Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-27

Washington, Nov. 77.-An agencies
Of the government 30 TAR have failed
to solve the bituminous coal tangle.
and from the outlook today the situa-
ton was as far from adjustment a. II
was when negotiations began.
Tho last move was made BY Fuel
Administrator Garfield, who last night
told tho miners Of the plan 70 sivs an
increase of IL per cent In wages. With
the stipulation that thesp would b
no increass In the prios oe coal This
brought an outcry from both the min.
lrs : and, operateza. The nirsEs aAtd
.ney would not accept the proposed in-
crease and that saAsr tAe 80 ~
miners would not return 20 WORK 1AS
operators said the proposed inesSsss
without an increase In the price Of
coal would force some large companies
out Of business and that they wers
ready to resume negotiations.
Some Operators Favor Acceptance.
With = majority apparently In favor
Of accepting the proposal OF Mr.. Gar
field that wages Of miners be increas.
ed II per cent without any increase
in coal prices, bitiminous cool opera
tors from all parts Of the country went
into session TO discuss the offer.
Officials Of the United ailne Worker
were not to meet until late In the day.
but apparently there was little change
Of sentiment among them on the gov
ernment's proposal. The union men
were considering q rejection OF the
offer and continuance of the strike.
The miners said the government
offer was less than that of 30 per cent
made by the operators last week. To
this the operators replied that the 20
ger cent increase was based on an
expected increase in tho price Of coal.
Some miners believed . convention
Of the United Mine Workers would be
called to pass on the matter. Some
operators apparently were not moro
willing to accept the offer. holding that
an increase of wages without an in
crease In coal prices was unfair.
Garfield offsrs 14 Per Cent Raise.
hS - AAVCI4A6 opSCNAv ~o-
veloped into wrathful denunciatlon
Of the administration by the miners
Fuel Administrator Garfield presented
to the coal operators and workers last
night the terms Of settlement Of the
mine strike approved by the presidents
cabinet. ... ....
The chief features OF the settlement
proposal are:
"A wage advance averaging II per cent,
instead OF the 50 per cent originally
demanded by tho miners. the S1.Sl PEI
cent proposed by Secretary Of Labor
Wilson and indorsed by tho miners,
and the 70 per cent offered BY the op-
orators.
No increass in the price Of coal u
consumers.
Creation OF Joint commission od
operators and moners, with Secretary
Of the Interior Lane IS chairman. to
work out the details OF tho wage ad-
,ustments in accordance with these
principles ana to furnish information
ana advice for the settlement Of dis.
putes IN the future. -.
q. 3. Offer Ansers Minors.
The proposal OF 4 wage advance Of
only II per cent. after tho operators
had offered q 20 per cont RAISE. came
as surprise to every one and aroused
the anger Of the leaders OF tho miners
union. They protested vehemently to
Dr. GarHas;1 as ssea &C. Re s:4 aa!.hca
reading tho statement Of tho terms sp-
proved by the cabinet. .
Dr.. Garfield asserted that IL per cent
added to the wage advances received
BY the miners sinoe 1913 would make
the total percentage Of their advances
equal the 7ps increase In the cost OF
living since that time.
He said that Secretary Wilson had
been IN error In calculating that Il
would require an additional s1.0l pes
cent In pay to equalizo the Increased
living cost
~ ~ Cant Raise jSstlAaS's.e
70 giys the miners raise Of tnors
than II pr cent. Dr. Garfield con-
tended, would make their increase ex'
cssd ths advance In the cost OF Twins
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