The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-14

ment of the questions at issue, to be
submitted to the final decisions of the
judges of the Court of Common Pleas
OF the district in which the colliery is
located. This offer was made by us
in good faith, and we desire here to
reatfirm it,
The coal companies realize that the
urgent public need of coal, and the
apprehension of an inadequate supply
for the approaching winter calls for
an earnest effort to reach a practical
conclusion which will result in an in
creased supply, and the presidents of
the companies desire to make every
effort to that end which does not in
VolVe the abandonment of the interests
committed to their care and of the men
who are working and seeking to work
in their mines. This responsibility
they must bear and meet as best then
can.
They therefore restate their
position That they are not
discriminating against the Unit
ed Mine Workers, but they
insist that the miners union shall not
discriminate against or refuse to work
with non-union men; that there shall
be no restriction or deterioration in
quantity or quality of work, and that
owing to the varying physical con-
dltlons of the anthracite mines each
cQlllery is problem by itself
we suggest a commission be APP
pointed by the President of the United
States Gf he is willing to perform that
public service) to whom shall be re-
ferred all questions at issue between
the respective companies and their own
employees, whether they belong to a
union or not, and the decision of that
fsO mi CCir cl1a
The commission to be constituted is
as follows:
First. An officer in the engineer
corps of either the military or naval
service of the United States
Second. An expert mining engineer,
experienced in the mining of coal and
other minerals, and not in any way
connected with coal mining properties,
either anthracite or bituminous
Third. One of the judges of the
United States courts of the eastern
district of Pennsylvania.
Fourth. A man of prominence, emil
nent as a sociologist
= Fifth A man, who by active par
ticipation in mining and selling coal,
is familiar with the physical and COM
mercial features of the business.
1t being the understanding that i'm
mediately upon the constitution. of
such commission, in order that idleness
and non-production may cease instant
ly, the miners will return to work and
cease all interference with and persecu-
ton of any non-union men who are
working or shall hereafter work The
findings of this commission shall fix
the date when the same shall be effec-
tive, and shall govern the conditions of
employment between the respective
companies and their own employees for
a term of at least three years.
George F. Baer, President Philadel-
phia and Reading Coal and Iron Com
pany. Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal
Company. and Temple Iron Company.
E. B. Thomas, Chairman Pennsylva-
MIA Coal Company, Hillside Coal and
Iron Company.
w. II. Truesdale. President Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western Rail-
road Company.
t. P. Fowler. President Scranton
Coal Company, Elkhill Coal and Iron
Company.
r. NJ. Olyphant, President Delaware
and Hudson Company.
Alfred Walters, President Lehigh Val
ley Coal Company.
A note appended to the statement
reads:
THE schedule referred to in this
statement was not brought from New
York. as it had not been completed"
While no official statement was made
at the White House after the operators
address was made public by Secretary
Cortelyou, the opinion was expressed
that the way is now open for a COM
plete settlement of the strike, and that
the mines would soon be in operation
once more.
The assurance OF the statement fol-
lowed a conference at the White House
which assembled very quickly after
Mr.. Morgan and his partner Robert
Bacon, had reached Washington on
flying trip from New York. Mr.. Nor
gan and Mr.. Bacon arrived in Wash
ington about 10 o'clock tonight in
special car over the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. and drove at once to the
Arlington Hotel. They met Secretary
to the White House and were shown
at once to the Presidents room.
They remained with the President
until 11:5o o'clock and then came down
stairs. Secretary Roots face was
beaming and although he would say
nothing as to the conference except
that Mr.. Cortelyou would give the
press a statement later, he seemed so
satisfied that those who saw him be-
lieved that good progress had been
made toward a settlement of the great
question which has been giving the adj
ministration so much concern. The
three men on leaving the White House
went to the Metropolitan Club, where
they remained in conversation until