Abilene Weekly Reflector

THE STRIKE COMMISSION.
The Members and Most of the Mine Operators Ready for the Meeting To-Day.

Washington, Oct. 27.—All is in readiness for the meeting this afternoon of the anthracite coal strike commission. All the members of the commission are in the city and most of the operators or their representatives are here. The meeting will be called to order at two o'clock and the wishes of both parties to the controversy will be considered as to the method of procedure in securing testimony. Plans for holding the public sessions, places of meeting and various other details necessary to be settled before the actual work of taking testimony can be begun will be decided. No testimony will be taken to-day. It is expected that very little evidence will be heard in Washington, as it is not the desire of the commission to compel the attendance of witnesses here when the evidence they have to give can be secured at greater convenience to them at or near their places of residence. The commission will also determine whether it will give hearings to persons not having a direct interest in the issues at stake between the miners and operators but who believe they can give evidence of a practical character that will assist the commission in its work. Considerable evidence of this character was taken by the commission which reported on the Chicago strike, but, unfortunately, it was not of material value in assisting that body to arrive at its conclusions.