Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-16
J.P. Morgan Takes the News
to the President First
Mitchell Silent but PrOtraCt=
ed Struggle Seems Over

orators, address was made public. the
opinion was expressed that the way
now is open for a complete settlement
of the strike and that the mines would
soon be in operation once more.
The proposition of the operators
was the result of the visit OF koot 10
New York and conference WIN
Morgan saturday, Morgan at 'naO
time expressed Keen interest III the
SITUATION ana desire 10 pIllE ABOUT
an adjustment II possible. FoI'oWlhS
this talk with ROOT th're was con
ference III New YORK yesterday at
which the proposition OF the operators
was agreed TO ana Morgan was u'le'
gated TO orlnS II 10 '"' PISS'u'hI' III
lhe peHeI llaI SuCh "o"'" pe cue
courteous course anu pest way Vi pro.
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Operators Agreement.
WASHINGTON. Oct. l4.-The operat-
ors have agreed to the apDointment
of a commission to be appointed by
the president of the United States to
whom shall be referred all questions
at issue between the companies and
| their own employees whether they be
long to the union or not and the de
clsloh Oh the commission Is TO consist
Oh an army OF navy engineer onlceF' an
expert mining engineer not connected
WIN 'ie oo"' mining pLoperIies' one
" .l,o J"U5'7 VI '"e Oni'eo 9IaOeS
o"u'' % vi ''e e"SUeln ulSCIIcI oi fenh-
- y '''i'''' " man VI pioiil"'''''' Chilli
ell' "S " So'loloSIS', ana a man VINO
ny '''iNe par C'''pa.'oil III Cle mining
anu Se'Ilhs u Coal Is Iahil,lar Win
'ne Pnl Sl'dl an" 'oillilleIcIaI features
Vi Che business Inc operators also
ll"Ne paII Vi 'I''' pIopoSIIIoH IhaI
'he miners snail return TO work as
soon as Ihe commission IS constituted
ana cease all interference win non
union men Inc commission is TO
maine Ihe uaIe us innings small De
enectlVe ana TO govern the conditions
OF employment between the companies
ana thelr own employees lor at least
Ihree years
me statement was Feau 10 the
pIeSluenV aS an acI Vi courtesy oelore
Delhg given TO the press
Morgan Meets Roosevelt,
Washington oct ii piernont
Morgan and Robert 8 Racon ono Of
his mariners arrived here last NIGHT
and wara driven 70 tho ARLINGTON
hotel They refused n coo ANYONE and
wont Of orco 70 thoir roon,s. 1na;r
,.isit indfoo+os oro+bor i,,,,ar+orr aoa
fororca ., tho aooI a+,iI,a Mn toI.a
n1aoa oi+har ,,.t+t, +t,o ,,naat,7on4 A..
-. u,it,, Cooro+o-r,. d. r,.ta loa 49,,
rosontad no nrositant t., - .e
fagta 80 ~ ,at .l,''tl' 80 o. lo"o q
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1879, ,o - 80 ''l'o' W a''''
9o',.9 " i'', ,ooiil WI s"ii oaiio uo"h
9'"i'H anu IeiI 'lIe note' IoI Ihe TEN
POI '' "nl'e louse ""e's ne was al
ol''e SHOWN upstairs anu IhIo Ine
room "ne'e t"e president was ana
conference Oh inc S'IINe SITUATION De
gan
washington Does Nothing
/ washington OCT l4.-Nothlng was
done about the coal strike in WASHING
Ton Yesterday and 1t appears there is
noIn!lg further that the administra-
/ ton can DO at present, appeals made
TO Doth operators and miners having
proved unaFalllng. 1t has been dem