New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-05
ASKS PRESIDENT TO ACT.
BOARD OF TRADE AND TRANSPORTA-
TION WANTS ARBITRATION COM
MISSION APPOI MED

The New York Board Of Trade and Trans
portation yesterday made on appeal to Pres1-
dent Roosevelt to appoint a commission to arm
tratn or investigate TIE coal strike. There We're
about forty members of the board present when
Oscar s. Straus called the meeting to order
Sitting beside the chairman was John n. k"r-
man, who was a member of the commission ap-
pointed by President Cleveland some years ago
to investigate and settle the Chicago strike.
The resolutions on the strike We're presented
by Darwin r. James. of the executive commit
tee who said that il was not time TO con
slider the needs of the manufacturers or the
transport alton interests. much rs the great
mass Of humanity which was made 10 surfer
greatly by this most unfortunate strike He
added.
think # would be wise if were 70 ask
President Roosevelt to do all in his power 70
settle the strike and he VIII have an opPoI-
UNITY 70 assist in the settlement Of the strike
with the authority given 70 him under an a.
of 1855 President Cleveland appointed com
mission to investigate the great Pullman StrlhN.
under authority of this act aud as result the
differences were settled.
The resolutions recited some facts about the
coal strike quoted a part Of the act Of lsSs, and
continued.
Resolved. That the attention of the President
Of the United States be respectfully olIe[tet ~
C-banter 06:s of the laws of the United StdtSs'
used ~, october / 1855 so that he may take
s|cb action as is therein provided. either
through the tender OF arbitration ny a 1o.iI
mission or if such arbitration IS not i. -.
tbar hy an investigation by such commission !"
the end that the public may be reviewed rom III
Increasing loss and injury that threaten 70 -
r,,r+ from continuation Of the cphh!i'pilS az
y,reeer+ existing bet the railroads ara 'i'il
ernoloves in the anthracite regions
President Straus then called upon MI herman
- sneak Mr.. Herman told briefly about the
D-or. that had been done by the comnliSS'o'
under President Cleveland and Of the good re-
e,,1ts attained by investigation lie 'oid l's
a,,bere nIainlv that as the Civic feder'''o'
- 4o;,ad m settle the strike. II was pracu-
III, nm 10 President Roosevelt 10 take dCto.l
under the authority granted to him IN the act
of 1888. ,.. .b raso1utions
s.1-irg that ne thought they would put me Tres,
saS l!lE - ba5 nosition with the capitalists ana
-. moor neople. The resolutions were adoP'eu
Tb. resolutions were a surprise 70 the pFeSl-
- N 80 ,bc coal carrying roads yesterday
Nome of them were Wllllhs 70 uIS' 's7 '''S''
ono Of the presidents Sald =, I'll, =, 20
- IA not believe Mr.. Roosevelt WIZ pt ~
..I;-b ,e 70 consider these resolutions seriously
! have nothing TO say about theil' ! u.s. t.i
well propose at a meeuhs "i , 90 ,,,iebt he
1,.ae member of that COMMISSION Hlifiit -
,.,.o;r-ad 10 investigate the wages peoPie WEI =
Ptaj,-inr, in any concern in this city me oniy
firing regret is that these resolutions Win M
do mischief by giving rise 10 the luea "IiI'3
81 strikers that new way has been fouhd nS
,;cb The operntors can he forced TO grant de-
,r,ands which they not disposed 70 grant
80 which they will not grant mat "ouiu
sinoDIy have the effect OF lehstHellll'S ~ -
triitIn The situation Is the same as far as we
80 concerned We have not changed the STAND
we took Our private reports from the mines
are ttat the pumps all working.