The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-10-16
ROOSEVELT is WELL AND
ABLE TO BE At HIS DESK
kilograms Of ConeratuIation on His Ef-
forts to Bring About Settlement Of
the Strike Pour in From Every Drec-
tion--Miners Are Not Jubilant, but
Are Waiting to See What Terms Win
Be Given-Commissio viii Act.
[By ASSOCIATED pREss.1

In HoooelhiED
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. I6.-At o:55 a.
m. President Mitchell issued the follow
ing statement
"Appreciatng the anxiety and impa-
thence Of the public and the mine workers
for some authoritative statement from
this Office, | issue this bulletin to say
that | was unalterably opposed to the ac-
ceptance OF, or acquiescence in, the form
OF settlement proposed by the coal opera
tors, because it restricted the president
OF the United States in making a selec-
ton of the men who were to determine
the questions involved in this coal strike.
These restrictions having been re-
moved, and representation given to or
ganized labor, as well as to organized
capital, l ann now prepared to give my
personal approval to a settlement of the
issues involved in this strike by the COM
mission selected by the president, and
shall recommend to the executive officers
OF Districts /, 7 and in their meeting
today, that an immediate call be issued
for convention, whose authorization Is
necessary to declare the strike at an end.
pie of our country will be as patient as
possible, as we are moving as rapidly as
the interests of our people will permit.
"lSigned.)
JOHN MITCHELL,
president United Mine Workers of
America
The information from Washington carly
this morning that both parties to the con-
troversy. i'll the anthracite coal strike had
reached an agreement to arbitrate and
that the great conflict is about to close
was received throughout the entire hard
coal region with the greatest satisfaction
The strikers, as a rule, however, follow
ing the example of their leader, are not
disposed to prematurely celebrate the out
come OF the long struggle. Their reward
for the fight they made is yet to come
on the findings OF the arbitration COM
mission. There seems to be little doubt
that the joint meeting OF the executive
boards of the three anthracite districts
will call a convention Of the miners to
consider the arbitration proposition and
have the men return to work
Smoke Is Cleared Away.
Mr.. Mitchells public statement today
cleared the situation considerably. 1t is
now for the miners to act and not one
person can be found around headquar-
ter; who is net of the opinion that the
district boards will call the convention
and that the convention will decide to
send the men back to work Immediately.
The fact that the greatest conflict be-
tween capital and labor in the history of
the world has resulted in arbitration, is
looked upon by students of economies
who are in this region studying condi-
tions, as tremendous step forward in
the economical progress of the coun-
try.
The miners feel that they have won a
victory and say that even if the award
of the commission does not give them al.
they have asked for, it is a good thing
for the future of the workingmans world.
After Mr.. Mitchell issued his statement,
he held conference with the district
presidents and secretaries at which plan
to lay the arbitration plan before the
full membership of the three boards was
discussed. This conference lasted for
some time.
The members of the three district boards
began gathering at headquarters soon after
3 and nearly all of them were on the
ground by o'clock. The principal sub
ject of discussion was the makeup of
the commission. Few of the members
had an opinion to express because they
did not know much about the attitude OF
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