Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-30
THE STRIKE COMMISSION.
The Members Mees In Wsshingtoa
and Hold a Short Conference
With the President.
They VIII Endeayor to Establish
Wage Farmers In the Anthracite
Fields on a Just and Permanent
Basis-JudGe Gray Chairman.

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Washington, Oct. 25.-The members
appointed by President Roosevelt, met
at the White House shortly after ten
o'clock Friday morning, and went in-
to conference with the president. E.
E. Clark, president of the Order Of
Railway Conductors, was the first
member of the commission to arrive.
He reported at the White House ex-
actly at ten o'clock. Bishop Spal1ing,
accompanied by DR.. ID. j. Stafford, OF
this city, was the next to put in an
appearance. Gen. Wilson, who arrived
a moment later, was followed by
Thomas Fl. Watkins and Col. Wright,
the recorder of the commission. Then
came E. W.. Parker, the mining ex-
pert. j. G. Gray, of the United States
district court, was the last member
to reach the White House. With his
arrival the commission was complete.
Several of the members had never be-
fore met. The introductions were
made in Secretary Cortelyou's office,
and Immediately thereafter the COM
mission assembled the stairs to the
presidents reception room.
The president impressed upon the
commission the Importance of expe-
dition, and informed them that he
had decided to appoint two assistants
to the recorder to facili' ate the
work. He then presented to them
their instructions as follows
white House, Washington, Oct. %,
1902.
"To the Anthracite Strike Commits
sion:
"Gentlemen-At the request both
OF the operators and of the miners
executive, L have appointed you to
inquire into, consider and pass upon
the questions in controversy in con
nection with the strike in the anthra-
cite region, and the causes out of
which the controversy arose. By the
action you recommend, which the
parties in interest have in advance
consented to abide by, you will en-
deavor to establish the relations be-
tween the employers and the wage
workers in the anthracite fields on q
just and permanent basis, and, as far
as possible, to do away with any
causes for the recurrence of such diff
ticulties as those which you have
been called in to settle. l submit TO
you herewith the published statement
of the operators, following which I
named you as the members of The
commission, Mr.. Wright being named
as recorder; also the letter from Mr..
Mitchell.
II appoint Mr.. Mosely and Mr.. Neil
as assistants to the recorder.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
With the instructions were the
statements. The members of the
commission withdrew in a body.
When they left the White House they
declined to comment upon their inter-
view. They went direct to the office
of Commissioner of Labor Wright, to
organize and prepare for their work.
The presiding officer is to be of.
hcially called the president of the
commission. The commission then
went into executive session for the
purpose of considering the minor de.
tails which confront them at the be.
ginning of their duties.
The commission was invited to
lunch with the president at 1880.
The commission adjourned at 12:45
o'clock, to meet again next Monday
at two o'clock. After the adjourn
ment the announcement was made
that only two conclusions had been
reached. The first of these was to
admit the public at all formal meet
ings of the commission, and the Sec
ond to notify the parties to the con-
troversy to be present at the meet
ing on Monday for the purpose of an.
ranging a time for the hearings which
will be convenient for all concerned.
Notices were accordingly sent to the
mine operators, and to Mr.. Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Work.
ers, asking them to be in attendance
Monday. 1t was stated that most of
the time of Fridays meeting was TAX
en- up with a discussion of the ques.
ton as to the time when hearings
shall he held, the result of which was
the conclusion to call in the people
interested before reaching a decision.
The commission has already adopted
an official name, and has had its
printing prepared, designating it as
the Anthracite Coal Strike Commits
sion."
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