Show ARBITRATORS BEGIN THEIR LABORS u i TROOPS WN FROM REGION 4 lITTLE COAL IS YET BEING MINE I President j i Gives dives His Instructions Instructions T Instructions J. J to the Men Chosen to Settle fettle the Controversy in iu inthe inthe the Anthracite Industry i. i t 4 V t t 4 TROOPS WITHDRAWN FRO FROM l COAL REGION I J Jf f HARRISBURG Pa Oct 21 Genera I. General orders order tor for the withdrawal of ot off f 4 the troops In the anthracite coal regions Issued were by hy Gov Go Stone to f Maj Gen Miller today The orders do not state the time and manner f 0 of withdrawing the troops hoops but hut It Is expected that t the State authorities f t f-A f will bring all of oC them home with the of oC two or three f r r. r regiments before election day f WASHINGTON TON Oct 21 The Thc The members members members mem mem- bers of oC the strike arbitration commission commission commis commis- sion slon appointed b by President Roosevelt Roose met at the White Hou House Houte e shortly after aBet 10 o'clock this morning and went into conference with th the c President E E. E E. Clark lark president of or the Order r of M Railway Conductors Conductor was the first to arrive He reached the tile White House at l. l t 10 o'clock Bishop Spalding accompanied by Dr D D. J. J Stafford of oC this city was the Ic next l to put in an appearance Gen Wilson lIson who ir arrived ived a moment later was followed by Thomas Watkins and Col Co Wright ht the recorder of or the commission Then came E. E W Wt Parker the lie ml mining expert Judge Gra Gray of or the United States District court was the thelast thelast last member to reach the White Hou Houe Members Are rc Instructed With his arrival the commission was complete Several Se of oC the members had never ne before met The Introductions were made trade In Secretary s office of- of fice and Immediately the I commission ascended the stairs to o the Presidents President's reception room I The fhe President greeted th the member of or the commission ion cordially The TIll In InI Interview interview In- In was wag brief lasting laTting scat scarcely c rely I twenty minutes The work Fork to b J j done b the he- he lnor aU ills ills- cussed The President Impressed the commission the Importance o of expedition ex expedition ex- ex and Informed them that he had h decided to appoint two assistants to the recorder to facilitate the work olk he ho then presented to them then their In- In r as follows Presidents President's Instructions WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON WAS Oct 21 21 1 1903 lW To To the Anthracite Co Coal COll il Commission Commission At lon Gentlemen At At the rev re- q-j q quest t both of the o operators ra tors and of or the miners miners-I I 1 have appointed you ou a commission commis commis- slon sion to Inquire Into consider anti and pass upon the questions In controversy erR In connection with the strike In the anthracite anthracite cite region and the causes out of which tho the controversy arose By Dy the fiction action you JU recommend which the parties in In Interest Interest interest In- In terest have have- In all advance cons consented to abide by IW you will Mill endeavor or to establish the relations between the employers and the workers wage In the anthracite on a Just and ond permanent basis and a. a as far as possible do away with any causer for or the recurrence of or such difficulties as 88 those which you ou have been called calle on nn to settle I submit to you ou herewith the statement of oC the operators following o l which I nam named you OU as as the members ra of the tho commission Mr l Wright rl ht being named namen us ns recorder also alao the letter from Mr Ir Mitchell 1 I appoint Mr r. r l Moseley and Mr Ir Nell Neil as assistants to the recorder THEODORe HOO ROOSEVELT Members Begin Work With the Instructions were the statements statements state state- ments of the operators opera lors The of oC the commission withdrew In a H body hody When the they let left the White Ilou house e they declined to comment upon their Inter view Thc They went ent direct to the of oC Commissioner of oC Labor Wright right tl to or organize organize organize or- or and prepare for tor their work Tho The n went into executive C session at C. C Col CI l. l Wrights Wright's office at 11 o'clock Judge Gray was chosen chair chair- man Arranging tho the Details The presiding officer Is to be called president of oC the commission The commission then went Int Into executive lye tive session for tor the purpose of oC considering considering consid consid- ering the minor details which confront them at nt the be beginning of th their lr duties Among the thc questions under consideration tion were tho those e pertaining to the place of oC meeting the order in which witnesses witnesses wit wit- ne nesses s c shall b be called whether these sessions shall be open to the press whether counsel for Cor the parties at Interest Interest In Interest In- In terest shall be permitted to be present etc eta At noon the tho announcement was was was' made that as us soon as a a. conclusion should be reached the conclusion would be given to the public Assistant Recorders Mr Ir Edward A A. A Mosely who becomes an assistant to Recorder Wright b by dl- dl di direction direction of ot the President is secretary of or orthe the Interstate Commerce commission Dr Neil the other as assistant recorder is Is s professor of oC political economy at tho the Catholic university located near Wash Wash- Ington The commission was to to lunch with the President nl at Will Meet Again ln i u t- t h 3 Th The coma commission lesion adjourned at t 1245 I o'clock to meet again next Monday fonday at 2 3 I o'clock After the adjournment the announcement announcement announcement an an- was made that only onh two conclusions were reached The of or these thele was waR to 10 admit the public to 10 all all' formal meetings of or the commission and antl the second to notify the parties to the controversy to be present at the meetIng meetIng meet meet- In Ing on Monday for fOl the purpose of or arranging arranging ar- ar ranging a a. time for Cor hearings which willbe will willbe be convenient for all concerned i Notice to tho the Parties Notices were accordingly sent to the mine operators and to President ell of or the United Mine Mine- Workers MineWorker Worker asking askIng asking ask ask- J ing them to be In attendance Monday fonday It w was as stated d that lint most of or the time Ime of or today's meeting was taken up with a 3 discussion of oC the question as us to the time when hearings shall shull be held the y v result of which was the conclusion to call on the people Interested before reaching a d decision ti The rhe commission has already adopt adopted d dnn an nn official name and has had its printIng print print- f lug Ing prepared lIesl designating It as S the Anthracite An An- Coal Strike commission FEELING FEELING- THEIR WAY TO GENERAL RESUMPTION i r IN MINING REGIONS 1 Pa Oct 24 4 There Is slight Improvement in the coal i Continued on Page G J. J Arbitrators Begin Labors Continued from pase paA 1 mining situation In the W Wyoming and Lackawanna k regions this morning butIn butIn but butIn In the and Lehigh high regions there has been little change from yes yes- All AU the collieries of or the Delaware Delaware Delaware Dela Dela- ware Lackawanna Western compan company com corn pany pan are working with an increased force of miners The Ontario Western West rest em ern company also started up all their thelt mines this morning The Lehigh anti ami Coal company compan resumed at two of or their mines but owing to the accumulation of or gas the they had to shut shutdown shutdown shutdown i down again The Delaware Hudson company has more mines In operation In the Lackawanna district than yesterday yesterday yes yes- es but In the Wyoming region relon the company compan could not get an additional coBler colliery started although steam was up ready to hoist coal The Thc Lehigh Valley Val Val- alley ley Icy company compan reports that It has one more mine In operation this morning than yesterday A general resumption Is not looked for until Monday and with the mines In j I operation the output of coal must he be somewhat curtailed as the mines cannot cannot cannot can can- not be worked to their full Cull capacity capacity- As one mine superintendent expressed It today we are only feeling our out wa It will vilI take some days das before anything like the normal output will be obtained |