Show HEWITTS OPEN LETTER The Tiie General Public Wants Coal Co l land and Not a Discussion on the h Merits of the Strike New York Oct 1 Abram S Hewitt has hIlS written an open letter to President Mitchell of ot the mine workers in which he discusses the coal strike situation generally Mr Hewitt says MYS that what whatever whatever ever eve questions may have originally been involved In Jp the strike he Is now sat satisfied satIsfied satIsfied that the time has baa now passed when the public will pay any attention to any statements from you or Mr lIr Baer or from me They want coal coni and no discussion and recriminations In conclusion Mr Ir Hewitt says If jf when hen this strike shall be over oyer the United Mine Workers could be In Induced induced to declare that they will wilt never Inaugurate another strike or engage In Ia Ina a boycott but would devote their ener energies energIes gies glen and anti resources to the maintenance of Industrial peace and if the owners of ot the coal mines would undertake to devote a fixed royalty to the Improve Improvement ment m nt of ot the fixed social conditions un under under der tier which the mines are operated as aa aaI asI asI I have advocated for the last lost twenty five years ome some compensation will wm ac accrue accrue accrue crue to the public for tor the vast ast losses losse lossen in ta n wages profits in the interruption t l to business caused by a contest which ought never nevet to have bave existed and front from fromIch 1 Ich no one has hils profited but the own owners era ers und gad miners ot soft coal |