New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-26
Action Taken TO Afford Operators and
Miners a Chance to Reach
Mutual Agreement.
A COMPROMISE Is NOW LOOKED FOR.
8Conferences Are to BE HeId BY Repre-
sentatives OF Both Sid en OF the Com.
troversy-Ten Per Cent. Advance
in Wages and Nine-Honr Day
Gist Of the Proposal.


ces existing between them outside the
anthracite coal strike commission.
The commission has adjourned until
December 5 and most of the commits
sioners and j out-of-town attorneys
have left for their homes.
Compton Basis. 81
The proposition was made on a COM
promise basis, and citations, it is
expected, will be at once entered upon
with reasonable hope of settlement
with the aid Of the ar lbiittrat tors The
rough proposition, which is to form
the basis Of neg citations, is q ten per
cent. increase in wages, q nine-hour
day and trade agreements betWeenthe5
miners and the company by whom they
are employed. The only one of the
four: demands not touched upon is that
of the weighing Of coal by the legal
ton. While both sides have expressed
the willingness to settle their differ
ences among themselves, it is not to
be construed that it carries with it
the acceptance Of the terms proposed.
They are mentioned only as a basis,
it is understood, from which a settle
ment is to be effected. 1t is possible
that the foundation already laid can
be wrecked by either party holding
out too strongly against some ques-.
ton, and thus leave the whole matter
in the hands Of the commissioners,
who, in the meantime, will act as sort
of a board of Cancellation ather than
as a board Of arbitration. 4
Credited to MacVeagh.
1T cannot be officially stated which
party made the proposition first The
attorneys for both sides are aVerse to
talking, but those who we're inclined
to say something differ in their state
ments. An attorney for one Of the
railroads said it came from the miners
side, while one lawyer for the miners
said it came from the operators. An
other representative Of the miners
said it was a sspoptaneo us" PROPOSE
tion. tits generally believed, however,
that the operators were the first to
make the proposition. Wayne Mac
Veagh, who carried on such brilliant
cross-examination of President Mitch
ell, is given credit for bringing about
the present situation. He went to
New York after he finished with Mr.
Mitchell and had a conference with
certain persons connected with the
coal industry, among them, it is re-
ported, J. P. Morgan. He was in New
York Friday in connection with the
matter. >. ' g. 1r 4
90 Asked for Adjournment. s
The commissioners were Informed
Of the new turn of affairs. Thursday
night, and acquiesced in the proposed
arrangement. The subject did not di-
rectly come up in the public hearing
Friday, and the adjournment PROPOSE
ton was made ostensibly to permit
both sides to complete their work of
preparing documentary evidence.
Clarence S. barrow, of Chicago, one of
Mr.. Mitchell's attorneys, brought the
matter out when, near the close of
Fridays session, he suggested that the
miners be given a little more time to
prepare their evidence. The miners
wanted to present the due bills or
wage statements Of thousands Of min
ers running back for several years, and
they found that the task of presenting
them ina proper manner was a stu
pendous one. They also wanted to
carefully examine the company's
books, and this, too, would take con-
siderable time.
While Mr.. barrow was saying this
the commissioners were all attention,
and no one outside of them and a few
Representatives on each side Of the
case knew what was coming. Judge
Gray, in reply to Mr.. barrow, said that
the commission would be very glad to
cooperate in bringing about the ac-
accomplishment Of that end. -
Believe 1t VIII Succeed.
There is a wide difference Of opin-
ion as to whether the proposal to set
tie differences among themselves will
meet with success. AS general
proposition it is believed by lawyers
that it will succeed, but that some
of the controversial points will have
to go before the arbitrators.
1t is not doubted that what
ever agreement, if one is reached,
will be approved by the commission.
The agreement, b however, will have to
be one that will provide reasonably
sure permanent settlement. The in
structions given to the commission
1ers by President Roosevelt when he
handed the case to them to settle,
are explicit. In these Instructions he
said: ~ on will endeavor to estab-
lish the relation between the employ
ers and the wage workers in the an
thracite fields on just and perma-
nent basis, and as far as possible do
away with any causes for the recur.
renee Of such difficulties as those
which you have been called in to set.
tle.''
Treaty OF Peace.
Panama, Nov. "a. - Consul General
Gudger landed from the Wisconsin al
four o'clock Friday afternoon, bring
ing the news that q treaty Of peace
was signed FRIDAY afternoon sby thf