Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-16

". wright, as recorder, VIII ADJUST tHe
differences between the operators and
miners. Mitchell will take the neces-
eary measures to call the strike Off.
The President will urge the immedi-
ate resumption of mining, and the op-
Prations are expected to commence
next week.
Mitchell Confirms News.
Wilkesbarre, Oct. 16. = President
Mitchell issued the following today:
"Appreciating the anxiety and i'm
patience of the public and of the mine
workers for some authoritative state
ment from this Office. | issue this
bulletin to say was unalterably op--
posed to the acceptance or to ac--
huiesce in the form of settlement
proposed by the coal operators be-
cause it restricted the President of
The United States in making the se--
lection of the men who were to deter
mine the questions involved in the
strike These restrictions having been
removed, and representation given to
organized labor as well as to organ
lied capital, | am now prepared to
give my personal approval to settle
ment of the issues involved by the
commission selected by the President
and shall recommend to the executive
officers of the districts in their meet
ing today that an immediate call be
issued for a convention whose author
ization is necessary to declare the
strike at an end In the meantime |
trust the people will be as patient as
possible, as we are moving as rapid
]y as the interests of our people will
permit"
Members of the Strike Settlement
Commission.
Washington, Oct. 16.-The members
of the strike settlement commission
are:
Brigadier General John NJ Wilson
E. w. Parker, of Washington, D. G..
connected with the geological survey
Judge George Gray, of Delaware.
E. E. Clark of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Thomas H. Watkins of Scranton
Pennsylvania.
Bishop John L. Spalding, of Peoria
Illinois.
Carroll D. Wright, recorder of com
mission
The announcement that the strike
was off was made by Secretary Roo
shortly after / o'clock this morning
Organized labor has representative
in the person of e. e. Clark, grant
chief of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors.
The President added Bishop Spal
ding, of Illinois, to the list of fiv'
members suggested by the operators
As named, the commission is per-
fectly satisfactory to both the miners
and operators.
The assent of the miners was givel
through John Mitchell and Sargent
commissioner of immigration, and O
the operators, through Bacon and PEI
kins, of Morgan's banking firm.
The final outcome followed a serie
of conferences beginning with tw,
during the day with Mitchell and tw,
during the night with Bacon and Per.
kins
Events moved quickly at the las
the President being determined on
speedy settlement. The commission
will assemble within a few days an,
choose chairman, probably Genera
Wilson.
1t then will arrange for sessions an
testimony.
Official Statement.
Washington, Oct. 16,-The officia
statement announcing the close of TIL
strike was issued at the White Hous
at 2:20 o'clock this morning.
After conference with Mitchell
and some further conference with tn
representatives Of the coal operators
the President has appointed the fo
lowing members OF the commission t
inquire into. consider and pass upo
all questions at Issue between the OF
orators and miners in the anthracit
coal fields.
.<Brigadier General Wilson, Unite
States army. retired tlate of eng
neers, u. S. Al, of Washington, d. c
as an officer of the engineer corps 6
either military or naval service of til
United States.
u. w. Parker, of Washington. 7