New-York tribune., 1919-12-11
Shipments to Begin Mon
day; Operators Promise
Cooperation to Hasten
End of Fuel Shortage
/ peace Call Wired
To 1900 Unions
Board to Survey Situation
May Consist of Brew.
stcr, Lewis and McAdoo

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 1O.-The
coa' strike is ended.
With but one dissenting vote the
general committee of the United
Mine Workers of America in session
here this afternoon voted to accept
President Wilson's proposal for I'M
med ate return to work at IA per
cent wage increase, pending final
settlement of their controversy with
operators by a commission to be ap-
pointed by him.
kilograms were sent out tonight
to the four thousand locals Of the
union by international officials in
structing the men to return to work
immediately. Full instructions with
regard to the agreement will be sent
out tomorrow morning.
Hines to Resume Tomorrow
Operators tonight predicted full
resumption Of operations on Friday
ard shipment of coal from the mines
beginning on Monday morning.
Miners, operators and government
officials alike were highly gratified
over the settlement tonight and all
sides appeared confident of a final
satisfactory settlement of the fight
by the commission.
The action ends a tie-up Of tho .os,
INDUSTRY OF more than FIVE weeks du-
ration, and one which was more far
reaching in its effects tsan anv otber
IN the history of the country. Az a
result of the strike the country was
last approaching a complete shutdown
of industry and WIDESPREAD suffer;rs
among its 100 900 600 inhabitants
Radicals Loudly Oppose Peace
The decision of the mineys camo az.
ter many hours of debate, in which the
radical element in the general commit
tee made lncendiary speeches against
operators and others interested in set
Element of the strike. and for a time
threatened to defeat efforts to settle
the strike at this time The conserve
tive element, led b. Acting President
John L. Lewis and Secretary Treasurer
William Green, gained control of the
situation this morning and succeeded
IN putting down virtua ly all opposition
by the time the question came to
vote.
One concession was made to the radi-
calls. The convention agreed to the
calilng of general convention of the
miners at future date, at which time
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eral committee viii be fully explained.
The opponents of acceptance of the
Presidents plan made their fight prin-
clpally on the theory that only q gem
eral convention of the mine workers
had power to call off the strike.
1t was declared here tonight that
the appointment of the commission of
three to be selected by President Will
son may have an important bearing on
the action to be taken by the recon-
vened international convention when it
meets. 1t is also believed that before
the union leaders decided to adopt the
Wilson compromise the members had
excellent reasons to believe that the
third man on the commission would be
William G. McAdoo
by the terms of the agreement &
miner and an operator are to be in
clnded on the commission. The most
probable selection of the commission
points to Mr.. Lewis to represent the
miners, T. A. Brewster. of st. Louis. or
r. 5. Peabody, yf Chicago, for the oper-
ators, and William G. McAdoo as third
member. 1t was said here tonight the
miners trust Mr.. McAdoo more than
any other man in the public eve and
that his appointment would be received
with enthusiasm by the membership Of
the organization.
MEMBERS of the general COMMITTEES
to-nlght steadfastIy refused to make
pubic the name of the delegate who
cast the one dissenting vote.
Palmer Statements Issued
Two statements were given out fol-
iio"lhg adjournment or the conference
by Attorney General A. Mitchell
Ialmer, who first submitted the Presi-
gents proposal to Acting President
Lewis and Secretary-Treasurer Green.
at conference in Washington, Sat-
uroay' and cane to indianapolis Mon
uay 10 await the outcome of considera-
elon OF the plan by the miners gen.
eral committee.
Mr.. Palmer's first statement ex-
pressed his qualification at the de-
cision of the United Mine Workers and
commended Mr.. Lewis and Mr.. Green
Ior their wise and patriotic action"
The statement follows:
"The coal strike is settled "a the
government wanted it settled. When
Messrs. Lewis and Green came to see
me Saturday, | restated what the
governments position had been from
the beginning ana lnsisred on their
acquiescence' The finally agreed to
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