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The Commoner. Oct. io, 190a 13 m iv mt Democrats May Ask ' ' "Why organized Labor -wants the Referendum. Why, to stop the strikes, and the shootings, and the "Vampire" Judges. They know that if the people were in power that if wc had a HEAL DEMOCRATIC GO- TEBNMENT, that I,abor would get justice. Public opinion, WITHOUT THE POWER to enforce its sentiments (sec the coal strike) is a farce, but Public Opinion BACKED BY VOTES is omnipotent. See paragraph on "Strict Constructionists" fn HOW TO TItEAT THE TKUST8 AND nOW TO WIN IN 1004 Price 25 Cants Postpaid. Hie Abbey Press, 114 PIf tli Ave., N. Y. City. Br VtrBBBBBBBBB&lBBr JVVblE!!9BSLBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBr J' BmrnW SBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBP" m BAER VERSUS MITCHELL. 'ccf 4 1. BUd BUTtriot, dart " . and dap proof, vlllwurfonrer. Warrtatedby DUEBERb"m,d' (rtiLit Vkteh e mtnnfuttmr. TltUd.ltli bit mtio JewtUd Americas BMTratu)d. Atrfstt!rokpuflirunUt4 JorSOj.n. 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Baer, president Philadel phia and Reading Coal and Iron com pany, and Lehigh and Wilkesbarro Coal and Iron company, and Temple Iron company. To the President of tho United States: Wo understand your anxiety as forcibly expressed in the statement you read to us this morning to brin about "an immediate resumption of operations in the coal mines in some such way as will with out a day's unnecessary delay meet the crying need of the people." We in fer that you desired us to consider tho offer of Mr. Mitchell verbally mado this morning, expressing and speaking for the united mine workers, to go back to work if you would appoint a com mission to determine the questions at issue. You distinctly say that you "do not invito a discussion of your respective claims and ..positions." But wo as sume that a statement of what is go ing on in the coal regions will not be irrelevant. We represent the owners of coal mines in Pennsylvania. There are from 15,000 to 20,000 men at work mining and preparing coal. They are abused, assaulted, injured and maltreated by tho united mine workers. They can only work under the protection of armed guards. Thou sands of other workmen aro deterred from working by the intimidation, vio lence and crimes inaugurated by. the united mine workers, over whom John Mitchell, whom you invited to meet you, is chief. I need not picture the daily crimes committed by the members of this organization. The "domestic tran quility" which every constitution de clares is the chief object of govern ment doqs not exist in the coal regions. There is a terrible xeign of lawless ness, and crime there. Only tho lives and property of the miners of the secret oath-bound order, which de clared that the locals should "have full power to suspend operations at collieries" until tho non-union men joined their order, aro safe. Every effort is made to prevent the mining of coal, and when mined Mitchell's men dynamite bridges and tracks, mob trainmen and by all manner of vio lence try to prevent its shipment to relieve the public. The constitution of Pennsylvania guarantees protection to ljfe and property. In express terms it de clares tue right of acquiring, possess ing and defending property "to be in alienable." When riot and anarchy too great to be appeased by the civil power occur the governor of Pennsyl vania is bound to call out the state troops to suppress it. He Diust fear lessly use the whole power of the state to protect life and property and to establish peace not an armed truce, but the peace of the law, which pro tects every man at work and going to and from work. He has sent troops to the coal re gions. Gradually the power of the law is asserting itself. Unless encour aged by false hopes, order will soon be restored, and then we can mine coal to meet the public wants. If the pow er of Pennsylvania -is insufficient to re-establish the reign of law tho con- ILnBTSHH 111 Mi bbbbbMH 'bbVbbbbK EIGHT DOLLARS ivn fm KulrfrHirtlnQi OEKT ill UKA AUK. JOSH ARM, GUAKASTKKD nre.H)u.nrx&. holir rOLISHED, ASTItUK SIC, BROP HKAB CABETET BKWI58 JUIHISK, tfce eqwu i Mwtag huubm ui eo twice tae money eisewaerc Til Qt: lor the besatlftd Mr. llstJU Beti7ee6rate4EDeK. MJUi BfitYJLtttt UACUIAK (MA AS fr ear 6-Brawer, Drop IJiJHeJCWattClirt MFW flUEEM SEWIKB MACHINE. 14 QC Mr the BbuxUrd Sail Bearing- ohlVW JIUKEUX ctSVUKU JLA.UU3K. riC 9fferla.HIGIim GRABS SlJsUSew!ar KitfalM mI. UR MINNESOTA. Uaewal of rrnTar $50.00 aad S80.O9 Mia' atacklaes. These and nanyother nigh grade machines, be&utlfallylllaetrated and fully described, the parte, mechanism and special futures la eiirbtjo iri bcwuw m.cniHii uniaiuruc, u muHI Writs ror IT. WJCClHBDRXLTBAfKYtjaf IOjOO to $20.0fJ OS MX XIJ JA JHAUui& nURHifllSt rmCJL lfUfll. For Fre 6 Oatalarae. Ums most woBderfHl nrlce oirennm .rnu.uralliWHnlJ .Kw..iTnReP.linNTU ewlnaraiaealBs erer asarf, Mr liberal JJKKKTJtlAL riAXt cattki 4. . t4 tu t. SEARS, ROEBUCK &. CO.. Chlcasio. fltitution of tho United Statos requires the presidont, when requested by tho legislature and tho governor, "to sup press domestic violence." You see, thcr6 is a lawful way to secure coal for tho public. The duty of tho hour Is not to waato time negotiating with tho fomontors of this anarchy and insolent doflanco of law, but to do aswas done In tho war of the rebellion, restore tho ma jesty of law, the only guardian of a free people, and to re-establish ordor and peace at any cost. Tho government is a contemptiblo failure if it can only protect the lives and property and Secure the comfort of tho people by compromising with tho violators of law and tho instiga tors of violence and crime. Just now it is more important to teach ignorant men, dwelling among us, misled and used as tools by citi zens of other states, that at whatever cost and inconvenience to tho public Pennsylvania will use tho whole power of gov " .ment to protect not only the man who wants to work, but his wife and children while he is at work, and to punish every man who by instiga tion or by overt acts attempts to de prive any man of his liberty to work. Under these conditions wo decline to accept Mr. Mitcholl's considerate offer to let our men work on terms ho names. Ho has no right to come from Illinois to dictate terms, on tho ac ceptance of which anarchy and. crime shall cease in Pennsylvania. He must stop his people from killing,' maim ing and abusing Pennsylvania citizens and from destroying property. Ho must stop it because it is unlawful and not because of any bargain with us. - We will ada to our offer "to continue the wages existing at tho time of tho strike and to take up at each colliery and adjust any grievance." This con dition if the employers and employes at any particular colliery cannot reach a satisfactory adjustment of any alleged grievances, it shall bo referred to the judges of the court of common pleas of tho district in which the col liery is situated for final determina tion. John Mitchell (president United Mine Workers of America) .John Fahey Thomas Duffy and D. D. Nichols (district presidents United Mine Workers of America) Mr. President: At the conference this morning we, tho accredited representatives of the anthracite coal mine workers, were much impressed with the views you expressed and the dangers to the wel fare of our country from a prolonga tion of the coal strike that you so clearly pointed out Conscious 'of the responsibility resting upon us, con scious of our duty to society, con scious of our obligations to the 150,0u0 mine workers whom wo have the hon or to represent, wo have, after most careful consideration and with the hope of relieving the situation and averting the suffering and hardship which would inevitably follow in the wake of a coal famine,, decided to pro pose a resumption of coal mining upon the lines hereinafter suggested. Before doing so. Mr. President, we desire to say that we are not prompted to suggest this course because of any doubts of tho justice of our claims. In deferring to your wishes we are prompted by no fear on our part of our ability to continue the contest to a successful Issue, thanks to the gen erous assistance rendered us by our fellow workers in this and other lands; thanks to a justice-loving American public whose aympathlea are always on tho side of right, we are able to continue the struggle indefinitely. But, confident of our ability to de monstrate to any impartial tribunal tho equity of our demands for higher wages and Improved environment, we propose that tho Issues culminating in this striko shall ho rcforrcd to you and a tribunal of your selection, and agre to accopt your award upon all o- any of tho questions involved. If you will accopt this responsibility and tho representatives of the coal operators will signify their willingness to have your decision incorporated In an agreement, for not less than one year or moro than five years, as may bo mutually determined, between them selves and tho anthracito coal mino workers, anu will pay tho scalo of wages which you and tho tribunal ap pointed by you shall award, wo will Immediately call a convention and recommend a resumption of work, up on tho understanding that tho wages which shall bo paid aro to go in effect from tho day upon which work io resumed. Failed. Tho announced conference betweon President Roosevelt and tho coal ba rons took place In Washington on Oc tober 1 and no agreoment was reached. The conference could not reach a do-' cision as to the recognition of the min ers' union, which had expressed will ingness to submit the question to ar bitration of a tribunal named by tho president, but these terms wore abso lutely declined by the representatives of tho anthracito coal trust, they de claring that uio workers will not bo permitted to name terms. Those pres ent at tho conference were President Roosevelt, Attorney Goneral Knox, Secretary Cortelyou, Carroll D. Wright, commissioner of labor; Presi dents Baer of tho Reading, Thomas of tho Erie, Truesdalo of tho "Delaware, j-ckawanna & Western, and Fowler of the Ontario & Western railroads. Daniel Wilcox, vico president of tho Delaware & Hudson railroad, repre senting President Olyphant; John Markel, representing tho Independent Coal Operators; and President Mitchell of tho mino workors' union, with Thomas Duffy, T. D. Nicholls, John Fahey, presidents of districts Nob. 7, 1 and 9 of tho miners' union, be ing tho districts whore anthracito coal Is mined. The president made an appeal that tho contending parties should ceaso strife in tho Interests of public wel fare. The most important point raised was when the coal operators refused to have any dealings whatever with President Mitchell of the united mine workers, and that they had no other proposition to make safe what was contained In the statement of Mr. Baer, which was In effect that if any man chose to resume work and had a difficulty with his employer, both should leave tho settlement of tho question to tho judges of the court of common pleas of the district in which the mine was located. Now that the conference between the president and the representatives of tho coal strike did not result in an agreement ,the plan of tho mayor of Detroit, Mich., for a national confer ence to be held in that city to try to settle the question, is being pushed with activity. One thousand delegates are expecteu, and the meeting will bo hold on October 9, for the purpose, as stated, of arriving at some plan' to stay the calamity which now threat ens the comfort, health and even lives of American citizens. HEADACHE yyRgQlQQQJ At MH vfu fltafCS 4b) JMWn JL jC m Vfo,