Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-11
STRIKE INQUIRY ENDS
Commissioners Wright Will Lay
His Report Before the Presi-
dent Today.
He Will Not Visit the Coal
Fields-Facts All in
Hand.
Correspondence Between Mitch
ell and the Operators Is
Given Out.

New York, June 11.-As the result OF
a two hours conference yesterday af-
ternoon with President Baer of the
Philadelphia & Reading, President Oil
plant Of the Delaware & Hudson, and
President Truesdale of the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western railway, Com
missioner Wright declares the investi-
cation of the anthracite coal strike is
practically over. Mr.. Wright said that
the books had been opened and he had
secured all facts and figures, and now
/ had such information from both sides
| that it would probably not be necessary
/ for him to go to the coal fields. He said
he expected to spend the evening with
| friends, and would hold no conference.
| Letters and kilograms that have
passed between anthracite operators
and President Mitchell and other Off
! GERS of the United States Mine Work
ers We're made public today. The cor
lrespondence was given out by the pres
idents of the coal roads Immediately af-
fected by the strike.
fore hestitated about making public this
correspondence. 1.-THE president of the
United States" they add, having re-
quested Mr.. Wright, the commissioner
of labor, to investigate the strike. the
presidents of the coal companies have
given him such facts as he desired, in
GLIDING this correspondence, and it is
now given to the public"
The operators preface the correspon-
dence with brief history of the union
izing of the anthracite coal miners after
the establishment of the United Mine
workers, originally an organization of
bituminous coal miners, and recite the
agreement to an advance of 10 per cent
in wages in 1901 following the strike of
1900; the abolition of the sliding scale,
and, finally, the invitation of Feb IA.
1902, to the operators to attend a joint
conference TO form a wage scale for the
ensuing year. Then the text of the
letters and kilograms is introduced.
Letters from President Blair of the
Central Railroad of New Jersey, dated
Feb. IS, 1902; President Truesdale, OF
the Lackawanna, dated Feb. IS, 1902;
President E. B. Thomas, of the Erie
dated Feb. 90, 1902; President T. P.
Fowler of the Ontario & Western;
President r. NJ. Oliphant. of the Della |
ware & Hudson, and Alfred Walter, of |
the Lehigh valley decline the proposal |
of President Mitchell to enter into q
for the formation of wage |
scale, declaring in substance that the
wage question was one to be settled by |
each company independently with its
men.
The history OF the strike from the
Shamokin convention to May s is then
outlined and Mr.. Thomas propositions
understood to be the basis of the first
OF the coal presidents and
The mine workers and civic federation
officials, is given.
President Mitchell's communication
setting forth the plan of referring tho
question to the National Civic Fedora
ton or to committee composed of
Archbishop Ireland, Bishop Potter, and
one other person whom these two
night select, is given out in full Re-
plies from Messrs. Thomas, Truesdale
Blair and Oliphant decline the PROPOSE
ions of President Mitchell.
Mr.. Trusdale says:
GU 1all to state in your MESA pe
he notices posted by this company not
'niy agree to continue paying the 10
Der cent increase granted our mine en-
'ioyes in 1900 until April 1, 1903, and
hereafter subject to sixty days notice.
'ut 1t also states our mining superin-
endents will take up and adjust any !.
'rlevances with our employees. The
easons why we cannot grant your
have been most fully ex-
blamed in our recent conferences ana
ny letter to you of Feb Is last"