The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-13
GARFIELD RESIGNS
F UEL JOB: DOES
NOT AGREE WITH
WILSON PROPOSAL.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE rcsigna.
| ton of DR.. II. A. Garfield as fuel ad.
Illustrator. rendered last night. was
forwarded to President Wilson this
morning by Secretary Tumulty. "Or
course It will be accepted" 1t was said
at the White House.
Functions OF the fuel administrators,
handled recently through the railroad
| administration under Dr. Garfield's au.
thority, will be continued under Direc-
| tor-General Hines, ii was said. This
does not mean necessarily that Mr..
Hines will be made fuel administrator
in DR.. Garfield's place, it was added.
DR.. Garfield is said TO have offered
his resignation because he did not sane
tion the principle OF the governments
proposal which settled the coal strike
! II was known that DR.. Garfield OBJ
| jected to the terms OF the proposal be
cause he believed it would entail an
inevitable increase in the price OF coal
to consumers.
1--WE are all sorry that DR. Garfield
| feels as he does--he's done a fine job,
| said Secretary Tumulty.
| The view at the White House is
that DR.. Garfield is not ignored in the
settlement OF the strike. Dr. Garfield's
| friends say he does not hold the view
that he was ignored; that his position
! is that the government should Sot
have been put into the attitude Of hav.
ing surrendered to the miners.
1t developed today that there was a
different opinion as to whether the
presidents statement to the public on
the coal strike should have been made
public last Saturday night before it was
carried to Indianapolis.
The president, White House officials
said, directed that the statement be
made public Saturday night. Dr. Gar.
field understood this would be done
and on Sunday he told Secretary Tu.
multy he believed the statement should
be given out Immediately. The presi-
dents secretary, it was said, assumed
the responsibility. The miners union
officials were said to have told Attor.
ney. General Palmer and Mr.. Tumulty
| that publication of the statement be-
fore the Indianapolis conference would
embarrass them in their efforts to
have the miners accept the presidents
proposal The miners request was
made after Or. Garfield had left the
conference, officials explained.
At the White House It was said that
Dr. Garfield refused to discuss his res
| ignation or his letter 10 the president.
! McAlester, Okla, Deco. IA com.
paratively small number of union men
returend TO mines in oklahoma coal dis
tricts today, according to reports reach.
ing Adiutant- General Barretts head.
quarters here.
1t 4 sexpected that the majority of
union miners wiz not return until
Monday. Six detachments OF guards.
men and % volunteer miners will be
released from mining districts toady
under orders from Governor Robert.
| son, VINO yesterday requested of Cen
eral Barrett that the men be snt to
their homes, in view of the coal strike
settlement.
Dallas. Texas, Dec. 12.--Three hun
dred miners resumed work in the Texas
& Pacific mines at Thurber, today, ac-
cording to information at the local Of
fees of the company.
Springfield, H., Dec. 12.--Illinois coal
mines, idle since Nov. 14.--when the bi-
luminous coal miners Of the country
went on strike, were re-opened this
morning. Miners generally returned to
work, and state officials of the union
made preparations to bring into line
some locals that had indicated dissatis-
faction with the indianapolis agree.
ment.
Fort Smith, Ark, Dec. H. - Every
miner in the Hartford district returned
to work this morning, according to the
statement of Superintendent Robert
Boyd The Hartford miners had been
kept ready for operation throughout the
strike, he said. All other mines in the
southwestern district are expected to
be opened by the first Of the week. Mine
officials say that they expect normal
production by the end of next week.
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COLORADO COMPLETES
SUFFRAGE RATIFICATION