The Red Cloud chief., 1919-12-11

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jenkins as deliberately designed to af-
front the United States. the state de-
partlnent officials shy the execution last
week Of Gen. Felipe Angeles also indi-
Gates the hostile attitude of Carran:a
toward this country. Angeles was the
foremost Mexican soldier of this day,
and was the outspoken admlrer Of the
United States. But he had been the
chief aid Of villa and was captured;
therefore nc was condemned and shot
TO death. While this may have been
technically just. 1t is likely TINT the
life of so eminent a man would have
been spared IL he had not so freely
given voice to his friendship for this
nation.
Less startling. perhaps, than the
Mexican crisis. but of no less moment,
is the collapse Of the governments ef-
forts to end the coal strike by negotia-
tion. It's final offer to the miners was
a II per cent wage increase. This the
operators voted TO accept, and the min
ers, through Acting President Lewis.
rejected. Mr.. Lewis declared that ire
sponslbility for the crisis now confront
ing the nation must be upon those
statesmen who are using the powers OF
the government to Cypress and deny
Justice to the great element Of citizen
shin directly concerned In the mining
Industry"
The operators and the miners then
adjourned sine die. and II seemed that
there was nothing left for the govern
ment except to take over and operate
the mines.
The governments compromise Oner.
approved by the cabinet and made by
Fuel Director Garfield. provided there
should he no increase In the price OF
coal to the consumer and that a joint
advisory board Of operators and min
ers should be created, with Secretary
Lane as chairman, to work out the de-
tails Of wage adjustments and furnish
information and advice In future dis
| putes. This offer must have been
| made without hope OF its acceptance,
for Secretary of Labor Wilson previ'
| ously had declared the men were en-
titled to an advance of 31.6 per cent
and the operators had offered an ad
vance of 20 per cent.
The acceptance of Mr.. Wilson's con
illusions may be affected by the fact
| that he was a miner himself. Lewis
SAYS the men consider his offer
| pledge which the government must re
| deem.
Former Secretary Of the Treasury
McAdoo projected himself into the con
troversy with a statement that the op
orators have been making excessive
profits since the war began and car
well afford to pay much higher wages
without increasing the price OF coal
He snid the t~reasury's records Of ex
cess profits taxes would prove this
OF course the operators entered indig
nant denial, and Carter Glass, still sec
rotary. came to their defense with
modified r%efutation Of McAdOO's asser
tiOn as to profits.
w nlIt tHt uiSIbutV S'Np WI wv NOo''
try's stock of fuel shrinks alarmlngly
In some regions, however, the mine
are being operated steadily. Out II
the Sheridan (WyO.) field the Unlte'
States officials. civil and military
solved the trouble surprisingly and ef
fe~ctively. They learned that the min
ers had voted to return to the pits bu
were prevented from doing 70 by
campaign Of intimidation by the rad
Gals. The military, therefore, at tn
request of the sheriff, rounded u
nearly three score alien agitatOrs an
sent them to Fort Mackenzie.
meeting Of the miners union was the
called, and the entire strike sltuatio
explained by Major Dean, whereupO
the men voted unanimously to end tn
strike Friday.
Governor Allen of Kansas has Gale
for volunteers to work the mines an
protect the people of the state frOl
"~unspeakable suffering" and hundred
of men have responded. Union leader
say these volunteers will be regarde
as strike-breakers.
D'AnnunziO, the Italian firebran'
seems to have rs many schemes of al
nexatiOn as the kaiser had. AccOrdin
to various reports. he plans to retur
with strong forces to lara and prOcee
thence to SebenicO; after selling tn,
city. he will attack Spalato. and the
he may run afoul of the America
navy, which is guarding that part
Dalmatia; also he Is said to aim
establishing a milltarist government
Trlest, and 10 has emissaries In tn,
city. The allied officials In Paris, no,
ever. now have renewed hope that
; compromise settlement Of the Adriat