Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-25
Arbitrators Also Call Coal Op-
orators, to Washing
ton, Monday.
GRAY COMMISSIONS PRESIDENT
Members Given Written Instructions
by President hocseveIt-Apparently
Wright Is Net to Vote-Report Must
se Adopted by Two-Thirds Ballot.

Washington, Oct. 25.-The srrike
arbitration board convened here yes
terday.
The members assembled at the
White House. They were warmly
welcomed by the president and re-
ceived their instructions.
The instructions were in writing,
as follows:
instructions of President.
White House, Oct. "a.
"To the Anthracite Goal Strike Com
mission:
TGentlemen-At the request Of both
the operators and miners, have ap-
pointed you a commission to inquire
into, consider and pass upon the
questions in controversy in connec-
tioh with the strike in the anthracite
region and the causes out Of which
tho controversy arose.
iBy the action you recommend,
viii ich the parties in interest have
in advance consented to abide by,
you will endeavor to establish the
relations between employers and
wage workers in the anthracite fields
on just. and permanent basis. and
as far as possible to do away with
any causes for the recurrence of such
difficulties, as those which you have
been called in to settle. l submit to
youF herewith the published state
ment of the operators, following
which l named you as the members
of the commission, Mr.. Wright being
named as recorder; also the letter
from Mr.. Mitchell.
Il appoint Mr.. Mosely and Mr..
Nell as assistants to the recorder.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Later they adjourned to Wright's
office, where theT went into execu-
tive session.
Gray Chosen President.
After the election of Judge Gray
as president, the session was devoted
to a general discussion of plans of
procedure. Among the questions
considered were:
Whether or not there should be
public sessions; where and when the
future meetings should be held and
whether the operators and miners
should be allowed representation by
counsel before the commission.
The commission has not yet decided
as to whether Mr.. Mitchell in person
shall be heard on behalf Of the min
ers. Mr.. Wright stated that the COM
mission had no power to compel the
attendance of witnesses, and that it
had not yet been definitely determined
whether or not he would be allowed
to vote as a member of the commits
sion. The president will be consulted
on this point. From the wording of
his instructions. i: is inferred that it
was not his intention that Mr.. Wrigh.
should be considered a voting mem
ber Of the commission.
Next Meeting Monday.
After the adjournment of the COM
mission, Recorder Wright announced
that the next meeting Of the commits
sion will be held in this city at p.
m. Monday, and that kilograms have
been sent to all the parties to the
agreement, namely:
The railway operators and Mr..
Mitchell, On behalf of the miners, re-
questinE them ID be here at that
time to confer with the commission
relative to arrangements for the
meetings that must follow. The only
other question decided at the meet
ing yesterday was that all formal
hearings shall be public, but what.
ever matters of Importance there
may develop will be given out by Re.
corder Wright.
The commission has adopted an
official name and has had its printing
prepared. designating it as the An
thracite Coal Strike Commission"
Lunched With the President.
After adjournment the commission
went to the White House, where they
lunched with the president.
a two-thirds vote Of the commits
sion will be necessary for the adop-
ton cf their report.
The president worked until after
midnight Thursday night with Sec
retary Root and Attorney General
Knox, formulating his instructions to
the commission. Earlier in the even
ing he had been in consultation with