The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-08
PRESIDENT AS
 STRIKE MEDIATOR
MAKES PERSONAL APPEAL TO COLORADO EMPLOYERS AND
 EMPLoYEs GET TOGETHER.
Basis of Settlement Would Establish Three Year Truce in the Mudd.ed Mining Section.

Washington, D. C., Sept 7.-Presl- dent Wilson sought to end the Colo rado coal strike today by appealing to employers and employees to adopt tentative basis for the adjustment of the strike drawn up by the com mission of conciliation appointed by Secretary Wilson of the labor depart. ment.
 The appeal was sent to the presi- dent of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company; the chairman of the Victor. American Fue' Company: the presi. dent of the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company and to the officers of the United Mine Workers of America. II was forwarded after the president had held several conferences with Scre- tary Wilson.
 | The basis of agreement offered by 1 the president includes the establish. ment of three year truce, subject to | the enforcement of the mining and labor laws of Colorado; the return to work of miners who have not been convicted of law violations: the pro- hibition of intimidation of union or non-union men: the publication of the current scale of wages and rules, and the appointment of a grievance com mittee by the employees.
 The agreement provides that in cases where the officers of tile com. | pany or the grievance committees cannot settle difficulties a committed of three men named by the president then shal step in and act as the final referee of all disputes.
 Under the agreement the claim for contractural relations would be waiv- 1 ed, no mine guards would be employ ed, the federal troops now on duty In | the strike district would be with drawn, picketing, parading, colonizing or mass campaigning by the miners would be stopped and the suspension of work would be prohibited pending decision by the commission, The expense of the commission would be divided between the employers and mployes.
 The presidents letter follows:
 "I feel justified in addressing yo1 with regard to the present strike situation in Colorado because it has lasted so long, has gone through so many serious stages and Is fraught with so many possibilities that 1t has become of national importance.
 AS you know federal troops have been in the state for the purpose of maintaining order now for a long time. I have been hoping every da, during that time that some light would come out of the perplexities of | tue situation, some indication that the | mine operators and the miners who | are now on strike, were willing to | consider proposals of accommodation | and settlement. but no such indica- tions have reached me and I am now obliged to determine whether l am justified in using the army of the United States indefinitely for DO ice purposes.
 Many things may come out of this situation if it is not handled with public spirit and with sincere de. sire to safeguard the public as well as all others concerned. Perhaps the most serious of them all the feeling which is being generated and the i'm pression of the public that no one is willing to act; no one willing even to terms of accommodation
 As you know two representatives Of the government of the United States have been actively engagd in investi- gating the whole situation and in try ing to reach a dispassionate cOnclu- sion as to what it is possible to do in justice, not only to both sides, but also in the interest of the public. The result of their investigations and of their very thoughtful consideration in the matter has been the drafting of the enclosed tentative basis for the adjustment of the stIike. I recom- mend it to you for your most serious consideration. hope that you will consider it as if you were acting for the whole country and 1 beg that you will regard it as urged upon your ac- ceptance by myself with deep earnest, ness.
 Sincerely yours,
 Woodrow Wilson"