Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-11
Vote to Accept Wilson's Pro- posals Meets With Only
 One Dissenter sAII PARTIES PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS o,orators Predict that Coal will he Shipped From the Mines
 Beginning Monday
 Morning

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 The coal miners strike is ended. With only one dissenting vote, the general committee of the Uni ted Mine Workers of America, in session here today voted to accept President Wilson's proposal for immediate return to work pending final settlement of their wage con- troversy with operators by com mission to be appointed by him.
 Telegrams were sent out tonight to the 4,OOO locals of the union by international officials of the min CTS instructing the men to return to work immediately. Full ln- structions with regard to the agreement will be sent out to- morrow morning.
 Operators tonight predicted full resumption of operations Friday and shipment of coal from the mines beginning Monday morning.
 Miners, operators and govern ment officials alike were highly gratified over the settlement to- night, and all sides appeared con- fident of final satisfactory set clement of the fight by the com mission.
 The action today ends a tie-up of the coal industry of more than five weeks duration and which was more far reaching in it's effect than any other in the history of the country. As a result of the strike the country was fast ap- preaching a shutdown of industry and widespread suffering among its 100,O00,000 inhabitants.
 The decision of the miners came after many hours of debate, in .ATfich the radical element in the
 eneral committee made incendiary against operators and Vothers interested in settlement of the strike, and for a time threat ened to defeat efforts to settle the strike at this time. The con- servative element, led by Acting President John |. Lewis and Secre- tar-Treasurer Wm. Green, gained control of the situation this morn- !. ing and succeeded in putting down practically all opposition by the time the question came to a vote.
 Cal! Convention.
 One concession was made to the radicals. The convention agreed to the calling of a general conven- tlcn of the miners at a future date, at which time the action of and reasons for the general commit tee will be fully explained. The opponents of acceptance of the presidents plan made their fight principal yon the theory that only general convention of the mine workers had power to call off the strike.
 Members of the general commit tee tonight stleadfasty refused to make public the name of the dele gate who cast the one dissenting vote.
 Two statements were given out following adjournment of the con- ference by Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer who first submit ted the presidents proposal te Acting President Lewis and Sec. retary-Treasurer Green at a con. ference in Washington last Satur- day and came to Indianapolis Mon. day to await the outcome of con sldderation of the plan by the Mlners' general committee. Asks Governors Aid.
 s) MT. Palmer's first statement expressed his qualification at tht decision of the United Mine Work CTS and commended MT. Lewis ant
 MT. Green for "their wise anc patriotic action"
 A supplemental statement is
 sued this evening follows:
 The miners at their meetins
 tnls afternoon accepted the presi
 aents proposal exactly as writ
 een' and l understand the oper atcrs' committee have announce, snsE acceptance of it. It provide 11the immediate general resump
 aon of operations in all district
 1pcn the basis which obtained ol
 october 31, 1919, except as t' wages, which are to be IA pc
 gSnt T, higher than at that date
 ms ms means that the men shall b
 ;;aken back to work in all mine
 m the positions and upon tn
 terms of their contracts of em ploy.mtent p0': T then existing; and it
 ronlidently expected that tn
 @ .nme owners will accede to tn governments earnest request tha status quo of October 31 tnh,ohptly re-established in orde sn enas peaceful relations betwee esnployer and employe in all part S;.. !; .ne mining fields may be immt u'a'eiy resumed. I am asking th ">~-~~o~~->>~~-~-~~>
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