Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-26
ESPECIAL MEETINGS
! OF ADVISERS HELD
| T0CONS|DER PLANS
President Wilson Says ut
Is Time for Plain 4.
Speaking"
HOLDS STRIKE AN ATTACK ~
UPON RIGHTS OF SOCIETY
Declared Rank and File of Miners
Did Not Vote to ~,
Strike. nJtii
MANY SUGGESTIONS ADVANCED
Admitted Country Faces Most Critical
Period In Its Entire Internal -.
History. 49,
MANY SUGGESTIONS ADVANCED
Admitted Country Faces Most Critical
Period in It's Entire Internal :.
History. 49,
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by JAY JEROME Williams.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 25.-After ~.
most five hours discussion of tn. TN
pending coal strike in two snecis,
meetings OF the Cabinet this evening
Garter Glass. Secretary of the Treas
ury' and presiding officer of the cabl-
net meeting. made public a atatemo6f
by President Wilson requesting tina
miners to call off the strike. o.,
forming the strike, which ia slated
&C. go INTO effect week from today. as
not only unjustifiable, but unIa wfniS
me me rresident solemnly requests boti
also the individual members OF tho
United Mine Workers of America To
recall all orders looking to a strike on
stems TeEsmn rmrv l.; and to take whatever
any stoppage of work" 80
me PRESIDENTS statement bears tho
t con approval Of every member Of
the meeting save Secretary Of state
lansing. who was III with cold az
his home today. ~ ~ -
The President said at wa, A..
Tor plain speakinE," and evidently iie
meant w,lat he said. He minced No
tw IN his statement. which Is now
tin, definite f policy Of the administers.
possible step will be taken, It was
made clear, to safeguard the publiS
interest ahsGfest' which; in the present circum.
the paramount consideration. 99sg9ss
Ready to Name Tribunal.
While the President did not deal
Kindly with the case OF tho miners, ne
declared he would express no opinion
% on .ne merits OF the controversy
put himself in readiness to appointsa
tribunal, if one were requested eby
either or both sides, to investigate the
- oh taf~
settlement Of the questions at Issue
between the miners and the operate
SIX hundred thousand men would .ba
directly affected by the strike, accord,
ing to assertions of union officials az
the capital the past few weeks, but
tho President made plain that,it would
reach not only the rich. but the poor
as well. and, in fact. every member Of
society Indeed. he went so far as to
say that n strike, under the circum-
stances, would constitute fundamen-
and upon the welfare OF our country.
TIE action of the officials of the
United Mine Workers OF America IN !
deciding upon strike without first
attempting to obtain a vote from the
rank and file Of tho union was termed
IAN almost unprecedented proceedings.
by the President. He added that he
was convinced the individual. members
OF the union would not call q striKS
at this time.
aInny Industries Affected. gr4s
Declaring that the strike would an
volve the entire productive capacitya6f
the the, country, the President recited Is
in It's wake. Here are some: &s@
, Countless industries would be shut
The railroads would be stopped.
Electric lighting plants and gas
plants would be closed down.
Street railways would cease to
Shipping between our ports ana
those OF other nations would be Grip.
&c ssities OF life. 49,
ro The trans tra5nsp % Of Americas
Furthermore. the President pointed
out that this strike was contemplated
syers EFFORT to reduce the wai high hRas eoss
# living. and ne called it "one Of the
epaveSx STEPS steps,, ever proposed In this
fare and the domestic comfort and
health OF the people,"
Recalls April Agreement.
Te recalled that the miners pro. s
fuel ADMINISTRATION, whereby their
present present scale Of wages and working
mutation Of the war. but not beyond
The Cabinet was called into special
Wilson. who had attempted to concil.
ate the miners and the operators IN
he past week, and Secretary OF the
interior Lane. the chairman or the iii. g
lated Industrial conference. =,
The primary subject OF tmportanes
before the members, OF course. was 4
The threatened coal strike. An al.
tournament was taken at 80 O'clock
after. various plans and suggestions
lad been advanced by the individHal
Cabinet members, and 1t was decided i
g send these to the President for 4 s4
decision. Tho afternoon session TOOK
mother two hours. 1t began at l:s0
Ind ended at nearly $3.50 o'clock and +
It that time Secretary Glass MAIDS
public the Presidents statement.
Al both sessions of the Cabinet s
Walker d. Hines. director general of n
;atlroads. was In attendance That
he Presidents statement met With y
general approval was evidenced by rs
'ostmaster-General BurIeson when ne &
eft the meeting. sIs;,a &
Statement Wins Approval.
he President /. suits me '. and it ssults 4
very member OF the Cabinet" ~
The country. 1t was said In adminiSs 8;
ration circles today. faces the NOSE %
ritical period in It's entire Internal 81
!, c9 ,ss BY tho thses.spea ...,ks 81
q tho wake OF the collaxaA NJ ~ NJ