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October 8, 1902
Manchester Democrat
Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa
What is this article about?
The White House conference between President Roosevelt, coal trust representatives, and striking miners led by President Mitchell failed. Miners offered arbitration, but trust opposed, urging military intervention. The event highlights trust abuses and may aid anti-trust politics.
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The Insolence of the Coal Trust.
The conference at the White House last Friday, between the President and representatives of the coal trust and the striking miners, was a total failure so far as direct results were concerned. President Mitchell, on behalf of the miners, offered to submit the questions involved in the strike to a committee to be appointed by the President and abide by the decision, whether favorable or otherwise. This proposition was vehemently opposed by the men who have overworked, underpaid and notoriously robbed the miners in the weighing of the coal which they dug out of the earth. The representatives of the trust did little more than abuse the miners and lecture the President for not sending the United States army to their coal mines to shoot the miners into submission.
The President urged in the name of humanity, and appealed to the patriotism which every man should feel for the commonweal, but all without avail. The trust proposes to starve the miners into submission without regard to consequences.
Indirectly the President's conference may be productive of great good. It has emphasized at an opportune time the enormity of the trust evil, and that will help to elect a congress not controlled by the trusts.
The conference at the White House last Friday, between the President and representatives of the coal trust and the striking miners, was a total failure so far as direct results were concerned. President Mitchell, on behalf of the miners, offered to submit the questions involved in the strike to a committee to be appointed by the President and abide by the decision, whether favorable or otherwise. This proposition was vehemently opposed by the men who have overworked, underpaid and notoriously robbed the miners in the weighing of the coal which they dug out of the earth. The representatives of the trust did little more than abuse the miners and lecture the President for not sending the United States army to their coal mines to shoot the miners into submission.
The President urged in the name of humanity, and appealed to the patriotism which every man should feel for the commonweal, but all without avail. The trust proposes to starve the miners into submission without regard to consequences.
Indirectly the President's conference may be productive of great good. It has emphasized at an opportune time the enormity of the trust evil, and that will help to elect a congress not controlled by the trusts.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Justice
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Coal Trust
Miners Strike
White House Conference
Labor Dispute
Arbitration Proposal
Trust Abuses
What entities or persons were involved?
President Mitchell
The President
Representatives Of The Coal Trust
Striking Miners
Where did it happen?
White House, Coal Mines
Story Details
Key Persons
President Mitchell
The President
Representatives Of The Coal Trust
Striking Miners
Location
White House, Coal Mines
Event Date
Last Friday
Story Details
Conference at White House between President, coal trust reps, and miners led by Mitchell fails; miners propose arbitration, trust opposes and demands army intervention; highlights trust abuses, may spur anti-trust congress.