Fergus County argus., 1902-10-15
BELIEVE END
IS IN SIGHT
Operators in the Coal Regions Give
Way to Pressure and Will Ar.
bitrate the Differences.
PRESIDENT TO APPOINT MEN.
Miners Asked to Go to Work as Soon
as Commission is Constituted
Mitchell Won't Talk.

Washington. Oct. 13.-By authority
of ]. p. Morgan, who. with his part,
ner, Robert Bacon. and Secretary
Root were in conference with Presi
dent Roosevelt at the temporary
white house tonight for an hour and
half, the statement was given out
by Secretary Cortelyou in which the
presidents of the coal Carrying rail.
ways and mine operators propose
commission of few persons to adjust
the differences and settle the coal
strike in the anthracite coal fields
of Pennsylvania. The proposition is
believed by the administration to be
satisfactory to the miners, as it COW
ers the proposition made by President
Mitchell of the United Mine Workers
of America, with additional conditions
which it is believed the miners will
accept.
Washington, Oct. 13.-The presi.
dents have agreed to the appointment
of commission to be appointed by
the President of the United States
to whom shall be referred all ques-
tions at issue between the companies
and their own employees. whether they
belong to a union or not, and the de-
cision of the commission shall be ac-
cepted by the operators.
The commission is to consist of an
army and a navy engineer officer, an
expert mining engineer not connect
ed with coal mining properties, one
of the judges of the United States
courts of the eastern district of Penn
nent as a sociologist, and man who
by active participating in mining and
selling coal is familiar with the ply
sical and commercial features of
both. The operators also make a
part of their proposition that the min
ers shall return to work as soon as
the commission Is constituted and to
cease all interference with non-union
men.
The commission is to name the date
when its findings shall be effective
and to govern the conditions of en-
ployment between the employers and
their own employees for at least three
years. The statement was read to
the president as an act of courtesy
before being given to the press.
While no official statement was
made at the white house after the
operators address was made public
by Secretary Cortelyou, the opinion
was expressed that the way is now
open for a complete settlement of the
strike and that the mines would soon
be in operation once more.
The issuance of the statement fol-
lowed conference at the white house
which assembled very quickly after
Mr.. Morgan and his partner, Mr.. Ba-
con, had reached Washington on a
flying trip from New York, Mr.. Nor
gan and Mr. Bacon travelling to
Washington about ten o'clock tonight
in a special car over the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad. and drove at once
to the Arlington hotel. They met
Secretary Root and the three men
walked over to the white house and
were shown at once to the presidents
room. They remained with the pres
ident until 10 minutes of IL o'clock
and then came down stairs.
The proposition of the coal opera
tors was the result of the visit OF
Secretary Root to New York and his
conference with Morgan on Saturday.
Morgan at that time expressed keen
interest in the situation and a de-
sire to bring about an adjustment II
possible. Following this talk with
Secretary Root there was a confer
ence in New York today, at which
the proposition of the coal operators
was agreed to, and Morgan was dele
gated to bring 1t to the president in
the belief that such would be cour-
teous course and the best way of pro-
mitigating the offer of settlement.
The next move will be its presenta-
ton to the miners, and 1t is probable