The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-22
Goal. STRIKE ended.
Both Sides Make Concessions and
Commission Appointed
TO ADJUST DIFFERENCES.
The Miners to Return TO Work
at Once.

Washington, Oct. 16, 2.48a. m.-The
great anthracite coal strike is settled
at last. A commission of six persons,
with seventh, Mr. Carroll D.
Wright, as recorder, will adjust differ
ences between operators and miners.
President Mitchell Of the miners will
take the necessary measures to call the
strike off. The president will urge
immediate resumption of mining and
operations are expected to begin nexs
week.
Announcement that she great strike
was off was made by Secretary Root
with exuberant good hurnor at the White
House shortly after 1 o'clock. Organiz-
ed labor has representative on the
commission in the person Of E. E.
Clark, grand chief Of the Order of
Railway Conductors, named as q
sociologist. The president added Bis
hop Spalding of Illinois to the list of
five members suggested by the operat-
ors. AS named the commission is per-
city satisfactory to both miners and
operators. Assent Of the miners was
given through President Mitchell and
Mr.. Sargent, commissioner Of i'm
migration and of the operators
through Messrs. Robert Bacon and
George W. Perkins of the banking
firm of j. Pierpont Morgan & Co. The
final outcome followed a series of con-
ferences, beginning with two during
the day with Mr.. Mitchell and two
during the night with Messrs. Bacon
and Perkins. Events moved quickly at
the last, the president being determin-
ed on speedy settlement.
The commission will assemble in a
few days and chose a chairman,
probably Gen. Wilson. It then will
arrange for sessions and testimony.
Washington, Oct. 16, 2.40 a. M
The following official announcement OF
the close of the strike was issued at
the White House at 2.20 a. m.
After conference with Mr.. Mitchell
and some further conference with re-
presentatives of the coal operators,
the president has appointed the mem
bers of the commission to inquire into,
consider and pass upon al questions at
issue between the operators and miners
in the anthracite coal fields:
Brig. Gen. John NJ. Wilson, .. S.
A. retired (late chief Of engineers q.
Is. A. Washington, ID. c., as an
officer of the engineer corps of either
the military or naval service OF the
United States.
Mr.. E. W. Parker, Washington, D.
Gas an expert mining engineer.
Mr.. Parker is chief statistician OF
the, coal division of the United States
geological survey and the editor OF
The Engineering and Mining Journal
of New York.
as a Judge of United States court.
Mr.. E. E. Clark, Cedar Rapids, La.
grand chief of the Order of Railway
Conductors-as sociologist, the presl-
dent assuming that for the purposes
of such commission the term soc4ol
ogist means man who has thought
and studied deeply on social questions
and has practically applied his know
ledge
Mr. Thomas H. Watkins, Scranton,
Pa, as a man practically acquainted
with the mining and selling of coal.
Bishop John L. Spalding Of Peoria,
Ill. The. president has added Bishop
Spalding's name to the commission.
Hon. Carroll D. Wright has been
appointed recorder of the commission.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. Is, 2.45, a.
m.2When Mr. Mitchell learned the
personnel of the committee and was
asked for a further statement he re-