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OFFICIAL STATEMENT

Washington. oct 1C-The following Off
cial statement announcing the close of the
strike was issued at the White House at
, 20 q. M.
After 4 conference with Mr.. Mitchell and
some further conference with representa-
tives of the coal operators, the President
has appointed the members of the commits
sion to inquire into, consider and pass up
on questions at issue between the opera
| tors and miners in the anthracite coal
| fields.
| Brigadier- General John NJ. Wilson, U.
S. army, retired date chief of engineers,
| L. 5. Al, Washington, d. c., as an offiCcr
of the engineer corps of either the military
or naval service of the United States.
| Mr. r.. W. Parker Washington, ID. G., as
ar expert engineer. Mr.. Parker is chief
statistician of the coal division of the Uni
| ted States geological survey and the editor
| of the Engineering and Mining Journal Of
| New York.
The Hon. George Gray, Wilmington,
| Del, as a judge of United States court
| Mr. L. f. Clark. Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
grand chief of the order of railway con-
ductors as a sociologist. the President as
| Stunning that for the purposes OF such a
commission the term socioiogist means
a man who has thought and studied deep
| ~ on social questions, and has practically
applied his knowledge.
| Mr.. Thomas II. Watkins, Scranton. Pa.
as man practically acquainted with the
| mining and selling OF coal.
| Bishop John l.. Spalding of Peoria, Ill.
The President has added Bishop Spald-
| ing's name to the commission.
| The Hon. Carroll u. Wright has been
| appointed recorder of the commission
THE FINAL CONFERENCE.
| President Roosevelt tonight resume d
| consideration of the strike situation, tax
ing it up in the light developed as the re-
suit of his two conferences during the day
with Mr.. Mitchell, president of the Mine
! Workers Union. He went out for long
! drive after those conferences and on re-
turning met Carroll d. Wright. commits
sioner of labor, and Mr.. Sargent, commits
| sioner of immigration. The latter Is n
personal friend OF Mr.. MitC hell and as a
! former labor leader himself had talked
| freely with the head of the miners union.
He gave the President the benefit of his
views and Commissioner Wright was able
| 70 communicate some information that has
come to him as to the sentiment in the
mining regions.
| Later two strangers to those about the
temporary White House called and were
shown up stairs at once. 1t was reported
that these gentlemen were Messrs Robert
| Bacon and George W. Perkins, members
Of the banking firm of ]. Pierpont Morgan
& co. The conferences with the -four
gentlemen named lasted from to o CLOCK
and then the President walked to Secre-
tary Hays to dinner while his two visitors
whose names were not announced, Went
to the Arlington Hotel. Messrs. Bacon
and Perkins are stopping there, having
arrived to-day. They did not register
however. and no cards would be taken to
their rooms, so it was impossible to learn
anything of the situation from them.
About ~ o'clock President Roosevelt re
!. entered the White House, accompanied by
Secretary Root and they Immediately re
embarked Oh consideration of the settle
mcnt OF the coal strike, Later stranger
called answering TO the description OF ont
| of Mr.. Morgan's partners and was show
at once into the room where the Prcsiden
was, by Secretary Cortelyou. AT ll:S
| o clock the three gentlemen were still en-
gagged in Il discussion of the situation. III
statements made by Mr. Mitchell wer
oanyassed. While nothing was made pub
lie the feeling seems to prevail in ADMIN
, istration quarters close to the PTesiden
, that Mr.. Mitchell is too stiff in his posi-
ton and too insistent and that matter
have been 50 shaped that he should &C
cept the concessions that are open to hin
and not insist upon the operators continu
: ing to yield to the demands he Is incllne
to make as a prerequisite to the appoint
a ment of the tribunal that shall adjust tn
, differences between the miners and tn
operators.
At 115S o'clock Messrs. Sargent an
|
/. were shown into Secretary Cortelyou's OF
flee their visit being in accordance wit
! an understanding when they left about
! o'clock that they should return later /
. the evening.
The first sign of a break up OF the con
ference was at Il: 65 when Secretary Cor
telyou came from the conference room
a and announced that an official statemen
4 on the strike situation would be mad
n public soon. Shortly after one oclocl
q Secretary Root came out laughing ant
a happy and spread the glad tidings tina
d a common ground of agreement between
i the operators and miners had been reach
h ed and that the strike was PRACTICAL.
v ended.
Il 1t was learned that the chief feature o
d the agreement was the adoption OF
j. sixth member of the arbitration commits
= sion the surmise following as matte
h Of course that the additional membe
E. would be more particularly representa-
= tive of labor 1t was. said at the sam
II time that now an agreement had bee
J. arrived, at the President would insist o
an Immediate resumption OF work a
the mines and that he had reason to ex
pect his advice would be followe
promptly.