The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-10-23
TROUBLE now OVER
The Commission Appointed to Make
Terms TO Settle Coal Strike.
MITCHELL NAMED SOME OF THEM,
A Meeting of the Executive Board OF
Mine Workers Called-Work May
Be Resumed Soon.

WdScQluStOu, SpeClal. iue Stiihe ~
settled. Secretary Root announced at
i o'clock Thursday morning that a
common ground of agreement has been
reached. The President has named a
commission of six persons to settle the
strike.
An official statement will announce
the names Of the strike settlement
committee. 1t is believed that the
sixth representative will be chosen
from the ranks Of labor. The Presi-
dent will urge the immediate resump-
iton Of work at the mines and the ad-
ministration believes the request will
be followed at once.
President Mitchell has called a meet
ing of the executive board, and the
strike will be called off at once and
mining resumed in two or three days.
Some Of the members of the committee
were named by Messrs. Sargent and
Mitchell at the conference with the
President and later meetings Sargent
oficial!y represented the mine union
leader.
The members Of the strike settle
ment commission are: Brigadier Cen
eral John NJ. Wilson, E. W. Parker, OF
Washington, D. c., connected with the
Geological Survey; Judge George Gray,
Of Delaware; E. E. Clarke, Of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa; Thomas H. Watkins, Of
Scranton, Pa; Bishop John L. Spauld-
ing, of Peoria, ILL.,; Carroll D.. Wright.
As named the commission is practi-
eally satisfactory to both miners and
operators. Assent Of the miners was
given through President Mitchell and
Mr.. Sargent, Commissioner of Immi-
grafton, and Of the operators through
Aessrs. Robert Bacon and George w.
Perkins, Of the banking firm of J. Pier
pont Morgan & Company. The final
outcome followed a series Of conferen-
ces beginning with two during the day
with Mr.. Mitchell and two during the
night with Messrs. Bacon and Perkins.
Events moved quickly at the last, the
President being determined on a
speedy settlement.
The commission will assemble in a
few days and choose a chairman. It
then will arrange for sessions and tes-
timony.
Washington, Special.-The following
oflcial statement announcing the close
OF the strike wa issued at the White
House at 2:20 a. m.
After q conference with Mr.. Mitchell
and ONE further conferences with rep
rentatiyes of the coal operators. the
President has appointed the members
OF the commission to inquire into, and
pass upon all questions at issue be-
tween the operators and miners in the
anthracite coal fields:
Brigadier General John M. Wilson,
Il. 8. A, retired Qate chief'of engineers
u. s. AZ Washington, D. c., as an Of
6cer of the engineer corps Of either the
military or naval service.
Z. w. Parker, Washington. D. c., as
an expert mining engineer. Mr.. Parker
is chief statistician Of the coal division
of the United States Geological Survey
and the editor of The Engineering and
Mining Journal, of New York.
Hon. George Gray, Wilmington, DEL,
as a Judge of a United States Court.
Mr.. E E. Clarke, CeCar Rapids. Ia.
grand chief Of the Order of Railway
Conductors, as a sociologist, the Presi-
dent assuming that for the purpose Vt
such a term of ~sociologist means a man
who has thought and studied deeply on
social questions and has practically ap-
piled his knowledge.
Mr.. Thomas H. Watkins, Scranton,
Pa, as a man practically acquainted
with the mining and selling Of coal.
Bishop John L. Spaulding. Of Peoria
I'll. The President has added Bishop
Bpaulding's name to the commission.
Hon. Carroll D. Wright, has been ap-
Dointed recorder Of the commission.