Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-16
THE STRIKE SETTLED
4 Commission Of Six Persons with
Carroll D. Wright a. Recorder.
MINERS TO START WORK NEXT WEEK
The Names Of the Six ArbitrntoFs-T
Commission Satisfactory to Both Miners
and Operstors-E. T. Clark the Rep
resentative Of Organized Labor.

Washington, Oct. 16.-The great
anthracite coal strike is settled al
last. A commission of six persons
with q seventh, Mr.. Carroll D.
Wright, as recorder, will adjust the
differences between the operators
and the miners. President Mitchell,
Of the miners union, will take the
necessary measures to call the strike
of. The president will urge imme-
date resumption of mining and OPP
~crations are expected to begin next
week.
Announcement that the great
strike was off was made by Secretary
Root with exuberant good humor
ct the white house shortly after one
o'clock this morning. Organized la.
Dor has representative on the COM
mission in the person Of f. i. Clark,
rerand chief Of the Order of Railroad
Conductors, named as a sociologist.
The president added Bishop Spauld.
ing, Of Illinois, to TIE list Of five
members suggested BY the operators.
As named, the commission is per-
fsctly satisfactory to both miners
and operators. Assent Of the min
erS was given through President
Mitchell and Mr.. Sargent, commits
&9neg Of immigration, and Of the op.
orators through Nsttrs. Robert b.
con and George W. Perkins, Of the
banking Arm Of ]. P. Morgan & Co.
The final outcome followed series
Of conferences, 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 speedy set
Element. The commission will as
semble in few days and choose
chairman, probably Gen. Wilson. 1t
then will arrange for sessions and
testimony.
The following official statement an
nouncing the close Of the strike was
issued ut the white house at 2:20
q. M:
After conference with Mr.. Mitch
ell and some further conference with
representatives Of the coal operators,
the president has appointed the
members of the commission to in
quire 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, late chief of engineers
U. s. A., Washington, as an officer
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 statistican 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 q Judge of United States
supreme court.
Mr. L. Il. Clark, Cedar Rapids,
H., grand chief of the Order of Rail-
road Conductors, as sociologist, the
president assuming that for the
purposes of such a commission the
term socologist means man who
has thought and studied deeply on
social questions and has practically
applied his knowledge.
Mr. Thomas II. Watkins, Scran-
ton, Pa, as man practically ac-
quainted with the mining and sell
Ing of coal.
Bishop John L. Spaulding, Of
Peoria, III. The president has added
Bishop Ssaulding's name to the COM
mission.
Hon. Carroll D. Wright has been
appointed recorder of the commits