The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

ly a representative of labor. It was said at the same time that now as an agree ment had been arrived at as to a means of determining the differences that the President would insist on an immediate resumption of work at the mines and that he had reason to expecr his advice would be followed very promptly.
 Messrs. Baer and Perkins, partners in J. P. Morgan's banking firm, were pres ent at the final conferences of the repre- sentatives of the operators. When the gathering broke up all were in high good humor and there was a general exchange of congratulations.
 DAY CONFERENCE
 AT WHITE HOUSE.
 Washington, October 15.-Mr. Mitchell indicated formally during the day to President Roosevelt that the mine work CTS union dissents from the restrictions placed by the operators on the choice of the proposed arbitration tribunal and de- sires the President to have an absolutely free hand in the selection of it's mem bers. He laid special stress in stating his objections on the proposition that one of the commission should De q judge from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He was very insistent on some of his objections, which he voiced in what might be termed a counter proposition to that of the operators. After the Presi- dent and the head of the miners union had exchanged views freely and gone over this counter proposition of MT. Mitchell, call was sent out by President Mitchell for a joint meeting tomorrow of the executive boards of the mine workers union for the three anthracite districts of Pennsylvania. At this meet ing it is believed an agreement will be reached on a statement to be ofnclally promulgated by the miners union in re- sponse to the proposition from the oper- ators President Roosevelt having aseer- tained the views of MT. Mitchell, at once communicated with the operators and in- itiated efforts to reconcile the differences developed and to have the operators make some further concessions, his aim being to reach a common accord between miners and operators whereby the labor dispute may be finally composed and mining of coal resumed.
 At the conclusion of the conference Mr. Mitchell said he had no information which he could give to the public. It was announced, likewise at the tempor- ary white house, that no official state ment of the conference would be made at this time.
 Mitchell Sees Gompers.
 When the last conference had been concluded MT. Mitchell left the white house and after a brief conference with President Samuel Gompers of the Ameri- can federation of labor and some other local labor leaders, departed for Wilkes barre. Pa. MT Mitchells visit to Wash ington was by invitation of President Roosevelt who asked the terms of the nronosition submitted to the President last Monday night by the railroad presi- dents.
 At the first conference, which lasted from Il 5O a. m. until 12:55 p. m, the President and MT. Mitchell discussed fully the proposition made by the opera tors for an arbitration commission III d general way, the miners president lnul- eating certain objections which he had 10 the proposition, but it is understood, did not at that time present his obJectlons In a formal statement.
 At the conclusion of the first eonIer- ence Mir. Mitchell walked over to tne treasury department, where, for two hours, he remained closeted with Frank P. Sargent, commissioner of immlgra- tion.
 Counter Proposition.
 It is said that at the conclusion of the conference Mir Mitchell had formulated . statement akin to a counter proposi- tion to that made by the operators. This he later presented to the President go- ing directly from MT. Sargents ofhee to the White House at o'clock Whlle no authorized statement of the counter pro- position could be obtained, it can be stat ed on excellent authority that Mir Mitch ell in criticism of the proposition of the operators took exception to the dispar- agement of the miners union and to the limitation of the time in which, under the proposed agreement, there is to be no strike. His particular objection, how ever. was to the insistence of the mine owners that they should be permitted to designate the classes from which the ar bitrators should be drawn by the Presi- dent. It is understood he took firm stand against this proposition, saying he was satisfied the miners would not sub- init to any arbitration which would not be arbitration in fact as well as in name. He urged that this would not De the case if one side to the controversy were af- forded the advantage of naming the classes from which the arbitrators were to be appointed
 MT. Mitchell insisted that President Roosevelt be given a free hand in the se- lection of the board of arbitration and that the terms under which the operators propose to create that board be remodel ed, at least to some extent. It is under stood also that the wording of the mine operators proposition emitting any ref erence to the miners union does not meet MT. Mitchell's approval. He desires, if possible, to obtain some formal recogni- tion of the union although that is tech nicality which he may waive supsequent- ly, as by any agreement to arbitrate the controversy. the miners will get a gener- al recognition of their union. MT. Mitch