The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-10-17
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THE STRIKE ENDED3

THE STRIKE ENDED9
The great coal strike it is hoped came
to an end on Monday night when the
operators agreed to accept the propo-
sition for the appointment of a COM
mission selected by President Roose-
welt to whom shall be referred all
questions at issue between the COM
panies and their own employees,
whether they belong to a union or
not and the decision of the commits
sion shall be accepted by the opera
tors. The miners, through their
President, John Mitchell, have al
ready stated their willingness to &C
cept a plan Of settlement and the
strike it is thought may now be re-
garded as practically ended.
The commission is to consist of an
army and navy engineer officer, an
expert mining engineer not connected
with the coal mining properties, one
of the judges of the United States
Court of the eastern district Of
Pennsylvania, man of prominence,
eminent as sociologist and a man
who by active participation in mining
and selling coal is familiar with the
physical and commercial features of
the business.
The operators also make a part of
their proposition that the miners
shall return to work as soon as the
commission is constituted and cease
all interference with non-union men.
The commission is to name a date
when it's findings shall be effective
and to govern conditions of employ
ment between the companies and
their own employees for at least three
years.
This proposition was made through
Mr.. ]. p. Morgan, who with his
partner, Mr.. Bacon, went to Wash
ington on Monday and shortly after
wards had a private interview with
the President. They were a little
later joined by Secretary Root and
the result ofthis conference was given
out to the public through the Presi-
dents private secretary, Mr.. Cortel-
you.
An investigation of the particulars
of the offer of compromise made by
President Mitchell convinced him
that there are some details in the
proposition that will have to be
modified before he can accept the con-
ditions. 1t is said that the objection
able features may be removed and
the two warning elements may thus
get together. The principal OBJ
lection is the limitation put upon the
President in the selection of Il COM
mission of arbitration and President
Mitchell will make a demand that
the Presidents hands be free in this
selection 1t has been said that the
operators are anxious that President
Mitchell reject their proposition and
that it was presented in an objection
able form for this purpose. Itwould
seem almost direct slap at Presi-
dent Roosevelt in putting such siren
uous limitations about his choice of
the members of the arbitration board
Mr.. Mitchell does not think that the
recognition of the union is made suf-
hciently clear and it will be an ignom-
inious surrender if he accedes to the
demands ofthe operators to arbitrate
in this fashion.
One significant feature about the
deal, is the fact that the operators
is binding for three years
If such an agreement is entered into,
it is apparent that there can be no
more coal strikes in the anthracite
coal regions until after the next
election at least, and it |
is said in Washington political circles
that this provision was inserted by
he friends Of President Roosevelt
THE TARIFF THE ONLY ISSUE.
Ex-President Cleveland, who has upto
his time maintained silence, respecting
he present campaign, with the exception
IF the speech that he delivered at the
meeting held in New York about
wo months ago, has recently given to
outlook. Despite his utter
,nces to the contrary, many of MIR. Cleve-
and's political enemies insist that he is
| candidate tor reelection for the third
erm Whatever the former Presidents
aults may be, no one can accuse him of
,eing deliberately untruthtul and when
lie says that he has permanently retired
o private life, his statement should be
accepted as true and his views on nation
j matters should be received i'll the same
manner as those of any private citizen
Who is not seeking political honor. The
is as follows:
1T seems to me that if the Democracy
really in earnest it cannot fail largely
O increase its representation in the next
congress, but in order to do SO l think
hat there must be a constant and stall