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MUST RESTORE PEACE.
Then an Arbitration Commits.
sion to be Appointed.
GROVER AND LABOR LEADERS.

This Was the Outcome Ut = Con ron 60
Held Bstssea Th-m ~ the white
Houss-A statement Frsn Mr.. Hsyss
OF the knishts Of Lsbsr.
wAsnisoros. July lS.-It ID officially
stated at the White HOUSE that the Presi.
dent has promised To appoint An arbitra-
ton commission as soon ~ the disturb
snc-s in Chicago have subsidized. " far
as the strikers arc responsible for them.
and peace restored. This promise was
made To = eo,nmittee representing the
various labor organizations which Prexi-
den, Cleveland received to-day. After
discussing the various features Of the
situation for more than an hour the
President pruinisrsl that ii the leaders
would return To Chicago and use their
influence towards restoring peace and
order. lac ~oald appoint the commission
a. son a. the disturbances had ceased
To such ala extent as 10 render careful,
thorough, thoughtful investigation pos
sible. The tf-sid-ht laid great -mpha-
sts ON the Tact that no steps could he
taken in this direction until Ia ~ lcssBess
had cras-si. and made his promise con-
ungea, ON the pledge Of the iai.or lead
-rs 10 s-- 10 II that. ~ far ~ organized
laiof is oohe-sn~i. the ,rvab bic II Chicago
and rlsSs here viii Immediately dlexp-
pear. There 10 ho disposition ON the
par, of the administration 10 weaken In
the stand II has laken, bui the President
fully rvalir-s the gravity VI the siiaA.
t!On. and While he will not trmt.,ri.e
With the lAsl~ss element. h~ 10 deter
mined to do all IN hts lsJscr Ia rrarh q
permanent solution vi the Labor qu-s-
tiohs.
srsrnSnsr fkos HAYES.
John W. HAYES, the General Secretary
Tr~Asarvr Of The knights Of lat.or. 10.
nigh, sayr oas the following ssa,~fn~n.
covering The committees in'sfrics With
frrsidcnt Cleveland;
I'VE had an hours talk With Pr~si-
dent Cleveland this ait~rnoon for the
pafts-1 ot oailln. hi. attention 10 the
arttirAtion at Of isss intsoiu c~si tn
the iioas~ 81 Representatives by John
O'Srili Of Missafi. hasi full author
ity from President iris OF the Atnesi-
can HALLWAY tniua and J. W. Heath
cote al the fuliman .snploycs "a fwprc-
s-nt their in,1s-e, aud at on their be-
hall, Tho President sp~mssi pl~As~i 10
r~s-isr us and oprnesi tiic sub ~rt by re.
!srrins to tho Las which the parties in
ih. s.tton d~sirvd TO 80 safosussi. An
hour .as IsAss~d discussing the various
prorisSons of tho act. which suthofinrs
the President on his own motion 10 ap-
pom; two arbitrator. tcx~sh-r ~i,h the
Tni,rsi states labor Comtni a,oncs, TO
Il IL.
Investigate and d~saei. ~ha, stsoslid To-
dome tF either party io s~,,ir the cv.n.
roScny. Tho commission hs. all the
subgssnA witnesses. etc.
The President finally b~ciicsi 90 APP
posns tho commission. and said he ~cnld
name tho illustrators either io-morro~
OF the neat dsy. We rspcc, io secure
murh uor- trum ;h,, arbitration than
tho iinal settlement Of tho pr~~cnt din
Guilty in Chicago. while this 10 victory
for ialor organizations ard fsthing
tho American Railway Union has tough,
for. d, gives ntbrial r~uSsni,ion Ia the
t1s,irr 81 their demands iuv arbitration.
and " I'LL H. rnueh mot~. for IN tho move
m-n,s 81 tho failure. hrn defects Of The
present arbitration Las have t-rrn made
apparent Wy actual experience. prompt
s,rrs sill tr taken 10 amend the samc."
rnosistoNs oy ritz l~.
The o'Nsili Law. approval nVsotcr !.
is~s. provides tina, when controversies
Rrisr tr,wrrn the companies engaged In
interstate commrrrr and their employees,
o,@trurtins the transportation of prop
-rty AMI passengers. an arbitrator shall
L. srlr-tssl bv each Of the parties 10 the
dtsputra-thc-c two arbitrator 10 select
third. This bnari shall. after full
investigation. publicly announce It's
d~ci.inr. which With all testimony shall
l." filed with tho United States Commits
s'nnrr Of Labor. The statute further
provides that tho President nj the United
States may select two commissioners.
one of whom shall tr resident Of the
State or Territory in which the con,ro-
v"rsv arises. who. together With the
Commissioner Of Labor. shall constitute
temporary commission for the purpose
of examining the rausre 81 the cpntro-
scrsy. tho conditions accompanying. and
tho Toe, means 81 adjusting II. the result
of which examination shall lc immevii.
Congress.
pRns srcu atArxp.
Cutc 400. July i3.--On being shown
the telegram announcing President
Clcveland's purpose 10 appoint IN arbi-
uation boar,l Dcb~ said:
I'VE are very mich rrati6ei 70 learn
81 President Clcveland's decision. II IL
10 he hoped that the boari will be
promptly appointed and organized; that
its work will he prosecuted vigorously To
the end. that . speedy settlement Of the
existing conflict will result. We are, OF
course, for arbitration. and have been
from tho beginning. and had this princi..
pile been recognized. this strike would
have been avertcd."