Show PROPOSITION OF OPERATORS WASHINGTON ASHI Oct II lI-B lI By authority t ty of oC J. J P P. P Morgan who with his partner part part- ncr ner Robert Bacon and Secretary Root hoot w ero ere In confert conference nce with President I lt al t the temporary White WhiteHouse hUI House douse C last night ht for COl an au hour tOUl and ond a half 11 It was given i u fl t. t b by Secretary Secre- Secre tar lary tary Cot ou in which the plc presidents of the Iho coal carrying railroads and mine operators propose a commission lon of live sons pei-sons to lo adjust the differences and settle ettle the coal strike In the anthracite coal loal fields of oC Pennsylvania The Tile proposition is believed belle by the Administration to be be- satisfactory to the miners as it covets covers the proposition made by President Prell- Prell dent Mitchell Itchell J of or the United Mine lIne Workers Workers' Work ork ers ers' union with additional conditions which It is believed ell tin the miners will accept Secretary Cortelyou b by the he authority Continued on Pago Iago 6 I MINERS ANGRY OVER THE OPERATORS OPERATORS' PROPOSITION TO SETTLE THE STRIKE Only Vote of the Men in inthe inthe the Various Districts Will Wil Decide Whether the Trouble Will Wil End Continued from Page Pago 1 J. of ot those thoe present nt at the tho White Hous Hou p made mc public the following authorized statement re regarding the conference J J. J P. P Morgan came to Washington with hl his partner Mr- Mr r- r Bacon at the reI request re re- re- re I quest t of or the coal companies who de dedred desired de- de de- de sired dred that as a mate matter C their should hould be shou Aho hns n to the President Pres Pres- ident before It was as made mado public Having HayIng Hay Hav fn ing been laid before the thc President b by Mr press pres tr Ir Morgan It Is I now given olven to the I Ipres 1 Position Stated 4 To the Public Thc Public Thc The lann manager erf of oC the different coal properties comprising the anthracite coal COl Melds wish their po- po ulton In iii the present strike to be he understood under under- P-I P stood stool and anil therefore mal make e the followIng following follow follow- folo In ing statement t of or nets facts 1 There are aie In the anthracite re region lon seventy five Rc r operating anti and 1400 miners and workmen o of n OIO are under a age e comprising nationalities and dialects some re twenty Of these workmen possibly one one- ole ole- half hal belon belong to the United Mine Work Work- ea union of or which Mr Ir John Mitchell Is president That hat organization was orl originally formed ormed 1 In the bituminous coal oal and three fourths of or its Ita Is members arc lle miners of bituminous coal and nd nd coal cotI Is sold ol In active competition with anthracite coal conI The wor en in the anthracite fields elds either belong helon to no union what what- ever vel el oV oi do 10 not belon belong to the th Mine MineWorkers Workers ot ers ers' union Claim at Volk Work V I The pr present ent strike was as declared b by bythe bythe the Mine YolI Workers Workers' ls' ls union on the lay day of May I ino Since that time many nany nan workmen not flot l belonging clon to or not nt willIng will- will wl- wl Ing ins to follow that organization were working about abut th the miner miner- From t tb to are now no nt at work Many lany more ra av ave to work but hut lute have been heen prevented ento h by a course of violence and intimidation by the destruction of properties lle nn and the fear car of death or orbo bo bodily l y harm to every cven man who wh wishes hes hesto to exercise his rl right ht to work I A schedule J Is annexed hereto showIng show show- ho log Ing some MOt of ot the things done dona to 10 create this reign o of terror and e cr every Instance Jt stated ted can Cn be verified by hy reference to the officers of ot the law law civil law c civil and military mill mili ml- ml tary In tan In the anthracite regions This violence has haR continued and Steadily t Increased notwithstanding re repeated re- re disavowals by Mr Ir Mitchell and andI It I Is clear cIar that ha he he either cither cannot or will wl not prevent J It I and that the rl rights hf of oC the other oher workmen cannot be he protected under tinder tho the 51 supremacy of or the Mine Workers Workers' Workers Workers' Work Work- ort ers ers' rs' rs union Claim Pair Fair Fail Wages Paid I The coal coat companies believe that th the wages paid In the coal regions are arc aT fair and full ful and nfl all al that the business In its f norm normal 1 condition has been able to stand If Ir capi 1 Invested InveRted Is to have any reasonable return The profits have been bren small smal several seral of oC the companies have e 1 become becom bankrupt and been reorganized reorganized several e times Several Se crl have ha e never never paid gt dividends t-me t and the tle dividends of oC th the others have ha been a small return for the capital Invested It Is ever cr the purpose pupo e of or this statement nt to dl discuss discus CU g this q question e ton I. I The Th undersigned arc not nor never nave JuLe been unwilling to submit all ques- ques Ions them and their workmen to 10 any fair tribunal for or decision The They willing to enter ente Int Into arbitration th the union o of miners a union compo com composed corn com po posed co of men In a rival and comp competitive Ut e Interest and the they are not willing to tomake tomake make nn any arran arrangements which will wi not secure to the men now working and all al now or hereafter r wishing to work whether hether they b belong long to the Mine Ine Workers Workers' Workers Workers' Work York ers ers' union or 0 not the right and opportunity opportunity opportunity to work In safety and without personal Insult Insul or boI bodily harm to themselves themselves them them- selves or their thel families s. s For these thee reans rea- rea ns the arbitrations heretofore proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed have been declined Submit to Judges I J It I will vill wi be remembered that at the conference In Washington Octo October er 3rd we made the following offer ofer That we would take UI up at each coler colliery any al alleged alleged al- al eged grievance and In the event of a 3 falur failure to make satisfactory adjustment adjustment adjust adjust- ment meat the questions at Issue to be submitted sub sub- to the final dual decision of or the Judges of the Court of oC Common Pleas o of the tho district in In which the coler colliery is located This offer was made by u us in iii good faith alth and we desire here hee to reaffirm reaffirm reaf reaf- firm ItI It I. I I I The he coal companies realize that the urgent public need of or coal and the apprehension apprehension ap ap- ap- ap of an Inadequate supply for forthe forthe tor the approaching winter called caled for COl an earnest earnet effort to reach a practical conclusion con con- elusion which will wi result In an sm InI In- In I supply and the pe presidents of oC I J the companies desire to make every ef effort effort er- er fort to that end ond nl which docs does not Involve the abandonment of or the Interests committed com corn to their care and of oC the men who are arc lre working and seeking to work worl in lh their mines This re responsibilIty they must hear bear and ld meet meet- meet as best the can cnn Recognition of ot Union They The state re their position tion ton That Thal they are arc not discriminating against the union mine workers but the Insist the tiner miners miner union shall not dl discriminate a against aln t or refuse to work ork with union non-union men that there shall be no restriction or deterioration In quantity or quality of oC work and anti that owing to the thC the varying physical conditions condi of the anthracite mines each colliery col cot ot liery Jery Is a 0 problem h by Itself I We c suggest t a commission to be appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed b by tho the President of oC the thc United Unie States If f he Is IR willing to perform p that public ervice to whom shall be referred referred referred re re- re- re all aU rlue questions lons at ot Issue between the thc rt respective ct companies and their heir own employees whether the they belong belang to a n nunion union or not but the decision of oC that commission shall be he accepted b by u uThe us u. commission to be constituted The fhe as follows Proposed lopos d Commission l 1 Au An officer In the engineer corps of eIther the military or OL naval service of oC the United States State I An n expert mining engineer ex experienced ex- ex In lit tho the muting mining of or coal cORI and other minerals and In no wa way connected cnn con cn- cn n Jell with the coal mining properties either cither anthracite bituminous or fr 3 3 One of or the Judge of the United States courts of or the eastern casten 11 districts of oC Pennsylvania I 4 A of ot M. M man ulan prominence eminent at Ug as a I sociologist I A man who b by active act e participation tion ton In In mining and atil feln selling Belling coal 1 Is familiar fund fund- liar With the tho physical and und commercial features of or the business Conditions Imposed I It I being the understanding that Immediately upon the con constitution of or off f fu such uch h commission In ord order r that and production non non may cea cease e In Instantly In- In the miners will wi return to work worl and cease nil all al Interference ce with wih and persecution of An any union non men mn who are arc working or shall ahoU lin i r work Th The findings of or this commission shall fx date hen when the he same Fame me shall be he effective r t tand and shall Ihal govern go the condl- condl of employment between the re re- re e companies and their employees employ employ- ees ces for a term of at least three years ear George F. F lIner Baer president Philadelphia Philadelphia Phia- Phia Phila Phila- delphia Reading Coal and Iron company Lehigh and Coal Coat company compan Temple Iron company compan V. W. H. H Truesdale pre president Delaware Delaware Delaware Dela Dela- ware Lackawanna Railway compan com corn pa pan pany fly T T. T r P. P Fowler president Scranton Scranton ton ion Coal company compan Elkhill Coal and andIron andIron Irn Iron company a R n M. M Oliphant president Delaware Delaware Dela Dela- ware Hudson company Alfred Alred Water at J president ent Lehigh Valley Valey Coal company compan A note not appended to the statement reads The he sch schedule dule referred to In Inthis inthis this statement was ras wa not o New Net York as It I had not been corn com com I |