The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-09

III .-Gen. Palmer at In
napolis received today at
White House saying the
Yrs certainly would ac-
President Wilson's
for a settlement of tie
kc was misinterprcted
Afficials there as saying
miners had accepted the
and led to such an an
ncement. A correction
made Immediately aft
nrd.
No Word at 8 p. M.
8 o'clock the committee of
u fs was still in session and
l ord had come from the
ing as to what would be the
action on the presidents $
N Dsal.
he text of Mr.. Palmer's
gram, as finally given
M with the correction
xis:
Statements will be given
V1E at .2:30 central time.
C6ntempt proceedings have
bc6n continued for one
yxekk. The miners will
Ixfek 4 at 2 o'clock and
,r4mptly acauiesce in pres
dent's plan"
Text of Telegram.
M. Palme's telegram follows:
Htements Biltabe,, given out at
s:4Q central time.a Contempt pro-
cee eljHgs have been continued forone
Miners have agreed to presi-
leitts plan"
Immediate Return to Work.
The presidents proposal to the
striking coal miners, as announced
this afternoon by Atty.-Gen. Palmer
here. provides for an immediate re-
turn to work by the men under the
14 per cent advance and appoint
ment Of Il commission to investigate
nI1d readiust wages to conform with
fha Increased cost Of living.
'S Mi. Palmer's announcement was
rtnle immediately after the miners
vent into session to consider the pro-
RotiaI agreed upon at the Washington
ccnference
9 MI. Palmer gave out q memoran-
dun and also copies of the presidents
proposal. both of which were agreed
M by Acting President Lewis and
Eocretary- Treasurer Green, of the
Ntine Workers, Saturday night.
PaImer's Statement.
Mr.. Palmer's statement given out
at 2:30 o'clock. follows:
seThe president Saturday was about
to issue a statement to the country
1Bciting the facts in relation to the
strike situation and making an ap-
peal to the miners to go back to work.
MIR. Lewis and Mr.. Green called
on me that day and | showed them
tho presidents statement. They fl
Haily agreed to its terms as far as
they were concerned and called q
meeting of their official boards to
consider it. at which time they agreed
to urge it's acceptance.
IA memorandum was prepared. its
form being agreed to by Mr.. Lewis
and myself, emfbodying in brief the
president's proposal and the action
which should be taken by the miners.
The presidents statement will be
prcsented to the miners this after-
noon and / am assured that the ac-
tion Indicated will be taken"
Atty Gen. Palmer made public the
following memorandum of the agree
ment here this afternoons:
Sin accordance with the re-
quest of the president. as con-
tained in his statement of Dec.
8, the miners will Immediately
return to work, with the IA per
cent. increase in wages which is
already in affect. Immediately
upon general resumption of op-
erAtions. which shall be in all
II t1iatricts, except as to wages,
upon the basis which obtained on
Oct. 81. 1918, the president will
appoint a commission of three
spersons. one of whom shall be
y UIHCtlCd1 IllutI, anu OiS VI WIOiil
shall he a mine owner or operator
in active business, which COM
mission will consider further
uuestions of wages and working
conditions. as well as profits of
operators and proper prices for
coal, readjusting both wages and
prices if 1t shall so decide, in
cluding differentialsS and internal
conditions within /and between
! 1istricts. It's report will be made
Within sixty days if possible, and
5i1l be accepted as the basis of
ew wage agreement, the effect
e date and duration of which
all also be determined by the
mmission."
the same time Palmer made
ol c President Wilson's prepared
wi ment to the miners in which he
NJ them to return to work at~the
lf r cent. wage increase. pointing
o0lX lat by persisting in remaining
IN Ike the miners would "put
[1eIB lives in an attitude of striking
m 0kLer to force the government to
IIucfease the price of coal to the pub-
No group of our people can justify
1uch position," the presidents
1<4{eFnent said. ''and the miners owe
+ "a themselves, their families. their
1<| |@x Norkmen in other districts and
~ <1c|f country to return TO work."
1< : b clock this afternoon the ex-
|t board and scale. committee