The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-14
SUBMITTED TO PRESIDENT
Contemplates Appointment of
 Commission of Five Men.
To Be Selected by Mr. Roosevelt, and Miners Must Go to Work at Once-Mitchell Is
 Silent.

Washington, Oct. 13.-By authority of J. Pierpont Morgan, who, with his part ner. Robert Bacon and Secretary Root, were in conference with President Roose- welt at. the temporary White House to- night for an hour and half. a state ment was given out by Secretary Cor telyou in which the presidents of the coal carrying railroads and mine opera tors propose a commission of five per- sons to adjust the differences and settle the coal strike in the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania.
 The proposition Is believed to be satis- factory to the miners as it covers the proposition made by President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers Union with additional conditions. which it is be- Neved the miners win accept
 COAL OPERATORS
 ISSUE ADDRESS.
 Secretary Cortelyou. by authority of those present at the White House. made public the following authorized statement concerning the conference:
 MT. J. P. Morgan came to Washing ton with his partner. MT. Bacon. at the request of the coal companies who de- sired that as a matter of courtesy their statement should be shown to the Presi- dent before being made public. Having been laid before the President by MT. Morgan 1t is now given to the press: ITO the Public:
 ''The managers of the different coal properties comprising the anthracite coal .a-l d. A,. Nlzn strike to be understood and therefore make the following statement of facts: .-s .s:1rhsrA- res-in tbe- anthraeita. regions abeut Aeventy=fase operating->companie mics and firms and 147,0v8 miners and work men (of which 5000 are under age) com prising some twenty nationalities and dia- lects.
 "Of these workmen possibly one half belong to the United Mine Worker s Union of which MT. John Mitchell is President. That organization was orig finally formed in the bituminous coal re- zion and three-fourths of its members are miners of bituminous coal and bit luminous coal is sold in active competition with anthracite coal. The remaining workmen in the anthracite fields either belong to no union whatever, or do not belong to the Mine Workers Union.
 '.The present strike was declared by the Mine Workers Union on the 10th day of May, 1902 Since that time many work men, not belonging to or not willing to follow that organization, were working about the mines. From 1000 to 10000 are now at work. Many more have wished to work but have been prevented by course of violence and intimidation to- wards those working and towards their families, accompanied by the destruc- tion of properties and the fear of death or bodily harm to every man who wishes to exercise his right to work.
 "A schedule Is annexed hereto showing some of the things done to create this reign of terror. and every instance stated can be verified by reference to the off cers of the law-civil and military-in the anthracite region This violence has continued and steadily increased notwith- standing repeated disavowals by MT. Mitchell and 1t is clear that he either cannot or will not prevent it, and that the rights of the other workmen cannot be protected under the supremacy of the Mine Workers Union.