Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-25
Meeting of the Commission of In
vestigation in This City.
WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR
What Chairman Wright Says Of
the Probable Future Course.
v L U A BILE WOR K

Commissioner of Labor Wright, the chair
nan Of the United States commission ap-
pointed to investigate the Chicago strike,
arrived in this city this morning. The COM
mission, which adjourned August 30, is to
reassemble at the offices Of the department
Of labor tomorrow to decide whether any
further testimony is needed and to hear or
receive any further suggestions with refer
ence to remedies that may be volunteered.
Commissioner Wright says he has done no
work upon the subject since the adjourn
ment Of the commission, although he has
given 1t much Of his thought.
Synopsis of Remedies Suggested.
During the recess, while the testimony
was being prepared. Commissioner Herman
Of New York has been charged with the
duty Of making a synopsis of the remedies
from suggestions that have been received.
These have come from a multitude of
sources and have covered a very extensive
range. Judge Worthington of Illinois. the
other member OF the commission, has been
charged with the duty of digesting and an
alyzing the testimony, which is being pre-
pared under his direction at his home at
Peoria, Ill. 1t is expected that the testi-
mony will make about 2JOO printed pages.
Commissioner Wright when seen by a re-
porter soon after his arrival today had not
yet looked over his mail and was unable to
say WnStner any 1urtner volunteer teStl-
mony would be offered or not.
As to Additional Testimony.
AT our meeting tomorrow" said he, 'in
case there are no applications to be heard.
we will decide from Judge Worthington's
work whether the testimony we have taken
needs to be supplemented by additional evil
dence on disputed points. We will then dis
cuss our report, which despite all statements
to the contrary, has as yet received no con-
sideration by the commission. 1t is prob
able that then we will separate after an
agreement concerning its terms Is reached
Crowded We are of one mind, and the work
OF writing the report will be divided. The
report should be in the hands of the Presi-
dent by the middle of November in order
that he can incorporate any suggestions he
desires to make relative to it in his annual
message to- Congress on the first Monday in
December"
do you anticipate any practical benefit
from -he work OF the commission
The Duties of the Commit ssiOn.
THE commission was in no sense one Of
arbitration" replied Commissioner Wright,
as SO many people enormously suppose.
The law only conten plated an official in
vestigation Of the strike-the determination
OF Its causes, the COL ditions surrounding 1t
and suggestions looking to a remedy to be
used as basis OF action should any legis-
ia,io iauon Looking to the correction of any ex-
isting evil be deemed nece ssary or advis-
able. The commission is in no sense
judicial body, and has no power to con-
denim any Of the parties 1t is simply to re-
port the facts, with such recommendation
as may seem to 1t proper. The investiga-
tion OF the strike was practically q post
mortsm as 1t was over when we began our
la6or' We went to work leisurely. and by
taking the sworn statements of the partici-
pants and parties to the strike for presenta-
ton to the judgment Of the people, Con-
gress and the President We expect to ac-
comp:ish q very valuable work. 1t will lay
before the people an official investigation of
the greatest strike in the history of the
American republic"