The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28

| to That-The Commission Decides
That Both sides submit Separate
statements as to Rates Of Wages
Adjourned TO Meet In scrant on on
Thursday 10 Begin the Inv cstigntion.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 27.-The Anthracite
| Coal Strike Commits sion met here this
afternoon and. after fully discussing various
| plans for beginning the work of investiga-
ton, adjourned to meet in Scranton, Pa,
next Thursday NJ ~. A. NJ. The commits
sion consider an inspection Of the anthra-
cite coal mines and an inquiry into the
| physical aspects of the coal mining business
Of great importance 20 an intelligent con-
sideration Of the questions that may arise.
II was evident from the discussion to-day
that while II l. desired that the work pro-
coed rs expeditiousy as possible. there
will be no undue haste, and that plenty of
time will be devoted to the work Of In
vestigating conditions in the mine regions.
| Not only will the members Of the CON-
mission familiarize themselves with the
work Of coal mining. but they will also
| inquire closely into the home life of the
| miners.
The proceedings to-day were very in
| formal in character and the best of feeling
| prevailed, although 1t was clear that the
coal operators present were determined
| TO avoid. wherever possible, any recogni-
| ton Of the United Mine Workers associa-
| ton, and it was equally evident that Presi-
dent Mitchell would do his utmost to secure
| in some way such recognition President
Baer made it apparent at the outset that
WINE the operators were Wiling TO meet
MT Mtchell nan way In MS efforts TO pre-
| sent the claims OF the miners, ne would
ho' consent 10 any recognition OF Mr..
Mitchell as the representative OF the United
| Mine Workers, which organization, Mr..
Baer explained, was controlled by miners
| OF bitumlnous coal,
once MIR. Mitchell fought very bard TO
secure inns recognition, by urging mat TWO
auditors, one 10 be selected by the mine
| workers and one by the operators, should
| examine the books of the coal companies
| TO secure rates of wages maid He wanted
as, o,,r,,,,,o,,, ,,i,h ~ a.aI -
gu COG, ,. Avn 'n' 20, ope'"'o'' "i1'oh
"ouiu permit Oh an auoNor representing
| the miners to make this examination, but
| the result of the argument on this question
was that both the coal commands and Mr.
Mitchell will sunni, s.narato s,a,oman,s
''ohe'i "i' SUNNI 'ep"i''e 9'a,eiieii'S'
glvlhgsuch data as they nave regarding rates
| OF wages, and any differences that may
arise as TO a correct Interpretation Of this
| inflammation will mo ad i,s,ad nv an axner+
- - =. -
acooui'"i', u ~ appoii'cd Wy we 'o'h-
MISSION VINO VIII have access TO the books
and payrolls of the companies.
The commission met promptly at 2 o clock
in the court room of the In,erst ate Com
merce commission Tho Comm;cs,ouar r
n'er'e COMMISSION inc commissioners
were seated at 'he ehd OF the room on
raised platform, in front Of which were
several rows Of chairs OCCUPIED by the
r.nr.s.n, a.ives Of tho coal comnani.s ,h.;r
a,,arna,s prasidan, Iohn Wi,nham - - .ta
a.'o' i.S. i'Vn,'ei' ''i'ii "i,'nen vi lhe
United Mine WORKERS and his assistant.
DR.. Walter Edward Weyle. Assistant Re-
corder Moselev announced the entrance Of
tho commission. and they so,empIv soa,ad
,h ,'o ,ba s,ao, 80 nu ris;, se,
,"ei'Nc''e'' vac rPc''d'o's an i'Snis' Ioi-
lowing the custom prevailing in the SUI
preme Court upon the entrance Of the mem-
bers Of that august body
The Hon. George Gray, formerly United
States senator from Delaware and later
member Of the Paris Peace Tribunal, was
announced a. chairman of the Commission
He Immediately announced the appoint
mcnt by the President of Labor Commits
sioner Carroll ID. Wright as the sixth men,
Der Of the commission, who is also to be
recorder.
Then typewriter sheets were passed
| to the members of the commission giving
| tho names of tho coal company representa-
| tivcs as follows; George T. Baer, president
| Of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
| Iron Company; +. b. Thomas. chairman Of
| the board of the Pennsylvania Coal Com
pany and the Hillside Coal and Iron Com.
pany; Alfred Walter, president of the Ie-
| high Valley Coal Company; w. II. Trues-
dale, president of the Delaware, Lacka.
wanna and Western Railway Company:
| David Wilcox, yice-prcsident of the Della
ware and Hudson Company; j. B. Kerr,
| vice. president of the Scranton Coal Conn
pany and the Elkhill Coal and Iron Com