Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-10-23
TO END THE STRIKE
President Roosevelt Names O.
Commission Of Six.
fheY Are All Prominent Wien: Brig,
Gen. Wilson, Il. ". Parker, Hon.
George Gray =. W. wne-
kins, Bishop SpaIdIng
and Il. u. Clark.

Washington, Oct. 16.-The president
has named commission OF six per-
sons to settle the strike.
+ president Mitchell has called a.
meeting of the executive committee
ana the strike may be called off in a
1eW days Some of the members of
the commission were named bv
MessrS. Sargent ana Mitchell at their
conference with the president yester-
day and in later meetings last night.
Mr.. Sargent officially represented the
mine union leader.
The following official statement an
nounclng the close of the strike was
issued at the White House at 2:2O a. m:
After conference with Mr..
Mitchell and some further conference
with representatives of the coal oper-
ators, the president has appointed
the members of the commission to
inquire into, consider and pass upon
all questions at issue between the
operators and miners in the anthra-
cite coal fields:
Brig. Gen. John NJ. Wilson, U. S.
A, retired Qate chief of engineers.
u. 5. A., Washington, d. c., as an
ofhcer of the engineer corps of either
the military or naval service of the
United States.
Mr.. +. W. Parker, Washington, 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 judge of a United States
court.
Mr.. f. +. Clark, Cedar Rapids, Ia,
! grand chief of the Order of Railway
| conductors, as sociologist. the
president assuming that for the pur-
! poses of such a commission the term
| soclologiSt means a man who has
thought and studied deeply on social
questions and has practically applied
the knowledge
Mr.. Thomas H. Watkins, Scranton.
"a, as man practically acquainted
with the mining and selling of coal
Bishop John l.. Spalding, of Peo-
ria, III. The president has added
Bishop Spalding's name to the COM
mission.
Hon. Carroll D. Wright has been
appointed recorder of the commits
sion"
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct 1.-THE
executive boards of the three an
thracite districts of the United Mine
Workers of America, in joint session
Thursday unanimously decided to
recommend to delegate convention
of striking miners the acceptance of
the arbitration proposition submit
ted by the president of the United
States, and it is reasonably certain
that the advice viii be followed and
the great struggle brought to close.
The convention win be convened in
this city Monday morning and it is
the hope and the belief of the of
hcers of the union that mining of
coal will be resumed before the close
OF next week, after a suspension of
more than five months.
these are the same executive
boards which on May last ordered
the strike to begin, which action was
approved, in the face Of Mr.. MitchelI's
opposition, by the Hazleton conven-
ton few days later. 1t is expected
that some objections win be raised
ON the floor of the convention, but
the officers are confident that the op-
position will disappear when Presi-
dent Mitchell explains all the features
OF the, modified proposition to the
delegates.
Washington, Oct. 1S.-Brfg. Gen.
John VI. Wilson, the military member
of the coal strike arbitration commits
sion, and Carroll ID. Wright, recorder
of the commission. had an extended
conference with President Roosevelt
Friday. On leaving the White House
a Il
to discuss for publication the work
of the commission. He indicated that
the body would be organized in Wash
ngton, but when and where it's sit
tings would be held would be details
which would be worked out by the
itself.
Hon. Carroll D. Wright, as recorder
of the commission to arbitrat tho
coal Disputes. will not have
vote.
Col. Wright wiz keep the records.
witnesses. carry out the or
iers of the commission and. perhaps.
prepare its report under Instructions.
Nilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. lS.-In ac-
'ordance with the call issued by the
board Of the Miners union,
I'll locals" throughout the coal field
'egan electing delegates yesterday to
he convention which will be held
lerc next Monday to consider the ac-
eptance or rejection of the arbitra-
ion plan submitted bv President
Roosevelt. Most OF the local unions
leld their meetings last night. II is
practically certain that majority Of
he delegates will come to the con-
ention instructed To vote in favor Of
accepting the arbitration scheme
'rominent officials Of the union saw
here Is no fear that the opposition
viii be strong enough ~ defeat the
forts Of those who favor ending the
trikc by arbitration.
II is understood the union will take
are of all such men who fail - find
employment.
An Antitrust ProceedIng.
Albany, y. " Oct. lG.-A hearing
vas given Yesterday, before \ttornev