The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-08
WILL NOT Be MADE
|. PUBLIC UNTIL PRE-
SCENTED T0M|N[RsI
Plan Is to Let Union
Heads Urge Its Accept
ance First
MINE OPERATORS
ARE SATISFIED
Although Ignorant Of De.
tails, Will Stand BY Any
Arrangement Made BY
Government

INC s.Hke VII enu sueny
Nr LEWIS anu Mr. ssfcsu are 81
tsned Win FTetndent wilson
terms, according tn the scores ~
heads OF union miners union
throuRnont the county sum
monesu mere TOT tTs' OPENING q !E
grann jury AHSesuRMtfou IN juice
ahnersone conrH Iucsuay Not
one os tncm. noScveF.s Hs1 any
khoWfeuse o. tue sPrnS % s
uemen.. hToruihg 10 L"eH shate
neits tonashS. 4ss
Ans agreement Intended to
cauac the resumption OF opera
lions OF the coal mines. which
may have been entered into by
Lewis and Green with government n
offciAlx, wifi undoubtedly h M.
proved hy the executive commit II
tee OF the mine workers. aCcprtI-
ing 70 Ellis Searle6. editor Of the
United Mine Workers Jp1Fnal
" ss~ Il 9s
Washington, Dec. T,--.TutEnexts In tfra
coal situation MAS cNrtered today s,r
the tNrrY.S ar the prcpOssal which tha
president has made. for fhA xAttlsn1AMt
% the STRIKE ~ s'*'sss
government oncials VINO were W
p'A.ion 20 hfow sonletninE anouL Nns
presluenEs plan 70 nrtng ABOUT rcaGa
" the ,coai tpnasAr cnServed 1ae
ciosest secrecy regarding ~
~ thN department Of justice u was
sara mar no statement would re rlade
IN abortion 70 the hTlef one gwen out
announcing ,haf thc pfesident-s ,oras
posat would ne Submitted 70 the meet
ing OF the miners representatives IN
!, naao. rs 'u ,s aIlsrnoon' ~
wo,,d not he made n,,h,,,- mill. f,sr !,
had hAer resented m tbe n,,nsrs
- 49, ''ffffNf 80
is that ,he povernr,an+ aassrss stt,.e
.be chances 81 ;t~ s,,ceesa <bo,,,., 49,
he e,d.nt,ared ~, 1attir,y !. hs,.s.s
Enor,n hafore p-.s,dent r.,,.i.
sa,rs.,rv r:reer h.d :. ~ -, -
ire ,ccent,nc. ~. ~, rei,srs ~ Wv
~ is The so,.ar,,,o,,t,s "a. 49,. ~.
-,t,a~ re ~ x,3re~. IA 10
narnas .so,,,1 rane,,. ~ ~ .,,1 a - \.
49,, r'"i,'ss' -
49, 49, ~ .su.n
n.ss,s II. -.
h< $50 u1ateS
e. $500, ~ . 49,, t'i.t.ss pe stssh
=. '''''' '" N"iN esaiiist
~
While the details 81 the presidents
plan were not given out, government
officials stated that the goveruments
position on the Il per cent wage in \
crease would be maintained But on
the other hand it was said that tbs
miners will he given a pledge that f1l~
president would appoint = commission
10 investigate the various elements sr
the coa, controvers, with the urdor
standing that the miners would he
given further increase II thA md
lags warranted t.
cnxrppr r.r spprrsr
The ho,dfnr ~ +ra c,,tnr~r.. ,..t
nirht hsrweAn rnay'rarar-i
palmer Sec,stsrv T,,,,,,s.ts, sn.,r-
President I,A,r,s ana se,,rst. -.
Green Of me n,insre was n.sr,r1s.,
surprise both TO the ofrc,,.ls - sha
American Ee,terat;nn ~ Jahart 80
IN tbs renre~ent.ti,,a~ ~ a. $685..
tors who are SRI, in. ursxr;r-.,,,
The onerators Said that ,hay.
wholly in the darr ,x =, ths aAt.i,.s
Of the nresidsrt,s rian ma o-srrcd
keen interest in the Few r,c,s -, a.
nnhl;r AZ tbe denar4,ne,,, oy ,,s,;s'..
The onerators said that ,he,, .e,,,d
stand b. ms r-overrnent ,n urhatare.
arranrenent Vas affactea ar The go,
ing meeting in Jnaiaranniis TnAv
referred "a Their nrey;o,,s nscI.~,t,nss
ia The effee, thas the w. uonia sn s
any solution Of the coal crisis AZ