Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-12-19
COAL STRIKE ENDED
STRIKERS LEADERS ACCEPT WILL
SONS IA PER CENT INCREASE
AND COMMISSION OFFER.
MEN TOLD TO OPEN MINES
Statement Issued by Acting President
Lewis Declares Presidents Proposal
Contained the Only Definite, Con-
crete and Practical Method of Set
Element.

| Indianapolis, Dec. 1.-THE strike of
100000 bituminous coal miners of the
| country was settled here when the
| general committee of the United Mine
| Workers of America agreed to accept
the plan offered by President Wilson.
| Acting President Lewis of the Unit
] ed Mine Workers announced that tele-
| graphic orders would Immediately be
sent to the 1900 miners locals
| throughout the country, instructing the
| miners to return to work at once. An
| official order carrying the signatures
| of the miners officials will follow the
| Geographic instructions.
A reconvened convention of the off,
Gals of the various miners unions
throughout the country will be called
| in Indianapolis as soon as the work
| has been fully resumed in the mines.
| Mr.. Lewis announced. during which
| full and complete explanation OF the
| action of the officials in settling the
strike will be made.
Statement by Lewis.
| Following is the announcement of
| the settlement of the coal strike made
public by Mr. Lewis:
1.-THE United Mine Workers repre-
| sentatiyes agreed to accpet the preSi-
dents proposal as basis of settle
| ment of the strike. They did so be-
| cause it provides a definite, concrete
and practical method by which AIDE
| quate consideration and proper adj
| justment of their claim for an increase
| In wages and improved conditions of
| employment may be brought about.
The United Mine Workers have full
| confidence in the president of the
| United States and profound regard
for his will and judgment.
1.-THE presidents proposal differs
from any proposal heretofore made,
In that it leaves nothing in doubt.
| so far as a plan of adjustment and
| the details thereof is concerned. The
| scheme proposed by Doctor Garfield
| left no hope for the mine workers 9TH
er than the acceptance of an increase
in mining prices of Ia per cent. The
presidents proposal provides that this
amount of advance is preliminary and
| that the tribunal which he will set mp
will have full authority to consider
| further questions of wages and work
| ing conditions as well as the profits of
operators and proper prices for coal,
readjusting both wages and profits If
| it shall so decide. 1t further provides
tbof tho oopo n,iScion will boyo outhor
| ity to settle internal questions Pc
cuiar to each district, all of which
are of very great Importance to the
mine workers.
"rhe commission will make it's re-
port within 60 days unless some un-
| surmOuntable difficulties arise which
| prevent it from doing it and the COM
mission will have the authority to fix
| the date when any award they make
| will become effective.
"The presidents plan further pro-
vides that upon a general resumption
| of operations. the status quo will be
| maintained, that is, all mine workers
| will return TO work with an increase
in wages amounting to Ia per cent
| upon the same basis which obtained on
October 81, 1919. Neither operators
! nor miners will be allowed to change
| the basis and no discrimination by the
| coal operators will be permitted.
at was these specific features of
| the presidents proposition which
made it acceptable to the international
| officers of the United Mine Workers
when submitted to them through the
| attorney general and Secretary Tu-
| multy in Washington on Saturday, De-
! cember 6.
"We are accepting the president at
| his word, feeling confident that he
| will appoint tribunal composed of
| fair minded men who will give full
and complete recognition to the JUS
| tice of the mine workers claims"
Palmer Issues Statement.
The following statement was issued
by Attorney General Palmer on the
| settlement of the coal strike:
| 1.-THE coal strike is settled as the
| government wanted it settled. When
| Messrs. Lewis and Green came to see
| me Saturday restated what the gov
ernment's position had been from the
| beginning and insisted on their ac-
| quiescence.
"They finally agreed to it. They
have now persuaded the officers of
| their organization that the situation
! calls for compliance with the courts
orders and the governments wishes
| and / am certain that all the miners
| in the country will cheerfully ac-
quiesce in the decision of their lead
| ers.
81 desire to publicly commend the