The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-10-30
COMMISSION MEETS
Presidents Arbitration Board Be-
gins Work in Washington.
JUDGE GRAY MADE CHAIRMAN
Organization Perfected and All Details
Of Procedure Are Agreed Upon.
instructions of President.
Roosevelt.

A Washington special says: The
members of the strike arbitration COM
mission appointed by the president
met at the white house shortly after
10 o'clock Friday morning and went
into conference with the president.
The president greeted. the members
of the commission cordially. The in
terview was brief, lasting scarcely
twenty minutes. The work to be done
by the commission was Informally dis
cussed. The president impressed upon
the commission the importance of ex-
pedition and informed them that ne
had decided to appoint two assistants
to the recorder to facilitate the work.
He then presented to them their in
structions, as follows:
white House, Washington, Octo-
Der %, 1902.-To the Anthracite Coal
Strike Commission.-Gent At
the request both of the operators and
OF the miners I have appointed you
commission to inquire into, consider
and pass on the controversy in con-
nection with the strike in the anthra-
cite region and the cause out of which
the controversy arose. b. the action
you recommend, which the parties in
interest have in advance consented to
abide by, you will endeavor to estab-
ish the relations between the employ
ers and the wage earners in the an
thracite fields on just and permanent
basis, and as far as possible to do
away with any causes for the recur-
renee of such difficulties as those
which you have been called in to set
tle I submit to you herewith the pub
lished statement Of the. operators, fol-
lowing which I named you as the
members of the commission, Hon. Car
roll D. Wright being named as record
er; also the letter of President Mitcn-
ell.
81 appoint Mr. Mosely and Mr.. Meill
as assistants to the recorder.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
With the instructions were the state
1nents Of the operators. The members
vf the commission withdrew in body.
When they left the white house they
declined to comment upon their inter-
view. They went direct to the office OF
Commissioner of Labor Wright to Or
ganize and prepare for their work.
Gray Chosen Chairman.
The commission went into execu-
tive session at Colonel Wright's Office
at II o'clock. Judge. Gray was chosen
chairman and will be known as presi-
dent of the commission. Among the
questions under consideration were
those pertaining to the place OF
meeting. the order in which witnesses
shall be called, whether the sessions
shall be open to the press, whether
counsel for the parties at interest
shall be permitted to be present, etc.
The commission adjourned at 12:45
o'clock to meet again Monday ct 2
O'Clock. After the adjournment the
announcement was made that only
two conclusions had heen reached
The first of all 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 time for
holding which will be convenient for
all concerned. Notices were accord
ingly sent to the mine operators and
to Mr.. Mitchell, president of the mine
workers, to be in attendance on Mon
day. It was stated that most of the
time Of the meeting was taken up
in discussion of the question as to
the time when the hearings shall be
set. the result of which was the conclu-
sion to call in the people interested be-
fore reaching a decision.
The commission has already adopt
ed az official name and has had Its
printing prepared, designating 1t as the
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission.