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Show MEETS, Wilson Commission to Work Out at the j White House. ( WASHINGTON, Dec 29. Memb. rs of ihe commission named by Presntent Wilson under the eonl srikr settlement settle-ment agrc-ment to investigate wngos and pr:'-s in the bituminous coal Industry In-dustry conferred With secretary Tumulty Tu-multy today at the hite House, i h,. commission is expected to lay out program for its work at meetings during dur-ing the day. Ml tubers of the executive commit tee ol the Biiummuus Coal Operators ftasOCiaUOJ) also were in the city tooay and it was expected that the operators linaiiy would tender their assistance to th0 commission in its work, in spite of objections made by the operators to tin government's plan. I nuer the striae settlement agree ment with ihe miners mad,, by Attorney Attor-ney General Palmer wnn I'resldent Wilson's au' hor::iiilon, work has been resumed at the minea, a 14 per cent Increase In wages has been given tbe miners and government fixed prices on coal ot .j per ten mine run at the mine have been roinimu. The commission com-mission is empowered to grant turther increases, if found necessary, and to increase the price of coal if that us necessary and has been requested to i report a decision within 60 d.i ? i he mot.iui:; of the coruLiiisMun are Henry M. Robinson of Pasadena, Cal.. i chairman; Rembrandt Peale, reprr sentlng the operators, and John P. ! White, representing the miners. Secretary of Labor Wilson later joined the conference. John G. Kee gan, attached lo the department of labor la-bor who took part in the settlement with the miners, accompanied Mr Wilson Wil-son to the White House. COAL OPERATORS MEET. , CHICAGO, Dec. 29 Represents-I Represents-I fives of coal operators In the bituminous bitumi-nous fields met here today to discuss the altitude to be taken toward the findings of the commission appointed by President Wilson to adjust Wagefl of miners after settlement of tho recent re-cent nation-wide strike. Th operators assert that ihey have not committed themselves as to accept ac-cept Ing or endorsing any decision the president's commission may reach no |
