Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-24
The ARBITRATORS
Strike Commission Meet and
Get to Work.
SOMETHING WRONG WITH HANNA
Mall Train Robbed and Engineer Kill
cd In State Of Montana.
A HURRICANE IN SOUTH AMERICA.


Washington, Oct. 24.-The members
of the strike arbitration commission
appointed by President Roosevelt met
at the White House shortly after 10
o'clock this morning and went into
conference with the president. Sever
al members had never met before.
The introductions were made in Sec
retary Cortelyou's Office and immedi-
ately thereafter the committee ascend
ed the stairs to the presidents recep-
tion room. The president greeted the
members of the commission cordially.
The interview was brief. lasting
scarcely twenty minutes. The work
to be done by the commission was in
formally discussed. The president i'm
pressed upon the commission the i'm
portance Of expedition and informed
them that he had decided to appoint
two assistants to the recorder to facili-
tate the work. He then presented
them their instructions as follows:
white House, Washington.
"Oct. %, 1902.
ITO the Anthracite Strike Commits.
sion.
"Gentlemen:-At the request, both
of the operators and Of the miners ]
have appointed you commission to
inquire into, consider and pass upon
the questions In controversy, in con.
nection with the strike In the anthra-
cite region and the causes out OF which
the controversy arose. BY the action
you recommend. which the parties in
interest have consented to abide By,
you will endeavor to establish rela-
tions between the employers and wage
workers in anthracite fields on just
slble do away with any causes for re-
currence Of such difficulties as those
which you have been called upon to
settle. / submit to you herewith pub
lished statement of operators, follow
ing which named you as members Of
the commission, Mr.. Wright being
named as recorder; also the letter
from Mr.. Mitchell.
Il appoint Mr.. Mosely and Mr.. Neil
as assistants to the recorder.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
With the instructions were the
statements of the operators. The men,
bers of the commission withdrew in a
body. When they left the White
House they declined to comment upon
their interview. They went direct to
the Office of Commissioner of Labor
Wright to organize and prepare for
work.
The presiding officer Is to be official
ly called the president Of the commits
sion.
Edward A. Mosely. who becomes an
assistant to Recorder Wright, by direc-
tion of the president, is secretary of
the interstate commerce commission.
DR.. Neill, the other assistant recorder.
is professor OF political economy at
the Catholic university. located near
Washington.
The commission was invited to lunch
with the president at 1880.
The commission adjourned at 1874
O'Clock to meet again next Monday at
3 o'clock. After adjournment the an
nouncement was made that only two
conclusions had been reached. The first
of these was to admit the public to all
formal meetings of the commission,
and the second to notify the parties to
the controversy to be present at the
meeting on Monday for the purpose of
arranging a time for hearings which
will be convenient for all concerned.
The commission adopted an official
name and has had printing prepared.
designating it as the Anthracite Coal
Strike Commission.
The commission went into executive
session at Col. Wright's Office at IL
o'clock. Judge Gray was chosen chair
man.