Evening journal., 1902-10-03
CONFERENCE MAY
RESULT IN TRUCE
FOR SIX MONTHS
oosevelt Opens Meeting
Between Mitchell andi
sMagnates
]NFLICT MAY CEASE UNTIL SPRING

esident Presents to the Two Op-
posing Forces the Rights Of the
Suffering Public in Speech in the
Temporary White House
Washington, Oct. When the con-
renee between President Roosevelt on
one side and the coalpresidents and
hn Mitchll, head of the United Mine
orkers, on the other, began this
)rning, it was the belief of many out
lers that at least a winters truce
'uld be the outcome if not an agree
mt that would ultimately lead to a
gmplete settlement of the strike.
rhe President wasted no time in get
,ag at the fundamental merits OF the
atroversy, but gave distinct assur-
ice to both sides that he was actuated
the single determination of having
coal supply of the country restored
rapidly as. possible to its normal con-
j ion. He has adopted the attitude
rpoval of the people of the United
ltes, when friendly nations are on
verge of war with each other CT
idering his good offices to bring
out the restoration Of peaceful and
IN cordial relations
AS the last resort, to give to the great
Al corporations and the miners means
? avoiding the just wrath of long
tfering public, the President is pre-
red to demand that a modus vivendi
all be signed, formally waving for
months the entire dispute over the
ltus of the union, leaving the cOntrO-
-sy TO be resumed next spring, if not
Il the meantime setted, and then, when
L : public welfare would be least jeop-
iized, continuing the fight to finish.
n order to make the issue plain and
tinct the President will make public
the close Of the conference the pa
which he will read as greeting to
ose he has asked to confer with him.
Il is his belief that neither party will
disposed to refuse to compromise
Il run the risk OF receiving the dis
proval OF the peope Of the United
htes.
President Cassatt, of the Pennsylva-
Railroad Company, did not attend
t sent an explanatory note to the
esident
Scranton, Pa, Oct. 3. - Sentiment
long the representatives of the coal
orators here has undergone a change
ice Wednesday regarding the action
President Roosevelt in assuming the
e of an Intermediary to settle the
ike. Wednesday they said the only
ect of the presidents action would be
put off the surrender Of the miners
many days as there were in the in
i'm between the first announcement
his intention to intermediate and the
nouncement of the result-Or rather
k of result-of the conference. To-
= these same men say the White
use conference will hasten the end
the strike; that it viii show the
ners that no third party, not even
, president of the United States, can
dge the operators from their posi-
n, and that once this is realized, the
ikers will weaken.
prominent individual coal operator
d he stood ready to guarantee that
. operators would agree to a sliding
lie basis of pay, comprehending a
cent. raise for every 10 cents ad-
ace on coal above $3.50 f. o. b., the
sent selling price, if the Miners
ion would agree to put up the bonds
indemnify the operators for damages
ulting from strikes caused by the
charge of men for causes other thar
lnection with the union.
here was no disorder reported yes
day, and no claims from either side
to gains or losses to the working
ces at the collieries. All interest il
tered in today's conference.
\ crowd of strikers at Throop las
hit we're given a rather unpleasant
prise party. They attacked ;
in going to the Pancoast colliery
ich they supposed contained non
onists, but which in fact had OF
lrd two companies of soldiers. Th'
in was quickly stopped, the sol
rs piled out and captured eight o
mob, all foreigners. They wer,
ught to this city and sent to jai
iefault of $500 bail each.