Show MITCHELL AI WHITEHOUSE WASHINGTON WASHINGTO Oct 16 John 15 John Mitchell president of or the United Mine MineWorkers MineWorkers' lIne lIne- Workers Workers' association arrived in Washington at 1127 1121 toda today in response to an Invitation of or President Roosevelt to meet him in conference relative to the proposal pro pro- of or the anthracite mining operators for the appointment of ot a a. commission to investigate and settle the coal strike Mr Mitchell as not accompanied b by bythe bythe the district presidents as he be was upon his former trip DECLINES TO DISCUSS AFFAIRS WITH REPORTERS Mr Mitchell upon the arrival of ot the train proceeded leisurely with other passengers to the waiting He was met there by no one except a delegation 1 tion of reporters whom he received with a a. somewhat melancholy smile He shook hands with all of them but volunteered no remarks He remained inthe In Inthe Inthe the depot waiting room about fifteen minutes but absolutely declined to reply to any question the answer to which might throw light upon his present Intentions intentions ions or future movements I ICan ICan Can you say an anything at all b bearing upon the tho situation I 1 cannot was WIlS the reply and If I 1 should have anything to say later I will maka my statement to all alike GOES TO WHITE HOUSE UNATTENDED Leaving the railroad station Mr Mitchell proceeded to Pennsylvania avenue avenue avenue ave ave- nue where he took an electric car for the White House On the street car he lie heas was as not only reserved but apparently his mind was much preoccupied He chewed an unlighted cigar and replied to questions In monosyllables When he alighted from the street car at ot Jackson place and saw a crowd of about twenty or thirty newspaper men In front of or the temporary White House he asked Are Arc they always there I 1 IMITCHELL MITCHELL INVITED TO CAPITAL aY vY D Y ROOSEVELT The Journey from was without incident Mr Mitchell received d n h message inviting him to Washington about 11 o'clock last night the train leaving at 3 o'clock was the first one out and ho took It On the train he talked very little and declined positively to discuss the strike situation CONFERENCE HELD WITH COMMISSIONER SARGENT Mr fr Mitchell walked talked to the Treasury department where he went vent Into conference conference con con- con ference ference ference with Commissioner of Immigration Sargent He appeared to be more cheerful cheerful than when he entered the White House but still maintained his re- re He declined to say whether he had submitted any counter propositions to the President or to o Indicate whether or not he would make a a. statement He paid however that he expected to see see seethe the President again at ot 3 o'clock and hoped to be able to return to on the o'clock train Mr Ir Mitchell reached the temporary White House at 1050 50 a. a m m. He was Shown directly Into the office of ot Secretary talY Cortelyou After the exchange of greetings Secretary Cortelyou invited Mr Mitchell to proceed with him at once to the parlor of President Roosevelt on on the second floor of ot the mansion It was stated slated on authority that Mr Mitchell received last night an invitation by telegraph telegraph tele tele- graph from President Roosevelt to visit him at Washington at his earliest con- con j jEOME SOME OBSTACLES TO BE OVERCOME SAYS ROOT BOOT Prior to the arrival of Mr Mitchell the President was wag engaged busily in conferences with his advisers Secretary Root was wa an early caller and was in conference with the President for tor n about out an hour As he ho left lert tho the White House Mr Root Hoot while taking generally an optimistic view of or the situation said that some Borne obstacles had arisen In the way of or settlement of or the strike These he believed be- be would h be overcome Just how they were to be he overcome he re did not Indicate Indi cate and he did not sa say what the tho nature of the obstacles wa was 9 ro I OTHER STRIKE ADVISERS VISIT THE PRESIDENT Subsequently Col Carroll D D. Wright Commissioner of ot Labor and ana Frank fl Sargent Commissioner of ot Immigration we went t Into conference with the Pres Pres- f. f f ident ent Commissioner Sargent ent remained only a brief time When hen he left the House he declined to discuss his Interview with the President RePresentative Representative 1 Payne of New York had a brief Interview with tho the President but hut he heBald Bald said it was not in relation to the coal conI strike Col Cot Wright had not left Idt the ther r I White House when Mr Mitchell l arrived Speaker Henderson arrived at the White House Just after the coming comins of Mr Mitchell He was shown to the Presidents President's Pres- Pres dents ident's room and there was Introduced to the miners' miners president He lie remained less leas than thon five minutes saying as he departed that he ho called only to pay his respects re- re to the President I I i CONFERENCE WITH PRESIDENT LASTS AN HOUR President Roosevelt Roosevell and Mr Mitchell were In conference until 1255 1265 The latter left the Presidents President's office and descended the stairs unaccompanied As Ashe Ashe Ashe he passed out of the White House he ho announced that he had hart no statement to make He did not Indicate by word or sign slen what had passed between en him and the President Upon leaving the mansion he ho said Bald he was Vas going to the office of or Frank P. P Sargent Commissioner of ot Immigration in the Treasury department r l Mr Sargent was waa until recently pr president o of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen He is a personal friend of or Mr Mitchell and has been prominent in efforts to end the coal strike NO STATEMENT MADE AT WHITE HOUSE No statement will be he given out at atthe the White House of or the progress of ot the conference thus far tor It is exp expected d before any am definite announcement is made mad Mr Mitchell will return to and consult with the other representatives representatives tives of the miners After Mr Mitchell left Chairman Babcock o of ot the Republican Congressional campaign committee called at the White House and saw the President Secre- Secre Continued on PA Page O 6 I II I HOPE ROPE AT OF EARLY SETTLEMENT Much luch Expected by Miners of Mitchells Mitchell's s Conference e With President Roosevelt t Continued from P Page ge L 1 tary tuy Root noot arrived at the tha White House shortly before 2 and took luncheon the President The conference between Mr Mitchell and Mr Sargent broke up at and I Mr Ir Mitchell returned Immediately to the White House Houle Secretary Root noot had I left the White House before the strikers' strikers president arrived Mr Mitchell de declined de- de I dined to taIl talk MITCHELL WANTS WANTS PRESIDENT UNTRAMMELED There Is excellent r reason ason for or the belief bellet that President Mitchell will submit to the Pre President a counter proposition for Cor or the settlement of the strike Mr 11 I Mitchell Itchell will Insist that the President be given a free tree hand in the selection of or a al commission and that the terms terras under which the board I 1 Is created be modified somewhat It Is also believed belle that the wording of the proposition of the tho operators operators ope ope- leaving the union out of or consideration does not meet with Mr Mitchells Mitchell's approval and that he may ask that the tho wording wording- be 00 changed ed so as to more clearly recognize the union Mr Mitchell left leet tho the White House at and announced as he took his departure departure de de- de- de that he had nothing to s say y at this time tithe He will leave leav for tor at nt Secretary Cortelyou stated subsequently that the probabilities were ere that no statement would be issued from the White House concerning the tho conference con con- ference 1 I |