The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-14
SUGGESTS COMMISSION
 TO SETTLE MATTER

We suggest a commission to be ap- pointed by the President of the United States of he is willing to perform that public service) to whom shall be referred all questions at issue between the respec- tive companies and their own employees, whether they belong to a union or not, but decision of that commission shall be accepted by us.
 "The commission is to be constituted 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, ex- perienced in the mining or other officials and not in any way connected with coal mining properties. either anthracite or bitumlnous.
 'Third-One of the judges of the United States Courts of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
 'Fourth-A man of prominence eminent as a socilogist.
 "Fifth-A' man who, by active partici- patton in mining and selling coal. is fla miliar with the physical and commercial features of the business.
 Tt being the understanding that imme- diately upon the constitution of such com- mission, in order that idleness and non- production may cease instantly. the min CTS will return to work and cease all in- terference with or the persecution of any non-union men who arc working or shall hereafter work. The findings of this com mission shall fix the date when the same shall be effective and shall govern the conditions of employment between the re- spcctive companies and their employees for term of at least three years.
 George r. Baer. President of the Phil adelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company Temple Iron Company.
 "E. B. Thomas. Chairman Pennsylva- mia Coal Company, Hillside Coal and Iron Company.
 "W. H. Truesdale, President Delaware, Lackawanna Railroad Company. ''T. P. Fowler. President Scranton Coal Company. Elk Hill Coal and Iron Com pany.
 R. M. oMphant, President Delaware and Hudson Company. Alfred Watres, President of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company The note appended to the statement read:
 "The schedule referred to in this state | ment was not brought from New York, as | 1t had not been completed"
 RESULT OF ROOTS - VISIT TO MORGAN. I MT. Morgan and MT. Bacon arrived in Washington from New York about 10 o'clock tonight and drove at once to the Arlington Hotel. There they met Sec retary Root. The gentlemen walked over to the White House and were shown at once to the Presidents room. They re- mained with the President until Il :50 o'clock and then came down stairs. The three gentlemen went to the Metropoli- tan Club where they remained in conver- sation until a late hour while the Presi- dent retired immediately to secure need ed rest.
 The proposition of the coal operators was a result of the visit of Secretary Root to New York and his conference with MT. Morgan on Saturday. MT. Nor gan at that time expressed a keen inter- est in the situation and desire to bring about an adjustment if possible. Follow ing this talk with Secretary Root at which the proposition of the coal opera tors was agreed to and Mir. Morgan was delegated to bring 1t to the President In belief that such would be the courteous course and the best way of promulgat- ing the offer of settlement
 The next move will be the presentation of the matter to the miners and it is probable that President Mitchell will be invited to Washington to consult the President. It is believed here that he will at once accept the proposition.