The Irish standard., 1902-06-14
ENDS INVESTIGATION.
Labor Commissioner Wright Ready
to Report to President Roose..
Welt ON the Strike.

New York, June 1.-THE informal
ton called for by President Roosevelt
about the coal strike has been secured
and will soon be presented to him in
the form of an official report by Car
roll ID. Wright, United States commits
sioner of labor. The report will touch
at the root of the difficulty and will
explain the "real causes" leading to
the great industrial conflict, which
causes have been jealousy guarded
by both sides. Mr.. Wright will not
make any suggestions or recommended
tions. The Information sought was OBJ
tanned in two interviews which occu-
pied in all but four hours. Monday
night at the Manhattan hotel Presi-
dent Mitchell made Il presentment of
the miners side of the controversy.
Late Tuesday in the offices of the Della
ware & Hudson company, President
IOlyphant of that company, and Presi-
dents Baer, of the Philadelphia &
Reading railroad. and Thomas. of the
Erie company, discussed the strike
from the standpoint of the operat ors.
President Truesdale, of the Lacka-
wanna railroad, was invited to the con-
ference but was not present.
81 have practically completed the
official investigation" said Commits
sioner Wright Tuesday night. land
will present my report as quickly as
possible to President Roosevelt. have
secured the information desired and
was treated courteously by the repre-
sentatives on both sides of the contro-
rersy. 1t will not be necessary for me
to go to the coal fields. l cannot say
anything concerning the mass of infor-
nation in my possession"
Speaking of the prospect of gen.
eral strike of the miners, Commits
sioner Wright expressed himself as
follows: eff the soft coal men who
have signed contracts should strike
they would be violating their agree
ment. and thus put their unions at
n decided disadvantage and forfeit
the sympathy of the public. This ac-
ton would put the unions on the de-
fensive in every arbitration that
would follow the outbreak. None OF
the strikers thus far was bound by
contracts"
Ralph Easley, secretary of the Ma
tional Civic Federation, on being
asked as to the progress of the an
thracite coal strike, replied: eve
have nothing further to do with the
matter, although we are spoken Of
in connection with it. Since our
overtures were rejected we have
withdrawn from all participation,
and the matter is now in the hands
of Carroll D. Wright"
Wilkesbarre, Pa. June 11.-National
President Mitchell. of the Mine Work.
ers' union, who went to New York to
meet Carroll D. Wright, United States
commissioner of labor, did not return
to strike headquarters here until
nearly midnight Tuesday night. In
his absence nothing was given out re-
garding the anthracite strike in this
state or the soft coal suspension in
West Virginia. There is no change in
the situation in this region from either
the viewpoint of the miner or the op-
orator. 1t was very quiet day. Not
withstanding the efforts of the strike
leaders to keep their men from COM
hitting acts of violence, there con-
tinues to be acts of lawlessness which
is rather annoying to the companies.
President Mitchell had little infor-
nation to impart to the waiting cor
respondents when he arrived from New
York. He said the strike is no nearer
a settlement now than it was before
he went to New York. If President
Roosevelt had peace plan or would
devise one as result of the informa-
ton Commissioner Wright is gather
ing he did not know it.