Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-30
COLORADO STRIKE
MED|AT0RS NAMED
President Selects Seth Low,
C. W. Mills and Patrick
GiIday to Serve. +.

With the hope of settling present or
future differences, President Wilson
has selected Seth Low of New York,
Charles w. Mills of Philadelphia and
Patrick Gilday of Clearfield, Pa, as a
miners and operators of Colorado may
reach agreements, if possible.
It is officially explained that the COM
mission is not named necessarily to
deal with the present differences. but
will be an 'instrumentality" of peace, If
awaited of by both sides: The coal oper-
ators objected to a commission for set
thing the existing troubles. Hymel
Davies and w. r. Fairly. the concilia-
tors who have bee. trying for some
time to settle the strike, will con-
tinue their efforts.
The Presidents Statement.
In naming the three men President
Wilson made public the following
statement:
1.-THE strike Of the miners in Colorado,
which has now lasted for twelve
months, has attracted the attention of
the whole country and has been &C
companied by many distressing and
tragical circumstances. The media
ton of the government of the United
States was offered early in the strug-
gle, but the operators of the mines
were unwilling to avail themselves or
it or to act upon the suggestions made
in the interest OF peace by representa-
tives of the Department of Labor au-
thorized by statute to serve in such
cases. It became necessary to send
federal troops to the district affected
by the strike in order to preserve the
peace; but their presence could of it
self accomplish nothing affirmative.
after long waiting, therefore, and
the disappointment of many hopes Of
I ventured, after tax.
Ing counsel with representatives or
field and made themselves thoroughly
with all the circumstances OF
the case. to propose plan of tempo
rary settlement, to be put into opera
ton for period of three years and
to afford means of amicable consulta-
ton and adjustment between the mine
operators and employees. pending agree
ment upon such terms and arrange
ments as might be made the basis for
satisfactory relations be-
tween them. The plan seemed to me
obviously fair and sensible.
1.-The striking miners promptly ac-
copied it, but the mine operators re-
jected 1t. saying in response to my
appeal lAdI luCy -OpJCSSSd "
its most essential features, namely,
the proposed arrangements by which
the miners might state their grew
ances through a committee appointed
by the President of the United States.
Country Regrets Stand.
ct think the country regretted their
decision and was disappointed that
they should have taken so uncom-
promising a position. 1 have waited
and hoped for change in their atti-
tude, but now fear that there will be
none. And yet I do not feel that I
am at liberty to do nothing in the
presence of circumstances SO serious
and distressing. Merely to withdraw
the federal troops and leave the; situa-
ton to clear and settle itself would
seem to me to be doing something
less than my duty after all that has
occurred.
Il have, therefore. determined to ap-
point the commission contemplated in
the plan of temporary settlement, not
withstanding the rejection of that plan
by the mine operators. and thus at least
to create the instrumentality by which
like troubles and disputes may be ami
cably and honorably settled in the flu
ture, in the hope, the very earnest and
sincere hope, that both parties may see
1t to be not merely to their own best
interest, but also a duty which they
owe to the communities they serve and