Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

WILkESBARRE. Pa. Oct 16.-
President Mitchell today gave out a
statement explaining his reasons for
acceptance of arbitration: Il was
unalterably opposed to the acceptance
of the form of settlement proposed
| by the operators, because II restricted
the president in the selection of men
to determine the questions involvd in
the strike. Those restrictions remov-
ed and representation given organized
labor as well as capital. | am now pre-
pared to give my personal approval
to the plan. and shall recommend to
executive officers OF districts one.
seven and nine Immediately that a
call be issued for convention for
the authorization necessary to declare
the strike at an end. Meanwhile l
trust the people of the country will
be as patient as possible. as we are
moving as rapidly as the interests of
our people will permit"
Labor leaders hope to be able to
make arrangements to convene the
delegate convention Saturday and re-
| sumo work Monday. Local unions
NiIi meet lDHOIToW ulBHl
to elect delegates. Proceedings will
be formal, it being thoroughly under
| stood that the strike is ended and
there will be no delay in starting
work.
| WASHINGTON. ID, c., Oct. 16.-
| The following official statement an
nouncing the close OF the strike was
given out at the White House at 2:20
O'Clock this morning:
| After a conference with Mr.. Mitch
ell and some further conference with
the representatives of the coal opera
tors, the president has appointed the
following members of the commission
to inquire into. consider and pass upon
all questions at issue between the op-
orators and miners in the anthracite
coal fields:
| "Brigadier General John NJ. Wilson,
U. S. A. Cretired. late chief of engi-
neers, u. S. A., Washington, d. c..
as officer of engineer corps, either of
the military or naval service of the
United States.
"E. w. Parker. Washington. d. c.,
as expert mining engineer Mr.. Par
ker is chief statistician of the coal di-
vision of the u. S. geological survey.
and is editor of the Engineering &
Mining Journal of New York.
George Gray, Wilmington. Del. as
Judge of the supreme court,
'E. L. Clark, of Cedar Rapids. Ia.
grand chief of the Order of Railroad
Conductors, as sociologist, the presi
dent assuming that for the purposes
of such a commission the term sociol
ogist means man who has thought
and studied deeply on social questions
and has practically applied his knowl
edge.
Thomas II. Watkins of Scranton
Pa, as man thoroughly acquainted
with the mining and selling of coal.
Bishop John l.. Spalding of Peoria
III. The president has added BishoI
Spalding to the commission.
Carol d. Wright has been ap
pointed as recorder for the commits
sion"
WASHINGTON. d. c., Oct 49,
The president last night laid the per
sonnel of the entire board of arbitra
ton before President Mitchell, ant
after the latter gave approval thu
names were made public. They are
John NJ. Wilson, brigadler general
w H. Parker, statistical coal exper
and member of the United States geo
logical survey: George Gray, ex-sena
tor and federal judge of Delaware
John l.. Spalding, Catholic bishop. o
Peoria, Ill. II. Il. Clark, the noted so
ciologist and grand chief of thu
Brotherhood of Railway Conductors
and chairman of the Railway Employ
es' Federation; Thomas p. Watkins
practical coal operator of Scranton
Pa. AS recorder of the commission
the president named Carroll Wright
the labor commissioner The selec
ton of Clark was made at Presiden
Mitchelfs suggestion that as organl7
ed capital had a representative II
Watkins. organized labor should hav
the same. Tie results of last night
conference was Clarks selection. Hi
recognition by Bacon and Perkins
Pierpont Morgan's partners, inferer
TALLY means recognition of union lf
Dor
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Oct 16.-
T Carroll Wright, labor commissions
and recorder of the arbitration con
mission said: II cannot conceive G
} any arbitrators selected declining
There are times when all patriot
citizens must accept the duties in
posed upon them. This is such
time"
, SHENANDOAH. Pa, Oct 16.-Ur
rest which has reigned has given plac
to joy throughout the lower anthri
: cite region. Collieries have bee
quietly preparing for resumption {
, work, and by the time the miners r.
| turn everything will be ready fo
them.
HAZLETON, Pa. OFT. l6.-There
feeling of great jub'iaton here tt
= day. The question Of working wit
non-unionists threatens TO cause col
+ siderable friction. The soldiers of tn
. First regiment cheered when the al
! nouncement of peace was made.
] NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-Stock value
+ jumped this morning when the mark'
7 opened as a result of the settlemeI
4 of the strike. Prices averaged frol
= one to two points above last night
( | tn II, pnaIipU