The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-29
WON 7 PERMIT.
COAL MINING.
INTERFERENCE
GOVERNMENT MAKES
EVERY PREPARATION
Justice and War Department.
Will Give Protection to
Working Miners


be tolerated
Warming that legal prosecution would
be employed TO thwPrt conspiracies by
either side and troops sent wherever
necessary TO protccl miners wiling 70
work came from the Department OF
Justice after members of the cabinet
had considered every phase OF the fuel
situation admittedly critical, in view
Of the abrup; breaking off or neGotl-
atoms.
II is not the intention Of the govern
mcnt 10 let the mines remain idle with
half Of the country in the grip or cGid
/ weather and the coal stocks rapidly
The administration. it was said by
those in d position to know. had 1uIly
expected the miners TO reject the four
teen per cent wage increase oHered ny
Fuel Administrator GARFIELD. Antlcipat-
ing these. plans had been consldercG 20
for augmenting the present output Oh
,, bituminous mines. officially figured AT
better than forty per cent Of normal.
Anes' Statement.
A statement by Assistant Attorney
! General Amcs. issued late in the day.
gave assurance to all miners that they
would be- afforded ample protection II
they retained to work. even II troops
had to be called out. This was the only
definite statement Of policy from the
said that the federal authorities were
determined 10 force resumption Of opcr-
atoms on the terms laid down by the
! fuel administrator.
The Department. Of Justice statement
: calico attention Ia the fact that instruc-
tons ISSUED hero by the War do
partmcnt in connection with the pos
5 bic use Of troops in coal field regions
| still were effect. and that department
commanders stood ready to guard the
fields the instant their aid was request
! cd by the state authorities.
Discussing Department OF Justice
plans. Mr.. Ames said:
"An United States attorneys in the
/ bituminOus coal fic!ds have been official
! ~ advised Of the result Of the negoti-
. atiuns AT Washington. and have been
given instructions relative to the stu
alton.
| 1T is. Of course. obvious that the time
has come when ample protection will be
! furnished to all persons desiring to
/ work in mines. Al! persons whether
miners or operators. making any agree
| mcnt Of arrangement with each other to
restrict the supply OF coal will be pro-
cccdcd against as the law provides. and
! II should be understood that any person
( who aids or ahcts IN restricting the sup
| ply Of coal IS likewise guilty by the
terms Of the Lever act.
! Instruct ions heretofore issued by the
War department. are still in force and
commanders will act in proper cases
when requested to do so by the state
authorities"
! To Resume Production.
/ Operators tonight set OUT To resume
, rrudurtiou. 50 far 90 that was i"'-+illc
: under tn" muddl"d Cpnd'tirna ny tci"-
! graphing motto" for posting nj mines
cvcryw here offering un increase Of four
! teen per cent for all mcn willing TO
! work.
There were few expressions as to how
) this Information might "e rrrciven. but
| representatives, Of tho miners here
, ,l..- IVA ~ IN y q
ard that il would be ignored especially
! in the central competitive fields. en-
! hrnCinS the States Of Ohio. Illinois. In
diana and Western Pennsylvania. OPP
orators. however, believed that it would
} draw large numbers to the mines AND
! that nctX week would soc big in
! crease IN the daily soft coal outpu,.
DR.. GARFIELD had explained earlier in
the day that he regarded fourteen per
! cent n Just and sufficient wage advance
/ who did not CORPORATE with the govern
mcnt would find their properties taken
over and operated by the rucl admins
Appeal From Anderson.
! John l.. Lewis. acting pres !dcat Of
! thu United Mine Workers of America,
! Who had borne the hruMt nf The wage
negotiation iightiHu. wcrl home tonight,
! leaving for indianapolis. Lewis saw Sec
! rotary of Labor Wilson and Samuel
, Gomprrs. president Of the American
Federation of Labor. He did not have
much L. say about the situation. and
explained that he had arranged with
! Gomrcrs to have the fed"ration's lawy-
ers nS$iS. counsel for the miners IN per
fectiNr their appeal from the ruling OF
Federal Judge Anderson. ordering the
: coal strike order cancelled.
| In labor and official circles the meet
ling Of Lewis and GnmTcrS was regard
. I'd as significant. bat there was no state
mont concerning questions discussed
''T""N' Lewis reference To seeking coun'
AVE, lcay:ng Secretary Wilson'S
"Dr. Garfield represents the govern.
mcnt. MIR Wilson told nj" thar to-day
Rejected By Cabinet.
/ This was taken l.! Lewis 10 moan that
the fourteen per cent wage Otter vas
definitely and finally, the gnNcrnmr nts
offer. and that Mr.. Wilson's PROPOSAL i"I
n 81 per cent advance had been REJECTED
by the cabinet. So far as obtaining
! held for his union. Lewis rca!inru that
/ fourteen per cent Was all he might cX.
! pcct.
The operators wage scale committed
! will NEE! here again next Wednesday,
, preserve existing diffCrenti'lS in put
! ting fourteen per cent wage advance
into effect. The telegram urging all
operators to post notices Offering tho
By Il committee composed of II w
Guthrie. \. NJ. Oglc, Thomas *. Mahci
and IL, &. Searls, who remained in
IWushingtQn to represent the contra
competitive field. 1t was Sent after
consulting with DR.. Garfield.
Operators Statement.
| your committee recommends ant
considers il important that all mine:
post notice at once Of the advance II
I wages" The message read. Your com
mitlrc advicrs that details Of scale viii
OF scale committee here next WcdncS
day. in order To- preserve proper .Ncr
entails. For that reason details should
not be included in notice. Understand
iings between employers and Cmpioyc!
at mines which have been working vii
govern date on which increase is effect
I've at those mines. Following Is form
of notice 10 be used at mines now o!
strike:
The government of the Untet
States having decided that mine work
ers are entitled to IA per cent aver
age increase to bring wages up to tn
Increased cost OF living. this compan!
gives notice that Il percent areraS
increase in wages is hereby granted
, effective at once. This average increas
will be so divided as 10 preserve presen
dincrentlalS. No change Will be mad
in conditions of employment.
The new scale OF wages VIII be post
| cd as soon as possible.
west Virginia Miner Down.
| CHARLESTON. W. Va, Nov. 2S.-Re
portS received here tonight indicate tina
The mining situation in the organize
districts Of West Virginia in fast re
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