Morris tribune., 1902-10-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK
END OF ANTHRACITE STRIKE.


The great anthracite coal strike is
settled at last A commission of six
persons, with seventh, Mr. Carroll D.
Wright, as recorder, will adjust diff
ferences between the operators and
miners. President Mitchell of the
miners union will take the necessary
measures to call the strike off. The
president will urge immediate resump-
tion of mining and operations are ex-
pected to begin in a few days. The
final outcome followed a series of con-
ferences, beginning with two during
the day with Mr.. Mitchell and two dur
ing the night with Messrs. Bacon and
Perkins, representing the operators.
Events moved quickly at the last, the
president being determined on a
speedy settlement The commission
will assemble in few days and choose
chairman, probably General Wilson.
1t will then arrange for sessions and
testimony. Following is the official
statement given out by Secretary Cor
telyou:
After a conference with Mr.. Mitch
ell and some further conferences with
representatives of the coal operators,
the president has appointed the mem.
bers of the commission to inquire into,
consider, and pass upon all questions
at issue between the operators and
miners in the anthracite fields.
'Brigadier General John M. Wilson,
retired, Qate chief of engineers, U. S.
Al, Washington, d. c., as an officer Of
the engineer corps of either the mill
tary or naval service of the United
States.
"Mr. E. w. Parker Washington, D.
c., as an expert mining engineer. Mr..
Parker is chief statistician of the coal
division of the United States geological
survey and the editor of the Engineer
ing and Mining Journal of New York.
Hon. George Gray, Wilmington, Del,
as Judge of the United States court.
"Mr E. E. Clark of Cedar Rapids, Ia,
grand chief of the Order of Railway
Conductors, as a sociologist, the pres
ident assuming that for the purpose
of such commission the term sociol-
ogist means a man who has thought
and studied deeply on social questions
and has practically applied his knowl-
edge.
Mr.. Thomas H. Watkins, Scranton,
Pa, as man practically acquainted
with the mining and selling of coal.
Bishop John L. Spaulding of Peoria,
Ill. TIE president has added Bishop
Spaulding's name to the commission.
tHGa. Carroll d Wright has been
appointed recorder of the commission.
The a.xicusly awaited convention of
the Gcle5ates representing $4,000
striking miners met at Wilkesbarre
Monday but did not reach vote on the
proposed plan of settlement. The great
majority Of delegates We're uninstruct.
ed, the few who were being engineers,
f1remen and pumpmen. who fear that
the 5000 strikers Of those classes may
not get hack their old places now held
by nonunion men. This question CT
the engineers, firemen and pumpmen
proved the only stumbling block in the
way of almost immediate adoption of
the presidents plan, which carries with
it declaring the strike off, and gen.
eral resumption of work through the
IT'S mile strip of the hard coal min
ing region.
President Mitche,l's letter to Presi-
dent Roosevelt accepting the commits
sion named by the latter for settling
the coal strike severely criticises the
operators He declares that the mine
workers officials have long endured
arrogance, insult and false witness in
order to render reconciliation less diff
ficult and says the corporation mana
gers have been taught lesson in
civic duty by their poor, underpaid
employees