an i'm
mediate 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.
at is unnecessary in this letter to
refer to the malicious assault maze
upon us in the response OF the coal OPP
orators. We feel confident that you
must have been impressed with the
fairness of our proposition and the in
sincerity of those who maligned us.
Having in mind our experience with
the coal operators in the past we have
no reason to feel any degree OF con-
fidence in their willingness to do ss
Justice in the future; and inasmuch as
they have refused to accept the deci'
sion of a tribunal selected by you, and
inasmuch as there is no law through
which YOU could enforce the findings
of the commission you suggest, we re-
spectfully decline to advise our peo
ple to return to work simply upon the
hope that the coal operators might bt
induced or forced to comply with thu
recommendations of your commission
| GAS stated above, we believe that We
went more than half way in our pro
posal at Washington, and we do no
feel that we should be asked to make
further sacrifice.
"We appreciate your solicitude To-
the people of our country who are nov
and will be subjected to great suffer
ing and inconvenience by prolonga
ton of the coal strike, and we feel tina
the onus of this terrible state OF al
fairs should be placed upon the sid
which has refused to defer to fair an'
impartial investigation.
81 am, respectfully, (Signed) Johl
Mitchell, President U. NJ. w. OF A."
No comment was made concerning
the letter of Mr.. Mitchell by the OF
fcials of the white house Thursday
although it can be said that the pres
ident has not exhausted all efforts II
bringing about an end to the strike
Nothing can be learned as to the III
ture intentions of the president in thi
matter, and it is stated that the tim
has not yet come to disclose the pun
nose of the administration. This nat
urally gives rise to speculation as t
what may be the next move, as 1T wa
understood that the administrator
had done everything possible in bring
ing the operators and the miners tt
gether and in the appeal made to Nj
Mitchell.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 10.-Ther
were no developments in the min
workers strike in this valley Thurs
day. The entire community remain
quiet and the troops had nothin
more to do than to go through the
daily routine.
George Graham Brooks, as the pc
|. sonal representative OF Presider
Roosevelt, came here Thursday to loo
up certain matters pertaining to til
/. coal strike. He interviewed a nun
Der of miners. To-day he will ha,
a talk with the local coal operator
He will make report to the presideI
r early next week.
Denver, Col, Oct. 10.-Telegran
I have passed between the officials
4 the western Federation of Nine
D and President Mitchell looking to
' complete tie-up of all bitumino'
: coal mines in the United States al
Canada