New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-11
TO APPOINT a COMMISSION
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT CONSIDERING
FT-RTHFR ACTION TOWARD
ENDING STRIKE.
rry TELEGRAPH To THr TRIEuSF.l


Washington. oct lO--President Roosevelt is
a.rf,Aratine over the situation in the anthracite
-osl region before making another effort toward
O. settlement He had long conference to-day
Win Carroll D. Wright the Commissioner 81
labor. regarding THE Executives power under
,ba Arbitration act ~ 1895 Mr. Wright took
tho ground that this act applied only to COM
mon carriers and not TO industrial corporations,
and that no action could be based on that Law.
The President conCurred in this opinion.
whatever else ne may do. il is practical
~ certain that Mr. Roosevelt viii appoint a
commission TO make a thorough investigation
u the strike. lie will probably do this even
II the strike should be compromised or settled.
Whatever may lie the outcome. the President
viii treat the whole subject fully in his Mes
sage 10 Congress. and the findings Of the COM
mission VIII be useful basis Of any recon-
mendatious for legislation which ne may make
ar MtcheIs statement THAI there as no law
through which The findings ~ the commission
could be enforced has afforded some satisfaction
10 the President aud the members Of the cab
met They think that this ought 10 be accepted
rs an answer by those "a no are constantly urg-
ing that the President should take some action
against the coal operators II is argued that II
Mr Mitchell, the leader Of the strikers. is salts
he'd that the President has no power To inter
we've ou the side Of the strikers others. no do
not have the same interest in the matter. ought
10 be satisfied
THE ANTITRUST QUESTION.
II is possible. however that the administration
may find some way Of interfering legally. At
tomey General Knox is giving careful oonsid-
GRAFTON 10 the sherman Antitrust Law. and he
may Yet decide that he has authority under that
law TO proceed against the coal carrying rail
roads and the producing companies. II Mas said
by a member Of the Cabinet to-day that nearly
every point in the letter from Mr.. Wilcox asking
the President 10 proceed against the miners
under the Antitrust law applied 10 the coal
carrying roads with more force than 10 the
workmen.
The attitude Of the mine operators is not re-
Garded with satisfaction 10y the administration
n is evident that some Of them, at least are
bent on having United States soldiers sent 20
the anthracite region. and that they are doing
ali in their power 10 bring about this result
They have succeeded in having the entire Ma
tiOnal Guard Of Pennsylvania ordered out. and
are now doing all in their power to make IL ap-
pear that this is not a sufficient force properly
10 guard the mines and protect the non union
miners in their homes and on their way 10 and
from work
field. they Will FIRST have 20 convince Governor
Stone that the Pennsylvania National Guard is
able 10 maintain order. and induce him
call on the President for assistance. Governor
Stone Will then have 10 convince the President
that the situation has really passed beyond HIS
control and that state of instruction exists
in Pennsylvania which can only be dealt with
10y the power OF the national government. The
President viii hastily In the matter Of
sending United States troops into the coal
regions He would not hesitate 10 do so II any
thing like armed rebellion against the authority
~ the State, with imminent danger Of serious
conflicts. should exist. but he viii not accept
AN occasional act Of lsWlessness as evidence OF
The existence ~ such a crisis.
HEARS OF THE MILITARY SITUATION.
President Roosevelt tonight has information
"a FIRST hand regarding the military situation in
The anthracite region. Adjutant General Stew
an ~ the Pennsylvania National Guard and
Migadier General Goblin. who is in command OF
Dee FIRST brigade which called into service.
were an the White House this afternoon. and
gave The President fun information as 10 the
situation No one Is better qualified than Gen
,lal Goblin 10 give advice the subject OF
rambling disturbances in the anthracite region.
he has served as an officer OF the Pennsy lvania
militia in the held in every disturbance which
mas taken place in the coal region for thirty
years, having commanded a regiment at the
time ~ the Molly Mcguire troubles.
As one day follows another since Governor |
Stone ordered out the Guard, and the operators
SUI seem 10 be unable 10 induce any consider |
able number 81 men 10 return TO the mines, the |
belief rs strengthened here that Mr.. Mitchell viii |
be able 20 make good his declaration that the |
men are not inundated, but that the great ma
Jority Of them do not intend 10 return TO work |
until they have secured concessions from the |
operators. Next Monday is looked forward 20 |
as the day which VIII probably settle the ques-
lion n whether the men viii go hack TO work |
under the protection ~ the troops. that /
day efforts are 10 he made 10 start up some % /
the idle mines IL Mr. Mitchell can succeed I'm I
holding his men out beyond that time the pros
poets ~ q settlement without some concession /
from the operators. IL is thought here, viii he /
remote