Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-10-23
is DECLARED Off
The Coal Strike is Virtually a Thing
of the Past
IT IS EXPECTED MINERS WILL. ACCEPT

President Roosevelt Has Appointed Com
Mitchell, of the Miners Union to Cali
Convention
The satisfactory settlement of the
long coal strike is now almost certain.
ty-only the miners themselves to ac.
rept the commission appointed by Pres.
dent Roosevelt is left. 1t is thought
this will be accepted at their convention
10 be called early the coming week.
President Mitchell seems to be favora.
oily impressed with the plan, now that
the commission in whose hands the bat
.le is to be left is named, and to him il
seems an eminently fair one He has
recommended that all mine worker.
aow on strike return to their former
positions and leave the matter wholly
IN the hands of the commiss on named
oy the president of the United States,
and il is thought by some of tie leading
men out on tie strike that his advice
will be accepted. President Mitchell
Of the mine workers union has con.
Quoted himself so ns to win the esteem
and confidence of his fellow workers in
this fight and there is little doubt now
Of an amicable and just settlement. In
statement to the public after the con.
ference with President Roosevelt he
says:
"Appreciating the anxiety and impa
tience of the public and the mine work
srs for some authoritative statement
from this office, l issue this bulletin
20 say that | was unalterably opposed
80 the acceptance of or acquiescence in
che form of settlement proposed by the
soal operators because it restricted the
President of the United States in max
ing selection of the men who were to
determine the questions involved in the
coal strike These r, strictions having
been removed and the representation
given to organized labor as well as to
organized capital, | am now prepared
10 give my personal approval TO the
settlement of the questions involved by
a commission selected by the President,
and shall recommend to the executive
officers of districts /, and 8, that All
immediate call be issuel for conven-
hon, whose authorization is necessary
10 declare the strike at an end.
''Ir the mean time | trust that the
people of our country will be as patient
as possible, as we are moving as rapidly
As the interests of our people will per-
nit
The president after conference with
the coal operators and President Mitchell
named the following commission to ar
bitrate the coal matters:
"Brigadier General John NJ. Wilson,
retired, late chief of engineers, United
States army, Washington, n. c., as ali
officer of the engineer corps of either
the military or naval service of the
United States.
"E. w. Parker, an expert mining en-
gineer. Mr.. Parker is chief statician
If the coal division of the United States
geological survey and editor of the En-
gineering and Mining Journal of New
York.
George Gray, of Wilmington, Della
ware, as judge of the United States
SQUIRT.
"E. E. Clark, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
grand chief of the Order of Railway
Conductors, as soc oogist, the Presi-
dent assuming that for the purpose OF
such commission the term sociolog st
means man who has thought and
studied deeply on social questions and
has practically app led his knowledge.
"Thomas II. Watkins, Scranton, Pa.
as a man practically acquainted WITH
the mining and selling of coal.
Bishop John l.. Spaulding, of Peor
ia, ILL.,, the president has added Bish
Dp Spaulding's name to the commission.
Carroll d. Wright, has been appoint
ed recorder of the commission.
Mitchells statement cleared the stua-
ton considerably. 1t is now for the
miners to act and not one person can be
found around the headquarters who Ii
not of the opinion that the district
boards will call convention and that
the convention will decide to send the
men back to work Immediately.