The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-14

sue to be submitted to the final decision
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 re-
affirm H.
The coal companies realize that the ur-
gent public need OF coal and the appre-
hension OF an inadequate supply for the
approaching winter calls for an earnest
enort to reach practical conclusion
which Will result In an increased supply.
and the presidents OF the companies de-
sire TO make an effort 10 that end which
does not involve the abandonment OF the
interests committed 10 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 they
can.
They therefore restste their position:
FOR NoN.uNioN MEN.
That they are not discriminating
against the United Nine Workers, but
they insist that the miners union shall
not discriminate against or refuse 10 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 conditions OF the AZ
thracite mines each colliery is n problem
by itself.
THE OFFER OF MINE OWNERS.
We suggest a commission to be appoint
ed by the president OF the United States
on he Is willing TO perform that public
service). TO whom shall be referred all
questions at issue between the respective
companies and their own employees.
whether they belong 20 a union or not
and the decision of that commission SHAH
be accepted by US.
The commission to be constituted as
follows:
l. An officer IN the engineer corps OF
either the military or naval service OF
the United States.
O. An expert mining engineer. expert
enced In the mining OF coal and other min
erals. and not in any way connected with
coal mining properties. either anthracite
or bituminous.
3. One OF the judges OF. the United
States courts OF the Eastern District OF
Pennsylvania.
4. A man OF prominence. eminent as
sociologist.
s. A man who by active participation in
mining and selling coal is familiar with
the physical and commercial features or
the business.
1t being the understanding that imme-
diately upon the constitution OF such COM
mission, in order that idleness and nom
production may cease instantly, the NIL
ners will return 10 work and cease all In
reference with and persecution 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 enec-
tive and shall govern the conditions OF
employment between the respective COM
panies and their employees for term or at
least three years.
George +. Baer, president Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron company; Lee
a-t. o..A llnS fa
Temple Iron company.
e b. Thomas, chairman Pennsylvania
Coal company; Hillside Coal and Iron
company.
w III. Truesda1e. president Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western Railroad com
pany.
r. p Fowler. president Scranton Coal
company: Elk Hill Coal and Iron COM
r. NJ. olyphant. president Delaware
and Hudson company.
Alfred Walters. president Lehigh Val
ley Coal company.
A note appended to the statement read:
'sThe schedule referred TO In this state
ment was not brought from New YORK as
II had not been completed.
WAY BELIEVED OPEN.
While no official statement was maze
at the White House after the operators
Cortelyou. the opinion was expressed that
the way is now open for complete set
Element OF the strike and that the mines
would soon be I'm operation once more.
The issuance OF the statement followed
a conference at the White House, which
assembled very quietly after Mr.. Morgan
and his partner, Robert Bacon, had reach
ed Washington on flying trip from
New York. Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Bacon
arrived in Washington about 10 o'clock
tonight I'm a special car over the u.
a. o. road and drove at once TO the
Arlington hotel
They met Secretary Root and the three
gentlemen walked over TO the White
House and were shown at once 10 the
presidents room. They remained with
the president until ten minutes OF IL
O'Clock, and then came downstairs.
Secretary Roots face was beaming. and
although he would say nothing except
that Mr.. Cortelyou would give the press
a statement later, he seemed so satisfied
that those who saw him believed that
good progress had been made toward a
settlement OF the great question which
has been giving the administration so
much concern.
The three gentlemen on leaving the
White House went TO the Metropolitan
club. where they remained In conversa-
ton until a late hour. while the president
retired Immediately 10 secure some need
ed rest.