Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-10-18
THE STRIKE TO END.
Mine Operators and Railway Off.
Gals Agree to Arbitrate.
President Roosevelt Believes TermA
Will Be satisfactory, as They
Cover Proposition Made by
President Mitchell,

Washington, Oct. 14.-By authority
of j. P. Morgan who, with his partner,
Robert Bacon, and Secretary Root,
were in conference with President
Roosevelt at the temporary white
house for an hour and half Monday
night, statement was given out
at an early hour this morning,
by Secretary Cortelyou, in which the
presidents of the coal carrying rail
roads and mine operators propose
commission of five persons to adjust
the differences and settle the coal
strike in the anthracite coal fields Of
Pennsylvania. The proposition is be-
lieved by the administration to be sat
isfactory to the miners a it covers the
proposition made by President
Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers
union, with additional conditions
which it is believed the miners will ac-
cept. The agreement is as follows:
The Agreement.
The operators have agreed to the ap-
pointment of a commission to be APP
pointed by the president of the United
States, to whom shall be referred all
questions at issue between the compa-
MES and their own employees, whether
they belong to q union or not, and the
decision of the commission shall be
accepted by the operators. The COM
mission is to consist of an army or
navy engineer officer; al expert min
ing engineer not connected with the
coal mining properties; one OF the
judges of the United States courts of
the eastern district of Pennsylvania;
a man of prominence, eminent as So
biologist, and man who by active
participation in mining and selling coal
is familiar with the physical and COM
mercial features of the business. The
operators also make a part of their
preparation that the miners shall re-
turn to work as soon as the commits
sion is constituted and cease all in
reference with nonunion men. The
commission to name a date when its
findings shall be effective and to gov
ern conditions of employment between
the companies and their own employees
for at least three years.
Way Open for settlement.
While no official statement was made
at the white house after the operators
agreement was made public by Secre-
tary Cortelyou, the opinion was eX-
pressed that the way is now open for
complete settlement of the strike
and that the mines would soon be in
operation once more.
Agreement Made IN New York.
The proposition of the coal operators
was result of the visit of Secretary
Root to New York and his conference
with Mr.. Morgan on Saturday. Mr..
Morgan at that time expressed keen
interest in the situation and a desire
to bring about an adjustment if pos
sible. Following this talk with Seq
rotary Root, there was a conference
in New York Monday at which the
proposition of the coal operators was
agreed to, and Mr. Morgan was dele
gated to bring it to the president, in
the belief that such would be the cour-.
teous course and the best way of pro-
mitigating the offer of settlement.
The Strike Losses.
Wilke sbarre, Pa, Oct. 13.-The losses
at the end of the twenty-second week
of the strike are estimated to be as
follows:
Loss to the operators in price of
coal. Observation-Disclosures s., SOC, 900
Loss to strikers in wages $500. 2S,300, 900
| Loss to employees other than
strikers ........................ $500, 600
Loss to railroads in earnings ...... - 500, 900
| Loss to business men In ther region 1920, 900
| Loss to business men outside re-
-gion ,.....:.:....: :....:...... ssoo,ooo
| Cost of main tanning coal and iron
police ...................... 100000
| Cost of maintaining nonunion men $4,000
| Cost Of troops in the region......... $50, 600
| Damage to mines in machinery $500, 600
Grand total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5, 970, 900