Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-14

the district In which the coliery is
located, This offer was made by US In
good faith and We desire here to re-
affirm IT,
The coal companies realize that the
urgent public need of coal and the APP
prehenson Of an inadequate supply for
the approaching winter calls for an
earnest effort to reach practical con.
clusion which will result In an in.
creased supply, and the presidents OF
the companies desire to make every
effort to that end which does not in
volve the abandonment Of the interests
committed TO their care and Of the men
we are working and seeking TO work In
their mines This responsibility they
must bear and meet as best they can.
They therefore restate their posi-
ton. That they are not discriminating
against the union mine workers, but
they insist the miners union shall not
discriminate against or refuse TO work
with non-unon men; that there shall
be norestriction or deterioration Ia
quantity or quality Of work and that
owing to the varying physical condl-
tons OF the anthracite mines each COL
liery Is "a problem by itself.
I'VE suggest a commission TO be ap-
pointed by the president Of the United
States Of he Is willing to perform that
public service) TO whom shall be re-
ferred all questions at issue between
the respective companies and their OWL
employees, whether they belong TO a
union or not, but the decision of that
commission shall be accepted by us,
The commission 10 be constituted as
follows:
Tristan officer In the engineer
corps of either the military or naval
service OF the United States.
"Second-An expert mining engineer.
experienced in the mining OF coal and
other minerals, and in no way con.
nected with the coal mining properties,
either anthracits or bituminous
'Third-One Of the judges OF the
United States courts Of the Eastern
district Of Pennsylvania.
"Fourth--A man Of prominence, emf
nent as a socialogist.
"Fifth--A man who, by active parti-
cipation In mining and selling coal, Is
familiar with the physical and COM
merclal features of the business.
"It being the understanding that I'M
medIately upon the constitution OF such
commission, In order that ldleness and
production may cease instantly,
the miners will return 10 work ana
cease all interference with and perse-
cution OF any non-unlon men who are
working or shall hereafter work The
findings Of this commission shall NIX
the date and the same shall be effective
and shall govern the conditions Of en-
ployment between the respective COM
panies and their employees for term
OF at least three years.
Signed:
George F. Baer. president Phlladel-
phia & Reading Coal & Iron company;
Lehigh & Wllkesharre Coal company
Temple Iron company
oE. 3. Thomas, chairman Pennsyl-
vanla Coal company; Hillside Coal &
Iron company.
oW II. Truesdale. president Della
vare Lackawana Railway company,
"T =. Fowler president Scranton
Coal company; Elkhill Coal q iron
company.
& Hudson company
alfred Waters, president Lehigh
Valley Coal company"
A note appended to the statement
reads:
"The schedule referred 70 In this
statement was not brought from New
York. as Il had not been completed
ROOTS PART IN SETTLEMENT.
Washington, Oct. 1S.-J. p. Morgan
and Robert S. Bacon, one VI his part
| ners. arrived here over the Baltimore