The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-10
COAL STRIKE
IS ENDED BY
Miners HEADS
General Committee Of United
Mine Workers Decides to
Call Off Great Walkout at
Indianapolis, Late Today.

Nou VII OIC0l WdlAOUl al
Indianapolis, Late Today.
GO BACK TO WORK SOON
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 10
The strike of 400, 900 bituminous
coal miners of the country was
settled here today when the gen.
eral committee of the United
Mine Workers of America agreed
to accept the plan offered by
President Wilson.
The members voted to accept the
proposal of President Wilson shortly
before 3 o'clock this afternoon. At
that time. It was said. NO vote had
been taken on the question of hold
ing q convention of the union. The
committee was still in session at that
hour.
The terms Of the settlement as
agreed to by the miners. provide for
immediate return to work at IA per
cent increase in wages over the war
time scale. against continuation of
which the miners struck Operations
Of the mines will be resumed. except
as to wages. on the same basis which
| obtained prior to the strike.
Immediately following return Of the
! miners UyiN 3nH
commission of thrre men, including
one practical mine, and one operator
or mine owner in active business,
which will consider further questions
OF wages and working conditions rs
well as profits Of operators and proper
prices for coal.
To Readjust Wages.
The duties of this commission will
include readjustment of both wages
and coal prices, if it decides advisable
the readjustment to include differen-
tial and internal conditions within and
between the districts.
The commission report. under the
agreement, will be made within so
days If possible, and will be accepted
as the basis of a new wage agreement,
the date of its effectiveness and its
duration also to be decided by the
commission.
As the committee, which consists Of
International and district officers, and
members OF the executive board and
scale committee. gathered, gossip as
> to the .cAuses- of the
sions was rife. With very few excep-
tions, however. all agreed that
President Wilson's proposal would be
accepted some time today.
One high Official in the miners or
ganization who asked that his name be
withheld, said most of the argument
yesterday was on the request of Illi-
nois miners that the Cleveland conven-
tion be reconvened to act on the pro-
posal of President Wilson. Another
rumor stated that the members of the
general committee from Illinois, in
caucus late last night, agreed to &C
cept the proposal today. -
Comment was heard on all sides of
the valiant fight being wages by Act
= ing President John L. Lewis, and Sec
, retary-treasurer William Green, of the
miners, on behalf of the proposal. to
which they agreed in conference with
Attorney General Palmer in Washing.
ton. last Saturday.
, Victory 10 Foreshadowed.
, Acting President John L. Lewis and
I Secretary Treasurer William Green.
I who approved the proposal when II
was submitted to them in Washington
last Saturday night by Attorney Cen
eral Palmer. made q strong fight for
ending the strike on the basis suggest.
ed by the president, and their sup.
porters voted down proposition. II
: was said, to take the plan from con-
0 sideration of the general COMMITTEES
and refer it to the locals OF the organ.
:. ization for a vote. This action was be
I lieved to reflect the strength Of the
+ shadow final victory for them.
At yesterdays meeting, 1t Is under
stood the committee members were
, divided into two or more factions, one
Of which strongly favored adoption OF
the new proposal and another of which
i; opposed any settlement other thar
a that embodied in the miners early
\ demands. A third division, 1t was said
4 took the position that as q general con
vention Of the miners had formulated
the demands and ordered the strike ir
9 the event the operators refused tt
grant them. q general session would
8 be required to call OF the strike.
Q Meantime Attorney General A. Nit
J. chell Palmer, who came to Indianapol
v is Monday to direct attorneys for the
proceedings against the miners, 1.
d waiting for final decision Of ths
q miners. It was stated last night thai
[. Mr.. Palmer would remain in the CITY
]. until the miners meeting was ad
4 journed.
81 Before the session of the miners
!. general committee began yestegda.
= morning. hearing Of charges Of Grimm
d al contempt against the entire person
g mel Of the committee was postponed
It until next Tuesday morning at thu
:. request of C. b. Ames, OF Washington
e assistant to the attorney-general. Cl
h motion Of United States District At
o torney L. Ert Slack empanneling Of .
y federal. grand jury investigate thu
t charges against both operators ant
,r miners Of violation of the Lever fue
e control act and antitrust laws, wa.
J. postponed until Wednesday. Dec. ~.
a. Judge Anderson made no commen