Show GOV GUY ODELL READS RIOT ACT TO ANGEL BAER OF THE COAL FIELDS FIELIS V NE YORK Oct Od 11 What What do you ou mean by politicians politician 1 I want you andal andall and und all al operators to understand that I am am the Governor of New York the chosen representative c of or people and that I am here In this mutter matter mater solely in that capacity and to relieve rele e If possible pot pos sible an intolerable situation And Amid what Is more I Intend Intent to u use e every power at 0 my command to do it I Gov Oo Go OdeH made this statement yesterday yesterday yes yes- esI es I to President Baer of or the Read Read- Reat- Reat i lag Ins road In Ia the presence of or United States Senators Platt PIaU of or New ew York and I Quay and Penrose of Pennsylvania It I I w was ivas the culmination of a heated InterI Interview Inter Inter- view vieY In the omco of Senator Platt and anti I the I result of or the meeting between GOOd Got Gov Od Odell Odeli l and President l Baer cl Mr Baer was not In the best or of of humor nor 11 when hen hen accompanied by E. E II B. B Thomas Thoma chairman of the tIme board of or directors di- di I rectors of the Erie Ere railroad he enter entered entered en en- ter d Senator Plaits Plait's Plats Plat's The conference conference conference con con- conI I ference began by a statement made by I Senator Penrose Penro e that the situation was becoming so 80 serious that sonic some solution found Cound at He lie suggested must be once that th the thu operators should Incline to some seine Bore c concessions toward a 1 settlement If you mean b by that said aid td Pre President l- l dent clent I Baer that we are to recognize the existence of or a n labor union I tellI tell teU I you ou right now that the operators will wi I consider no such proposition I II Gov Odel was oh ott 0 his feet In an In in- in I stant slant Holding a a. half burnt hal burt cigar In his hand hund and white with wih excitement In-I In he said Are Arc we to understand that no kind of oe conciliatory proposition would woul receive attention at the hands hants of or the operators I did not t say any that answered Mr Ir Baer lIner but I J do say a that we will 1 not nota a accept political advice or allow Alow the in interference In- In of or politicians in this our affair af af- af- af fair Cair Then It was WIS that Coy Gov GOOdel Odell Odel made the statement attributed to him at the b beginning of this article Pr President Bacr Baer evidently evident appreciating lag ing InS that he had gone one too far bowed to Got Gov GOOdel Odell Odel and said Governor I Ih Il l h bg eg your our pardon No personal affront was Intended ed and we ie will wi listen to any have to make suggestions you OU ma may But Bun again I repeat that we mu must t ro- ro fuce fum Cr to recognize the union represented by Mr Mitchell L I do believe beleve said the Governor Gp that your our position from a public view Is absolutely untenable If I coal operators operators operators oper oper- railroad men nn am ami other business businessmen men can combine for mutual profit and I protection there Is no rea reason on wh why la laboring laboring la- la boring men should not nut What I Is it the proposition 2 asked Mr Baer coldly Just Just this said aid Gov GO Odell Odeil Odel I am sure that the laborn laboring organization of or which Mr Ir Mitchell Mitchel 1 la is head desires him to be fair fall with wih the general public If I the operators will wi consent to give give the themen themen themen men 5 S cents a ton Increase e. e I will wi personal personally per per- present It to the miners and anti andI antiI I II I believe they will wl accept It This Is IsA Isa Isa a fair proposition Does this mean Got Go Go Odell Odel that we weare weare are arc to recognize the tb miners' miners union Mr r. r Bacr Daer asked Jt I t certainly does doeR answered Gov Go Odell Odel quickly and there is no reason reagon I Wh why you should hould not naL Mr Baer and Mr Thomas ThomaR arose nrose to go goo Mr Thomas remarking that the matter mater would be be presented to the other operators and that an nn early carly answer would be forthcoming Mr Ir Baer Bacr saide wild said sulI We Ye e are to meet a a committee of or the Manufacturers Manufacturers' a association on Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- du day and we may have ha e an answer then I The conference broke up 11 Mr Mi- Miliner liner Bacr and Mr h Thomas withdrawing Senators Senators Sena Senn- I tors lors Platt Plat Penrose and Quay talked over the matter mater for or a short shor time and then separated the tho two Pennsylvanians Pennsyl I announcing that the they would go so back to Harrisburg and discuss the situation situation siua- siua situa situa- tion ton with wih Gov GO tone stone i About 5 o'clock John Mitchell accompanied accompanied ac tic- companied by I. I L L. N. N of oC called and ant had a n. lon long conference While hUe this was going on a dispatch hat announcing the operators refused to consider r the terms offered b by the Governor was received I I When the conference was over GOOdel Gov GO I j Odell Odel refused to sa say what had oc- oc I curved and Mr Mitchell was wa equally reticent It I ii Is believed that that Gov Odd Odell OdeH presented his proposition for tor or settlement to the leader of the miners miner's union unton and that Mr Ir Mitchell said s. he would present pre sent It to the district presidents In Inthe Inthe Inthe the hope that It would be accepted Gov GO GOOden Oden Odell said Mr tr Mitchell Mitchel was WM eminent eminently fair and showed every die die- position lion tion to adjust the s serious |