Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-10-16
MitcheIl's Plan to Settle Coal Strike Is
Practically Accepted.
ROOSEVELT TO APPOINT COMMISSION.
Morgan's Efforts to Bring About Ad'
iustment of Difficulties Successful.
Th: Proposition Is Believed By the Admins
tration to be Satisfactory to the Miners, as
1t Covers the Proposition Made by President
Mitchell, Of tn, United Mine Workers Union
With Additional Conditions Which II Is Be-
Iieved That the Miners viii Accept.

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operators in the anthracite coal region
have agreed to the appointment of a
commiss .rn selected By President Roose-
welt, to whom shall be referred all ques-
tions at issue between the companies and
their own employees, whether they belong
to union or not, and the decision OF
the commission shall be accepted by the
operators.
The commission is to consist of an
army or navy engineer officer, an expert
mining engineer not connected with the
coal-mining properties, one OF the Judges
of the United States Court of the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania, man of prom
incnce, eminent as sociologist and a
man who by active participation III min
ing and selling coal is familiar with the
physical and commercial features of the
business
The operators also make a part OF
their proposition that the miners shall
return to work as soon as the commits
sion is constituted and cease all intcrfer-
ence with non-rnion men. The commis-
sion is to name a date when its findings
shall be effective and to govern condi-
tons of employment between the com
panies and their own employees for at
leayt three years.
The statement was read to the Presl-
dent as all act of courtesy before being
given to the press.
Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Robert S. Bacon
one of his partners, arrived over the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad at 10 O'Clock,
and were driven Immediately to the Ar
lngton Hotel. Both refused to see any
one and went direct to their rooms IL
was apparent. however, that a moment
Gus move was about to be made IN the
coal strike and that a conference would
take place with the President or Secre-
tarv Root. who saw Mr.. Morgan m New
York on Saturday as a representative OF
Mr. Roosevelt.
Reports from Philadelphia stated that
President Baer. of the Reading proper.
ties. accompanied Messrs. Morgan and
Bacon in special car. but Mr.. baer
could not be located.
Shortly after going to his room Mr.
Morgan came downstairs and lett the
hotel for the temporary White Honse'
where he and Mr.. Bacon were at once
shown upstairs and into the room where
the President was. and onfcrrnce on
the strike situation began A little WINE
later Secretary Root appeared at tine
temporary White House and joined the
the other conferees
Bv this time it was definitely es..
tablished that if President Baer had
come to Washington with Mr.. Morgan
he did not 60 with him to the temporary
White House.
After the discussion had lasted some
time Secretary to the President o'eorge
D. Cortelyou was summoned. nresulna-
b]y to take some directions or to reduce
some matter to writing
The conference ended at II.5o clock
Secretary Root and Messrs. Morgan and
Bacon. on its adjournment. at once lett
the White House and went to the Metro
politan Club. a few blocks away. None
of them would say anything except TO
refer all inquiries to Mr.. Cortelyou, by
whom they said a statement would be
given out later.
Secretary Root was asked the direct
question il a settlement of the strike had
been reached. but declined to answer
saving it would all be given out in the
statement from Mr.. Cortelyou.
Mr.. Morgan was likewise appealed to
with direct question, but pleasantly re-
sponded that anything that was to be
said would have to come from the gen
tlemen in the White House.