Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-25
Session of Wilson Advisers
Plans Immediate
Settlement.
NO BOOST IN PRICE
m APPEARS PROBABLE
! Profits Alleged by MeAdoo TO Have
Been Made Are Found to Be Fact
Operators Will Be Compelled to Bear
Increased Wage to b Given Miners
Industries Of Nation Continue to
Close Because Of Lack Of Fuel.

Washington. Nov. e5.-President
Wilson's cabinet expected to reach O
decision today on the wage contro-
rersy between the miners and operat-
ors that would send the miners back
to work. Before entering the meeting
Attorney General Palmer said that If
the figures on operators profits given
by former Secretary McAdoo were
correct It was likely that Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield would not allow
any advance in coal prices.
DIR. Garfield took to tho cabinet
meeting bitmuminous coal cost pro-
ducing figures prepared by r. " Nor
ris, fuel engineer for the administra-
tion. who has been bringing up to date
the cost sheets. These figures were
expected to form basis in the cabinet
meeting as to tho amount Of wage In.
crease the operators should bear.
Leaders of both the miners and op-
orators said negotiations would not be
acted.
Operators Reply Sharply to MeAdoo.
Investigation Of current tax returns
Of both the mine owners and miners
was advocated today in a telegram to
former Secretary of the Treasury Nc
Adoo In reply to his message Of Mon
day.
Conditions In 1917 were abnormal.
the message said. but IL asserted Mr..
McAdoo was ignorant Of conditions in
1918 and 1919. and added that bis mos
sage carries no weight and requires
no answer"
The telegram said Mr.. McAdoo's I'm.
situations and misleading s1a&eahsntss
ere the kind Of stuff bolshevism breeds
upon. Whatever your motive ana
purpose It Is in exceeding bad taste for
you to inject yourself into the present
situation in a manner which can en-
tarrass and handicap those officers Of
the government who arc endeavoring
10 work out q solution Of the contro-
yersy."
The telegram was signed by T. A.
Brewster and q. A. Guthrie for the BIZ
luminous coals operators.
Garfield Anaiyzss~ Situation.
Fuel Administrator Garfield In the
4OA1OWlu6 othtoAAouS AuuOuuCo0 IuO
principles upon which the mine opera
tors and workers must settle their dis
pute SO as to guard the rights Of the
American people In whatever agree
ment Is reached:
LAS on the other day when I made
q general statement to you, 30 now I
propose to submit 4 statement Of prin-
ciples which have governed mo and
my associates in what we have BEEN
trying to do to help you and n whs:
we must do as our duty In tho ci1eun-
stances.
THE principles which must govern
in reaching q settlement are as fol-
lows:
Il. The public must not be asked to
pay more than II 10 now paying for
coal. unless II IL necessary to do 20 In
order to provide reasonable wages to
tho mine workers and q reasonable
profit to the operators.
2. Tho arrangement entered into be-
tween the operators. the mine work.
ers. and the fuel administrator, with
the sanction Of the president, in o.
tober. 1917, was intended to eQuaIiae
the wages Of all classes Of mine work.
ers and to be sufficient to cover the
period Of the war. but not beyond
March 81. 1920: hence the only in
crease in cost Of living which can now
be considered is the Increase above
that provided for by the average in
crease in 1917; that Is to say. tho Az.
erage total increase in pay over the
1918 base. which was the base consid-
cred IN 1917. should not exceed tho
present average increase In tho cost Of
living over the same base. It II also
to be considered that tho cost Of livins
will fall rather than rise during tho
next few years. i
-. Tho maximum prices fixed by
the government were calculated to in.
crease production Of coal for war pur-
poses. Coal was basic and tho in.
crease imperative. Tho public ought
not be asked to pay and will not now
pay the increase over normal profits
then allowed for the purpose Of stimu-
la.ing production.
-. Any increases In wages now ar.
rived at on the basis Of the foregoing
principles should be borne by the oper.
ators or the public, or both. Al may be
determined by the application o1 these
principles, and should take effect as
OF the date when the men return to
work.
"5. The needs Of the United States
are not alone to be concidered: Eu-
rope is in desperate need OF coal and
should have all that we can spare"
w More Plants Closing,
4 Chicago. Nov. 25.-ClosinS OF addi-,
tional manufacturing plants in the
middle west which. with others placed
ON further curtaIled amount OF coal.
and lcssening Of production In mines
which have been worked since the
coal strike began, was in progress to-
day. = ray Of hope. the Arst tangible