The Irish standard., 1902-10-11
ANOTHER PLAN FAILS
The Presidents Plea to Miners to
End the Strike.
Er Promises investigation of Their
GrieNunceN-PreAill Mitchell
Is Said To Have Declined
Ettcrtnin Proposal.

| Washington, Oct. s.-Thc following
/ statement was made public at the
white house Tuesday afternoons:
"On Monday, October 6, Hon. Carroll
d. Wright, commissioner of labor.
went to Philadelphia and gave to MIR.
John Mitchell the following from the
presidents:
"'lf Mr.. Mitchell will secure the i'm
mediate return to work of the miners
in the anthracite regions the president
Will at once appoint Il commission to
investigate thoroughly into all the
matters at issue between the orer-
ators and miners, and will do all within
his power to obtain settlement of
those questions in accordance with the
report of the commisson.'
"Mr. Mitchell has taken this matter
under consideration, but the president
has not yet been advised of any dec-
sion"
| Conference nt White House.
The president was in consultation
Tuesday for almost two hours with
members of the cabinet relative to the
coal strike situation. He also talked
over the situation with DIR. Albert
Shaw and DR.. Lyman Abbott. About
1890 o'clock Frank p. Sargent. COM
missioner general of immigration, and
for many years chief of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemcn, arrived
at the white house from his trip to
| Philadelphia. where he went as the
emissary of the president to convey
10 President Mitchell, of the United
Mine Workers. association. the propo-
| sition of President Roosevelt that the
miners resume work. Mr.. Sargent had
not succeeded in seeing Mr.. Mitchell.
The president. however, had heard
from Commissioner of Labor Wright.
who saw MIR, Mitchell on the same er-
rand Monday night in Philadelphia.
and the latter's report was that Mr..
| Mitchell desired time to consider the
proposition and lay it before his asso-
ciates. After a conference of about an
hour between the president. Attorney
General Knox. Postmaster General
Payne, Mr. Sargent and Gen. James S.
Clarkson, it was decided TO give out the
|
and issued BY Secretary Cortclyou
shortly before two O'clock.
| Against Acceptance,
| Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. S.---The two
principal features of the anthracite
coal strike which claimed public att en-
miners yield to he desire of the presi-
dent of the United States for them
To return to work and investiga aft
erwards. and will the mine operators
be able TO carry out their promise to
produce enough coal to relieve the sit
uation if given the protection of the
full military power of the state. After
a most careful inquiry among the dis
trict officers (not including the dis
trict presidents, who were in Bufralo)
and the rank and file of mine workers,
it was found that sentiment is strongly
against accepting the presidents prop
osition in its present form.
The presidents message to Mr..
| Mitchell became known here Tuesday
afternoon, and il was earnestly dis.
cussed by The striking miners and citi-
zens generally. II is positively known
to those who are close to the officers
of the union that President Mitchell
and his district presidents have all
"long been opposed to The men return
ing to work without some concessions,
but whether they are still so inclined,
with the president appealing to them.
cannot he officially stated. 1t is ren-
sonably certain. however, that they
still are opposed to such action.
| How til" Miners Feel.
An officer Of he union now in the city.
who does not care to be quoted in the
absence of President Mitchell. for fear
that it might be construed as being
official, said: "lhe anthracite mine
workers of Pennsylvania appreciate
the efforts being made by President
Roosevelt to end the strike in the in
terest of the entire country, and they
have only words of praise for him.
However, they feel that after sacritc-
ing everything for the last five months,
they consider it unfair for anyone to
ask them to return to work without a
| single concession, especially when the
miners see victory almost at hand.
The hard coal diggers of Pennsylvania
have gone into tIlc fight to win, and
they would not be doing justice To
themselves or to the great body Of or
ganized workmcn throughout thecou
try and other persons who have and
are financially assisting them in the
present struggle. The meetings of the
locals throughout the entire coal re-
ginn to-day, when action will be taken
in accordance with President MitchcIl's
address. issued Monday night, will bear
me out"
| Seeks AN Injunction.
Philadelphia, Oct. S.--An injunction
to prevent anthracite operators from
fixing coal prices, and for forfeiture
of Reading railroad charter, will be
asked in the United States court to-
day by Il Philadelphia citizen. 1llc-
gal combination is alleged.
! One life Lost.
Beaumont. Tex, Oct. S.-I'hc oil
fields arc again on fire. Eighty-five
derricl>s ~ the IIogg Swaync tract
had been destroyed at two a. N. and
one life lost. One hundred more der
ricks are burning and wells are in
danger of flowing from burned
pumps.
| BOY to Ec Hanged,
st. John, n. b., Oct. S.--Frank Hig-
gins, a boy convicted of the murder