THE LATE STRIKE.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 548, 18 October 1902, Page 3

THE LATE STRIKE.

ROOSEVELT'S COMMISSION. By Telegraph—Preßß Vsaociation —Copyr gut Now York, Oct. 16. President Roosevelt’s Commission was settled ut 2 o’clock this morning, after lengthy consideration. It satisfies both sides. It consists of General John Wilson, Messrs C W. Parker, an expert mining engineer Judge George Gray, E. Clark, leader of tho railway conductors, and a sociologist, Thomas Watson, of Scranton, fumiliur with the mining and selling ol coal, an d Bishop Spalding, of Peoria, Illinois. Mr Wright, Commissioner of Labor , has been appointed recorder to the Conn nission. \V. ork will bn resumed at the mines in a * rev days. live losses in wages during the strike are climated at six million pounds ster ling, th, losses of merchants and others at one njinon and a-quarier sterling, and the geieral loss is estimated at twentyeight nillions. SATISFACTION AT ITS TERMINATION. HERBERT SPENCER’S OPINION. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Now York, Oct. 17. There is the greatest satisfaction at the termination of the strike throughout the ontiro coal regions of America. The Miners’ Convention for the discussion of the Commission meets to-day. London. Oct. 17. The New York correspondent of the London Times says that the striko has irnmensoly impressed the Americans with tho stupendous power of Trusts. It is estimated that Morgan’s syndicate controls five thousand million dollars worth of securities. Herbert Spencer predicts that the result of this financial tyranny will bo civil war, immense bloodshed, and eventually severe military despotism.