London vid Bombay, 15th October.
An important conference has taken place at Washington between President Roosevelt, Mr, Elihu Root, Secretary of War, Mr. Pierpont Morgan, and several mine owners.
It was, agreed that President Roosevelt shall appoint a small Commission to deal with all the questions between the owners and the employees; the miners to resume work as soon as the Commission is constituted and cease their interference with non-unionists.
Mr. Mitchell, the President of the Union, declares that he is unable to accept the Commission until the proposal has been considered by the miners.
The scarcity of fuel is such that the people in Chicago are seizing wood shavings.—Reuter.
17th October.
The coal strike in the United States has been settled.
President Roosevelt has gained cent political credit by his successful intervention in the strike—
Reuter.
London, 19th October.
Many thousand strikers in the United States are preparing to resume work to-morrow (Monday).—Special service.
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