Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-30
STRIKE
ADJUSTERS GET
ON lob QUICKLY
Wilson's Commission Will Try
to Settle Differences Likely
to Arise in Future.

Another effort at settlement of ne
Colorado coal strike troubles moved
forward today with President VIII
sons appointment OF commission to
attempt TO bring the operators ana
miners together.
The commission is composed OF
Seth Low. of New York: Charles ".
Mills. OF Philadelphia. and Patrick
Gildav. Of Clearaeld, Pa All Of them
have been prominently identified with
The settlement Of labor troubles.
The commission will not deal with
the present differences between the
operators and miners in the Cow
RADIO coal fields. but will attempt 70
settle similar disputes in the future.
Efforts 10 bring about settlement
Of the present strike by an agree
ment between the operators ana
miners it is announced, will be con
tinued by the Federal mediators' who
have been endeavoring for some time
10 adjust the controversy. They are
TTvwel Davies and W K. Farley.
The President in a statement an
nouneing the appointment Vi the
commission reviews in detail. the
various steps taken by the Federal
government to bring about settle
ment Of the present trouble. He
then expresses the hope tina, the
parties to the controversy will max.
use of the commission as an instru
uent of peace TO prevent repeti-
ton of similar troubles in the future.
President Wilson's plan for a tent
porary settlement of the strike. which
he suggested some time ago. con-
templated appointment of commits
IN ia ono a.
named The plan was accepted b%
the miners, but rejected by Tie
operators, their principal objection
being to d commission. In feIefilli@
to the rejection Of the plan, tn
President in his statement says:
II think the country regretted their
decision and was disappointed that
they should have taken so uneompro-
missing a position. | have waited ana
hoped for a change in their attitude,
but now fear that there will be none
And, yet, / 90 not feel that ! am at
liberty to do nothing in the presence
OF circumstances so serious and dis
PRESSING. Merely to Withdraw the
Federal troops and leave the situa-
ton to clear and settle itself. would
seem TO me 10 be doin6 something
less than my duty. after all that has
occurred
The President then says that re
decided upon the appointment Of the
commission contemplated in the plan
OF temporary settlement despite its
rejection by the operators, in the
hope that similar troubles may be
amicably settled in future The conf
mission. the President announced. /
win place themselves at the serv- |
ices alike Of the miners and the |
operators Of the mines in Colorado +
ia case controversy between them +
should in the future develop eircum- /
stances which would render media !,
rion the obvious way Of peace and T
just settlement
DENVER. Nov. S0.-"G know OF no /
controversies between Colorado Goa /
companies and their employees tina. /.
rendered mediation the obvious way +
OF settlement" said j. I. Welbor0. /
president Of the Colorado Fuel and !
Iron Company. when advised Of the !
appointment of a Federal commits
sion by President Wilson to media -
in future controversies between GOA T
operators and their employees.
"All serious troubles in the Colo +
RADIO coal fields have been caused by T
labor organizations trying To force I
their regime on the business against /
the wishes of the worlimen and their
employers. If the commission just
appointed by the President can pre-
vent the labor organization respoa- s
sible for Colorado's present trouble /
from bringing about another strike
solely for recognition of the union
great service will have been rem s
dered and strikes Of the kind from
which we are now suffering will be I
a thing of the past
The difficulty under which Colo Z
RADIO mines are working today is ~ {
find a market for their coal. Many /
mines are idle because Of poor bust ,
ness"