Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-16
COAL STRIKE ENDED
An Agreement Reached at the
 White House.
PRESIDENT NAMES ARBITRATORS.
Two Conferences With President Mitchell During the Day, Followed by Night Meeting, After Which
 . Settlement Is Announced.

UAOE1AN04ON, OCI. .1O.-lQe sCOdJ gtrike has been settled. The operators have agreed to such modification of the arbitration proposition as to make 1t acceptable to the mine workers. The conferences which led to this settle ment took place last night and this morning between President Roosevelt, Secretary Root, Carroll D. Wright, commissioners of labor; Frank P. Sar- gent, commissioner general of immi- grafton, and Robert Bacon and George w. Perkins, partners of J. P. Morgan.
 Under the agreement reached all questions at issue between the coal op- orators and their employees will be re ferred to commission of six men ap- pointed by the president of the United States. This is ar increase of one over the number proposed by the operators, who have agreed to this increase so as to meet the views Of the mine workers that there should be an opportunity for the appointment of a man recognized to be in sympathy with the principles of organized labor. s
 The names of the commissioners were announced at 2:20 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 entirely 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 man who is in sympathy with the principles of organized labor. =
 Under the agreement between the operators and the mine workers the strike is now over. All that remains is for Mir. Mitchell to call the men back to work. The mining of coal will be resumed, and in the meantime the arbi- tration commission will consider all the questions at issue and will submit its findings to President Roosevelt. They will be made public by the presi- dent and will be binding on the opera tors and miners for at least three years. .-
 The following official statement an nouncing the close of the strike was issued at, the temporary White House at 2:20 a. m.: .....
 After a conference with MT. Mitchell and Some further conference with rep resentatives of the coal operators the president has appointed the members of the commission to inquire into, con- sider and pass upon all questions at is sue between the operators and miners in the anthracite coal fields:
 Brigadier General John NJ. Wilson, U. s. A. Getired. late chief Of engineers, U. s. Al, Washington, as an officer of the engineer corps of either the military CT naval service of the United States.
 E. ". Parker, Washington, as an expert mining engineer. Mir. Parker is chief statistician of the coal division of the United States geological suryery and the editor of the Engineering and Mining Journal of New York.
 The Hon. George Gray, Wilmington, Del, as a judge Of United States court.
 E. B. Clark of Cedar Rapids, la, grand chief of the Order Of Railway Conductors, as a sociologist, the presi- dent assuming that for the purpose of such a commission the term sociologist means a man who has thought and studied deeply on social questions and has practically applied his knowledge.
 Thomas H. Watkins of Scranton, Pa, as a man practically acquainted with the mining and selling of coal.
 Bishop John L. Spalding of Peoria, IL
 Carroll D. Wright has been appointed recorder of the commission.
 A NIGHT CONFERENCE.
 President Roosevelt last night re- sumed consideration of the strike situa- ton, taking 1t up in the light developed as the result of his two conferences during the day with Mir Mitchell, president of the nine workers union. He went out fcf long drive after those conferences and on returning met Mir. Carroll D. Wright, commissioner of labor. and Ar. Sargent, commis- sioneT of immigration.
 Later two strangers to those about the temporary White House called and were shown ups, IFS at once. It was reported that these gentlemen were Messrs. Robert Bacon and George w. Pexlxins members of the banking firm of J. Pierpont Morgan & Go. The con- ferences with the four gentlemen 2Am84 la8SSQ IIO14 lO o D ClOCA, A1lO then the president walked to Secre- tary Hays to dinner, while his two wis ftors whose names were not announced went to the Arlington hotel. Messrs. Bacon and Perkins are stopping there, having arrived yesterday. They did not register, however, and no cards weuld be taken to their rooms, so it was impossible to learn anything of the situation from them.
 About 10 o'clock President Roosevelt re-eafered the temporary White House, accompanied by Secretary Root, and they immediately re-embarked on con alteration of the settlement of the coal strike. Later stranger called an. swering to the description of one of Bdr Mcrgan's partners an&awas shown ct once into the room where the presi- dent was by Secretary Cortelyou. The three gentlemen were engaged in dis. cussion of the situation until late hour.
 THE MORNING CONFERENCES.
 At the first conference, which lasted from 11:5O a. m. until 12:55 D. n., the president and NIT. Mitchell discussed f71llv the proposition made by the