The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-25
C0tL STRIkE COMMISSION.
.lFst Meeting In the Presidents House
De. Judge Gray Chosen Chairman.

WASHINGTON. Oct 2.--The commission
appointed by President Roosevelt to ex-
anime into and pass upon the questions
. inN olVed in the anthracite coal strike met
~ the temporary residence of the Presi dent
an Jsakson place at 10 o'clock this morning
All of the members OF the commission
were present and were received by Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt in the room on the second
floor where all of the important confer
ence, which lad up 10 the tentative settle
mcnt of the strike and the resumption of
work in the mines were held
The President made this formal address
20 m" commission:
r. me ipVrGcdc coal strike cam mission.
GlNILINrN: u III" request hotn of the
operator, ard OF thu miners | have appointed
! Won commission to inquire into, consider
land pass upon tho questions in controversy
, region, and the causes out Of which the con-
troversy arose
: BY the acton YOU. recommend which the
scented 10 abide by, YOU will endenvor 10
: establish the relations between the cm-
uloNcrs and the wage workers in the authrH-
cite fields Oh Just and permanent basis
md as far as possible 10 DO away with any
A. those which YOU have been called in TO
-"ttlr lsubunit to YOU herewith the published
statement Of IA" operators, following which
'io}sSio61, Sir Wright bo7ns named ne as 'o re-
"ord"r u 80 tho letter from Mr. Mitchell
7 appoint Mr. Moscley and Mr. Nell as
assistants to the recorder,
4 copy oi this address, signed by the
Fn~ident. was handed to the commission
." ~ made part of the record Of it, pro-
rccdings. Immediately after the reading
Of tho address and some informal converse
lion between the President and the COM
mission, the members left the house and
walked to the Department Of Labor. where
meeting was held for organization.
Tic first btl-inp-s r',,l ~ no.
mission was 10 elect Judge George GRAY
chairman. Then there was an informal
discussion of tho work To be done. Com
missioner OF Labor Wright, on account Of
his Familiarity with the subject took a
leading part in the conference
II was voted that she recorder, Mr.
Wright. should notify the represent al ives
~ the OPERATOR and the miners that their
presence is requested in Washington next
Monday, AZ O'Clock in the afternoon for
tho purpose Of comforting with the com.
mission, The object of this meeting will be
solely TO arrange times and places Of hold
ing hearings and 20 reach an agreement on
this point thai shall be mutually convenien,
and agreeable. Notices to this eifec, will
We sont out TO the coal operators and to
John Mitchell this afternoon.
The cominSs ion adjourned al i24S O'Clock
" meet next Monday afternoon at 2
Edward A Moseley, one Of the mon an.
pointed as assistant TO the recorder Of the
commission. is the secretary Of the Inter-
-t2te Commerce Commission and has
vide, acquaintance among railroad officials
!. Or Charles p Ncill, the other assistant
70. the recorder il professor of political
economy in the CAT holc University,
The members of the commission were
guests Of President Roosevelt at luncheon.
Rights the wrongs Of n,c stomach
Us mes Tonic Netmfuge.-Adt.