Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-17
President Deeply Grateful for Out
come Of Strike Negotiations,
WANTS THOROUGH INQUIRY,
Commission Also Expected 10 Furnish
May be Avoided In Future.

Washington. oct. 1.-THE greatest
satisfaction is expressed here IN official
circles over the success Of the negotla-
lions FOR the settlement Of the coal
strike The president himself feels
deeply grateful for the outcome. tie
regards II as honorable to both sides.
as securing Justice to both sides and,
above all. as ayerting a terrible calam-
It's TO the people.
II IS understood that for some time
pact the president has had steadily m
virw the fact that the only way o
settlement could be- arrived at was or
the basis of commission OF arbitra'
ton and that he has given much time
ana earnest thought TO the personnel
of such a commission Suggestions
have been welcomed from all interested
ana n0u-interested sources and Whcl
MI Mitchell made his appearance at
tn" White House yesterday morning
t@ president was prepared 10 submit
90 him "a number Of names which he
believed could not be fairly objected to
Il will be noticed that the names OF
tie members as announced In the Off
cal statement given out at the White
House follows to- some extent, the
classification suggested In the PROPOSE
ton Of the coal operators. 1t was
thought all along that IL the miners
should agree 10 the proposition Of tn
zeal operators, as made 10 the pTcsl-
dent Monday night the selection from
ne classification Of distinguished
engineer of the army "Or' navy would
Dc restricted 10 the army, and Gen
Wilson'S name was the first suggested
iu that connection
The only names seriously mentione J
In connection with the proposition Of
the operators that an expert mining
engineer be one Of the members were
those of Or. David r. Day, chief of the
division Of mineral resources Of the
geological survey and Mr.. Parker, on
n his assistants, and perhaps the bee
authority on coal mining IN the United
States. IL was known, however, that
Dr. Day would not care 10 take the Of
fee and was urging Mr.. Parkers se-
lection II was generally expected tina
'UI Wright would DE called with the
commission on account Of his long
Identification with labor matters, and
i'In complete confidence the president
and his advisers, as well as both the
mi.rs and operators, have IN him.
two of the six members, namely
E Wilson and Mr.. Parker. and the
auudor ComWigsioner Of Labor
NrWt, live In this city. and they are
ready to begin their lahors at any time
THE others, IL ig expected, win be able
90 come here without delay and prompt
lr begin the labors Of the commission
Mr. Parker today Is In New Haven,
onn where he is attending the Amer
run Institute Of Mining Engineers. lie
pa q member Of the executive council ~
this organization. He probably will re-
turn TO Washington at once,
Tie work Of the commission viii b.
exhaustive and win take considerable
Gne. II Is the presidents desire that
me inquiry be very thorough, and that
he commission perform the lab0rs SET
before II so completely as 10 secure not
alY a final adjustment of the present
troubles, but also furnish n basis upon
which similar great labor troubles may
he avoided. Its first step will be TO or
ganlze and select a chairman 20 pre-
side over It's deliberations. Who this
W.ll be, of course, is not said but de-
bends on the individual members o.
ttat body. Gen. Wilson, formerly chief
II the engineer corps, however heads
the list Of members, and may be chosen
rs chairman OF the commission,