The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-10-17
AGREEMENT REACHED.
Commission 10 Be Appointed to
Adjust Miners Strike,
All ouestions at Issue Between Com
panles and Their own Employees,
Union or Non,unlon. Shall
DC Referred To II.

Multdn anu hopeft > bhton, repre- {
sonting the mlne owners. arrived here
al ~ O'Clock and shortly afterward
went TO the temporary Waite house.
where a conference with President
Roosevelt In regard to the miners
strike was held An agreement was
reached and at lf.50 the conference
broke up
Secretary Cortelyou, by authority OF
those present at the white house. made
public the following authorized statc-
ment concerning the conference;
Mr. Z Morgan came to Washing
ton with his partner. Mr. Bacon. at
the request OF the coal companies. who
desired that as a mattor Of courtesy
thcir statement should DO shown 10
the preaidcnt before Il was made pub
Ito Having boon laid before the presl-
dent by Mr. Morgan, II is now given
10 tho press
II viii bo remembered that al tho
conference in Washington October 3
We made the following offer That wo
would take mp at each colliery any al
leged grievance, and In the event Of
failure 20 mako satisfactory adjust
ment the questions AT issue 90 be sub.
miited 10 the final decision OF the
Judgea of the court OF common pleas
OF tho district in which the oolllery Is
located. This oncr was made by us
In good faith and We desire here To ro-
anirm II
Tho coal companies realize that
tho Urgent puhie need Of coal and tho
apprehension Of an inadequate supply
for the approaching winter eails for an
earnest effort 10 reach a practical con
clnsIon which VIII result In an lncreas-
cd supply and tho presidents Of tho
companlca desire TO make every effort
10 that end which does not Involve tho
abandonment oi the interests commit
ted 20 their care and Of the men who
nrc workinE and Eoeking 10 work In
their mines This responsibility they
must bear and meet as best they can.
"Thcy therefore res,ate their post
tlon That they ara not discrlmlnnt.
inr against the United Mine Workers
but they Insist that the Mlnors' union
Rhall not discriminate agains, or re-
fusa 10 work With nonunion mon; that
there shall be- no restriction or de.
tcrioriatlon in quantity or quality OF
work and that owing TO the varying
physical conditions OF the anthracite
minei oarh eolilory 10 problem by
icseif
We augEes, commission 10 be ap'
polluted ht the president Of the United
states az ho le willing TO perform
that public seryiee). 10 whom shall
bo referred all questions at issue bo-
tween the respective companies and
their own employees. whether they be-
long 10 union or not but decision
Of that commission shall be accepted
by us.
Tho commission to be constituted as
follows
/. An officer in the engineer corps
OF either the military or naval SERVED
OF tho United States
2. An expert mining engineer. ex
perienccd in the mining OF coal and
other minerals. and not in any way
connected with coal mining properties
oitho anthracite or bituminous.
3. one OF the judges OF tho United
States courts OF the Eastern district
OF Pennsylvania.
4. a man Of prominence, eminent
asa Jbclooglst.
s. a man. who by active participation
In mining and selling coal is familiar
with the physical and commercial fea
tures Of the business
II being the understanding that i'm
mediately upon the constitution o
such committee, in order that idlenes
and on,production may cease instant
~. the miners will return to work anl
cease all Interference with the perse
cution OF any non.union men who ar
working or shnll hereafter work.
The findings OF this commission shal
1k the date when the same shall b
effective and shall govern the cor
dltons OF employment between the r'
apeetive companies and their employe
for a term OF at least three years,
Tho note appended to the statemen
reads
The schedule referred to in thl
statement was not brought from Me-
York. as II had not been completed"
1.-THE next move viii be the presents
tion OF the matter TO the minors, an
Al is probable that President Mitche