The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-17
STRIKE IS ENDED.
,con,ina ed from page one,

mad TO the opo Lvu va tue oPeEaSors.
but. It Is understn ID. did not 1T h =
thine present his obi etions IN a formal
statement
At the conclusion % the first confer
Ience Mr.. Mitchell walked over TO the
treasury department. where for two
hours he remained cloSetsA with Frank
lP. Sargent. commissioner Of irHmisra-
Iuon. in the latter's Office.
1t Is believed that At the conclusion
Iof she conference Mr.. Mitchell had for
lmulated 2 statement akin 10 a
proposition "a that made by the opera
tors This ne later Presented 20 the
president. going directly from Mr.. Sar-
Igent's Office to the White House at :
O'Clock for that urpose
While no authorized statement CT the
lcounter-proposition could be obtained n
cal be stated on excellent authority
THAT Mr.. Mitchell. in criticism Of the
proposition OF the operators, tool ex-
lception 10 the disparag-rnent OF ,hc
miners union and To the intimation or
the time In which under the proposed
agreement. there Is - be no strike.
His particular objection. however. was
TO the insistence OF The mine owners
that they should be permitted TO desig-
mate the classes from which the arhi-
TRAITORS should be drawn by The presi-
dent. IL Is understood that ne ooh n
firm stand against this proI osition. say
ling he was satisfied the miners would
not submit to any arbitration which
should not be arbitration IN fact as we'll
las in name.
Mr.. Mitchell IN his counter-propos-
Ition. insisted that Presi lint Roosevelt
lbe given n free hand In the selection OF
the board OF arbitration md tina the
terms under which the operators pro-
pose to create that board be Iemodeied
lat least TO some extent. 1t Is under
stood also that the wording rf the mine
operators proposition emitting any re-
ference to the miners union. does not
meet Mr.. Mitchell's approval. He de-
Isires if possible to obtain some formal
recognition of the Mo
Mr.. Mitchell also expressly opposed
the restriction made in the operators
proposition limiting the selection OF a
federal judge as one of the aTbitrators.
to a particular jurisdiction.
1t is stated upon excellent authority
although not the president or Mr..
AIitchells, that President Roosevelt
asreed TO present Mr.. MitCnelIs conten-
ton to the operators. 1t Is believed that
this will be the next stcT taken.
Mr.. Mitchell assured rho president OF
his anxiety to end the strike. but
said that the miners were firm I'm their
position n that he could not afford to
sanction any proposition that would
sacrifice their interests at his time.
He was willing. howeSe-. To dispense
with minor details and INDICATED his in
%tention to demand only an arbitration
board which should be selected fairly
with respect equally to the interests OF
both parties to the controversy.
Mr.. MitchelPs second difference with
president Roosevelt lastsd just thirty
five minutes. He was usnered into the
presidents office at 40 r. m. and left
the White House at 3:45. He her went
ito the office of President Gsmpers of the
Federation of Labor. and after a short
conference left the city fuf Wilkesbarre.
More Conferences at White House.
Washington. Octobe~ Is. President
Roosevelt tonight resumed consideration
lof the strike situation, taking IL up I'm
the light developed as the result Of his
two conferences during the day with
Mr.. Mitchell. president of the min
workers union. He went cut for n Ions
drive after those conferences and on
returning met Carroll u Wright. COM
missioner Of anG Mr.. Sargent.
commissioner of immigration. Later
two strangers TO those about the tenn
lporary White House called and were
lshown up stairs at once. 1t was report
led that those gentlemen were Robert
bacon and George w. Perkins. MEM
Ibers of the banking firm of J. p. Nor
lgan & Co. The conferences with the
-four gentlemen lasted from z to s o'clock
when the president went to Secretary
Hays for dinner.
About 10 o'clock President Roosevelt
lentered the White House. accompanied
lby Secretary Roo and they Immediately
lre-embarked on consideration of the
settlement OF the coal strike. Later n
stranger called answering the descrip-
ltion of n of Mr.. Morean's partners.
Al 11:30 O'Clock the hree gentlemen
were still engaged in a discussion Of the
Situation The statements made by Mr..
Mitchell were canvassed. While moth
ling was mad public the feeling seems
to prevail in administration quarters
lclose to the president that Mr. Mitchell
is too stiff in his position and too in
l~sistent. and that matters have been so
Ishaped that he should accept the on
DECISIONS that are open TO him
A Late Session.
Washington, October 15.-(Bulletin. ,
lat 1890 o'clock the White House IN
ference was still progressing. Appar-
Iently there is a purpos to clear up diff
Iferences as far as practicable and bring
about the speediest possible solution of
the strike.
The first sign of a break UP of the
conference was at 1855. when Score
Itary Cortelyou came from the confer
Ience room and announced TO the wait
ing newspaper men b . al official
would be made public in about a half
hour. Shortly after / O'Clock Secretary
Root came out laughing and happy and
spread he glad :iding5 that a common
ground of agreement had been reach
ed and that the strike was practically
Tended. 1t was learned n Few moments
llater that the chief feature OF the
agreement was the addition Of a sixth
lmember to the arbitration commission.
the surmise following as a matter of
lcourse that the additional member
would be more particularly 4 represent
lative of labor.
It was said at the SANE time that now
ian agreement had been s--ived at as to
1.-THE means OF determining The differ
fences, that the president would insist
lon an immediate resumption OF work az
1.-THE rIines and that he had reason To-
lexpect his advice would be followed
very promptly. Messr3. Bacon and
Perkins partners in Ar. Pierpont Nor