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On the recordJune 2, 1920
I shall hold myself in readiness to appoint a commission similarly constituted to the one I recently appointed in connection with the bituminous coal mining industry as soon as I learn that both sides have signified their willingness to continue at work and abide by its decisions
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Proclamation 1566—Appointment of Commission to Arbitrate Wage Differences Between the Anthracite Coal Operators and Miners

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