The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-28
Negotiations End e d
When All Proposals
Are Rejected.
COURSE IS INDEFINITE
No One Able to Say Situa-
ton 10 Left in as Par
ticipants Depart.
SESSIONS DISSOLVED
Miners and Operators Ad-
journ; Owners Accept
Garfield's Offer.
GOVERNMENT ASSAILED
Miners Leader Dcnounces
Action Bitterly; ST.
lent on Intention.
GOVERNMENT ASSAlLED

WASHINGTON. Nov, 81. -- An
abrupt end came late today TO all
attompts TO settle the nationwide
csai strike by peaceful agreement
Miners and operators spent
bleak Thanksgiving afternoon In en-
blticred debate over the government
proposal for II per cent wage
Increase, made last night by Fuel
Administrator Garfield. rejected II.
and every other proposal that y was
forthcoming. and then dissolved sine
die
Participants went homo tonight
and where the break left coal strike
condition, no ono OF them. mtner
or operator, would say. Likewise, In
Official quarters there was silence
Soores Government.
Acting President John l. Lewis
OF the mine workers, although re-
fusing TO say word as to tho strike
Itself, which the eoreticaily WAS called
! off In obedience to tho federal court
In IA notion holding II n violation OF
| the Lever Act for wartime food and
fuel control. scored the government
at the conclusion OF the conference.
30 did william Green, secretary or
tho mine workers.
Operators, although accepting the
government proposal. In q letter OF
explanation to Doctor Garfield.
which they made public, intimatsd
that tho government refusal to al
low price increases would bear re-
consideration.
Bchind Closed Doors
II vas behind closed doors that
I, ~. .lt In s.lI
today, after involving tho full atten-
ton OF tho federal government for
two days previously. There was
muoh heated oratory. but 7. w.
Guthrie OF Pittsburgh, acting chair
man OF tho operators COMMITTEES,
described the parliamentary proceed
ure succinctly AZ he came out The
operators by \ prearranged plan
notified the miners committee for
the central competitive field OF their
acceptance Of Doctor 0arfieldis
plan.
This tho mine workers promptly
voted down, In turn tho miners put
forward a counter proposal that Sec
retary wilson's suggestion for III
per cent wage increase bs granted
and this the operators refused. For
the third time the operators re-
newed their formal offer OF arbi-
uation and this the miners voted
down. Almost Immediately an ad-
journment was voted.
lewis Tells Stand.
The operators are pretending to
accept Doctor Garfields proposal"
Mr. Lewis said, manifesting scorn
and Indignation, as he called the
Newspaper men around him In the
Uttered and noisy hall that was the
scene Of the all-day gatherings.
But IN they do It. they state that
they are unable TO operate many OF
their mines under It. II would be
foolish for us 10 attemprto make an
arrangement unless miners are TO
be given work. our position IL un-
changed. We hold the United States
government cannot break its word
The pledge OF Secretary Wilson 10
grant us a 81 per cent Increase must
be- redeemed. In my judgment Doe
tor Garfield and the cabinet have
committed the most colossal blunder
.u the history OF our nation, They
are bliudly following an academic
theory. without regard 10 Justice TO
the mine workers or effects on tho
people NJ the United States.
"Rcsponsibility for the crisis now
confronting tho nation must be
with those statesmen using their
powers Of goNcrnment TO oppress
AMI deny ius'ioc to a great element
of It's citizenship directly concerned
in industry
Il cannot believe the people OF
our country VII in1orse such
policy Of oppression and repression
which mcans continued Industrial
chaos and Intense suffering on the
present mine workers ana our cit
izenship"
with that Mr. Lewis brushed away
all questloucrs. HIS associates. how
ever. confirmed tho Impression that
there would be no resum ption OF
work in the mining camps now
iu,'d.
Operators Undecided.
OPERATOR. less communicative,
went away with varying resolu ton.
ono or 'syu had reached a determi-
nation they said. 20 attempt coal
production regardless Of the strik-
srs. lu' most of hem were In doubt
ON this point Acting Chairman
Guthrie indicated that as an or
r7u.zcd body they had ceased to
function and that individual neces-