The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-08
Fuel Administration Makes
Plans on That Basis Today.
Miners Cannot Supply All tho
Demand This Winter.
TO PREVENT FUTURE STRIKES
Government Plan Would Insure
Miners Equitable Wages.
Commission VIII Study Eco
nomic Situation.

washington. Dec. S.-Ho e for the
settlement tomorrow afternoon of the
controversy between the miners the
operators and the government" was
today at the White House.
Inc statement follows:
II is noped that there will be n
setlement on Tuesday afternoon Of
tne controversy between the miners
th re operators and the government
the plan for definite settlement r,rs,
posed oy the president, which proposaI
was submitted to Acting President
Lewis OF the miners by Attorney Cen
eraI Palmer Saturday night"
The utmost secrecy still surrounded
one presidents proposal and Secretary
Iumulty and other officials refused 10
supplement the White House state
nIeht' 1t was learned. however. that
ene proposal made to the miners was
rom the president himself. and was in
the form of memorandum written bv
him. -
washington, Dec. S.-Tbe coai
shortage will continue acute until
January ], even IL mine unjon v,ace
scale officials in indianapolis toner
row vote to accept the settlement pro-
posed by President Wilson il was nrc
dicted here today.
Railroad administration officials i'm
plans based on this belief. CurtaiI-
rnent of train service will be continued
several weeks, II is expected and may
be increased. This would permit ad-
d1tional coal hauling facilities.
meanwhile, many plants and fac
tories must remain closed unYl their
bins can be replenished. Part time.
operation of stores and factories in
| many sections will be continued prob
ably until after the beginning OF thc
Terms Not Announced.
Altho there was not official exp:ane-
tion here today OF details of President
Wilson's proposal which has been ac-
cepted by President Lewis of the min
| ers. 1T is said. the plan includes no in
crease in the IA per cent settlement
proposed by Fuel Administrator Car
field.
| The importance of the plan. It Is as
sumed. lies in the suggestion for a
commission to study the situation and
work to present it's recurrence.
The miners thus would be assured
| OF wage establishments with every
change of the general economic situa-
! ton
1t is the commission plan which is
understood to have influenced Lewis
to decide to urge acceptance OF the
/ presidents offer. Lewis and Secre-
! tary Green assured Attorney General
Palmer they would lay the offer be-
fore the union wage scale committee
with favorable recommendation.
Lewis gave Palmer this assurance
Saturday midnight following a secret
meeting with the attorney general
Palmer and his assistant. c. b. Anles
ieft here late yesterday for Indian
apolis on the same train that carried
Lewis and Green.
'r Scarcity An Winter.
Chicago. Dec. S.-coal conseryat lion:
was continued today despite indica-
! tions that the strike of mihers was
near the end.
The railroads followed out arrange
nlent and cut passenger train sched-
uies between Chicago and the Pacific
coast by one-third.
Fuel administration officials an
&, nounced indications of a s.rike settle
| ment would in no way lessen the nee
essity for coal conservation
Even If the strike Is settled and min
ers go back to work Immediately Il
will be three weeks before delivery OF
fresh coal can be started TO consumers
and it will take probably all winter
for the mines to catch up with the
demand.
Miners representatives in the mid
die west agree that If President John
L. Lewis and Secretary Green had ac-
cepted the new proposal submitted b.
the president for ending the strike.
the proposition would probably be ac-
ceptable to the scale committee which
meets at Indianapolis tomorrow to
consider the proposed settlement.