The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-07

ssA OIoaeteA with the asacrney-KrneFaa.
while no official statement 70 snis
erect was made at the department
Il I. understood that Lewis and Green
v<st anxsons to get some form OF
rropoxal from the government for an
aynicahle settlement lot the strike
whfch thew could recommend for ac-
septance ny the miners
Attornev-fsenerai Palmer placed the
- whole matter before President VIII
scn In a 4a-n1inute conference ct the
White House this afternoon ana
when the conference was resumed 10
ntrst he laid tho presidents promo
al before the union officials. Mr..
Palmer and Mr. TNgnulty went into
details to explain the presidents pro-
roeal. and - few minutes after r. Id
ntrhf Lewis and Green said the
words which doubtless Will send the
miners back 10 Their tohs and re-
lseye the suffering which mas spread
,ver the country In the wake of the
coal shortage,
Tire attorney generals announce
,uent this morning came as a COM
eiete surprise. There were rumors In
The air during the afternoon that
something hir was coming Oft dur-
ing the night. but no one outside or
the inner government circles had any
snfiraatten that the Something big
meant Az end 10 the coat strike
Lewis and Green came 10 WASH
sln%tor under thT st1ctosl secrecy.
Ever the American federation OF
labor hea dquartcrs was unaware Of
their presence At the department Of
iu~ti>~ Early in the day labor Of
fiesals there denied a repor7 that
Lewis and Green were in Washing
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rfiat}oHF hot only with inc miners put
with organized tAnf'f az whote@
NEGATIVE EFTEf7T.
rhe pc,sr,rert fs deepr.- con.
rar,ea over nrnnosea r,eaanrra an ths
mart az di~srent governors ~ brtre.
aha,tt = provisional settlement with
,be miners when will, induce them 70
cows hars Ss thern nronoaals are
,r.a{ctnA according IA mo rernrt4 thar
have reached Washington, on offer
ing the miners more than the u per-
cent wage increase determined by Or
Garfield government officials fear that
the state adjustments viii eompiicate
the situation
The government position IS that THE
IA per cent increase IS all that the
coal industry Oh the average can alb
serb Government oTr ais say that
II operators working names on low
cost basis should offer more than II
per cent the high cost operators
could not carry the additional increase,
and that they would be forced to sus-
pend, with the result that production
would drop below the necessary point.
Three more important government
restrictions for the purpose Of conserv-
ing coal were announced today The
FIRST Of these was the announcement
hv Director General Hines that rasssn
ger train service over the country ia
to be curtailed and that large NUN
her Of rarlor cars are TO be temporarily
discontinued
Beginning Monday beehive and by
product coke ~ 10 be placed under re-
stretions similar TO coal. and err
fargo against tho shipment Of fuel oil
TO points east Of st, Louis, with Ger
tain exceptions, il also 70 go into sTecs
On that date.
REDUCE TRAIN SERVICE
Director. General Hines said to.
night: THE shortage Of coal has
reached n point where IL is vftalls
necessary to reduce . sssenger service