New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-16

OPERATORS MAKE THEIR PROPOSITIOr
ACCEPTABLE TO THE MINE
WORKERS
lBT TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUxE.I

tBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.I
Washington. Oct. 15.-The coal strike has been
settled. The operators have agreed to such a
modification of the arbitration proposition as to
make it acceptable to the mine workers. The
conferences which led to this settlement took
place last night and this morning between Prest-
dent Roosevelt, Secretary Root. Carroll ID.
Wright. Commissioner of Labor: Frank p. sar-
gent. Commissioner General Of immigration.
and Robert Bacon and George w. Perkins. part
ners of j. P. Morgan.
Under the agreement reached all questions at
issue between the coal operators and their en-
ployes will be referred to a commission Of six
men appointed by the President Of the United
States This is an increase of one over the
rumber proposed by the operators. who have
agreed 20 this increase so as to meet the views
OF the mine workers that there should be an
opportunity for the appointment Of a man rec
ognized to be in sympathy with the princples
OF organized labor.
The names Of the commissioners were an
nouneed at 2:2O o'clock this morning. The
President has selected the first five members
from the classes OF persons suggested by the
proposition from the mine operators The sixth
name is that OF Bishop Spalding. who is entire
Iy satisfactory to the mine workers. In Mr..
Clark. Grand Chief of the Order OF Railway
Conductors. the President has complied with
the desire of the miners by appointing a man
who is in sympathy with the principles Of or
ganized labor
Under the agreement between the operators
and the mine workers. the strike is over.
All that remains is for Mr.. Mitchell to call the
men back TO work. The mining OF coal will be
resumed. and in the mean time. the Arbitra-
ton Commission will consider all the questions
at issue. and will submit it's findings to Presi-
dent Roosevelt They Will be made public by
the President. and will be binding on the Oper-
ators and miners for at least three years.
President Roosevelt went out for a long drive
after his conferences with Mr.. Mitchell.
and on returning met Carroll D. Wright.
Commissioner OF Labor. and Frank P. SARGENT
Commissioner General Of immigration. The
latter is a personal friend Of Mr. Mitchell and
as a former labor leader himself had talked
freely with the head of the miners union. He
gave the President the benefit Of his views. and
Commissioner Wright was able to communicate
some information that had come to him as to tho
sentiment in the mining region.
Later. two strangers to those about the tenl-
porary White House called and were shown up
stairs at once. 1t was reported that these men
Robert Bacon and George w. Perkins.
members OF the banking firm of J. P. Morgan q
co. The conference with the four men named
lasted from to O'Clock. and then the Presi-
dent walked TO Secretary Hays dinner. while
his two visitors whose names were not an
nOunced went to the Arlington Hotel Messrs.
Bacon and Perkins are there. having arrived
to-day. They did not register. however, and
no cards would be taken to their rooms so
it was impossible TO learn anything of the sit
Uation from them
About 10 O'Clock President Roosevelt re-en-
tered the White House. accompanied by Secre-
tary Root. and they Immediately resumed con-
sideration Of a settlement Of the coal Strike.
Later, stranger answering the description
Of one of Mr.. Morgan's partners called. and
was shown at once into the room where the
President was by Secretary Cortelou. The
statements made by Mr.. Mitchell were cam
vassed While nothing was made public. the
feeling seems to prevail in administration
quarters that Mr.. Mitchell is too unyielding IN
his position and too insistent and that matters
have been so shaped that he should accept tina
concessions which are open to him and not IN
sist on the operators continuing to yield to tina
demands he is inclined to make as prerequt-
site TO the appointment of the tribunal to adj
lust the differences between the miners and
the operators
AT 11:5S o'clock Messrs. Sargent and Wright
returned &c the White House and were shown
into Secretary Cortelyou's Office. their visit
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