New Britain herald., 1919-12-23
Protest Sending HoWatt, Their Chief, to Jail for Contempt
 Of Court, and Walk Out
NO SETTLEMENT OF COAL
 DIFFICULTY BEFORE XMAS
Controversy Between Operators and Palmer Probably Will Go Over Untn After Holidays-Senator Ere Iinghuysen Believes Public Will Have to Pay More for Coal.

linghuysen Believes Public Will
 Have to Pay More for Coal.
 Indianapolis, Dec 23!-( (BRlictm) Alexander Howat, president of the Kansas district of the United Mine Workers was released from tho Mar ion county jail today by U. S. Dis trict Judge A. B. Anderson. HoWat agreed to join the international of ficiais of the Mine Workers in send ing tclcgrams to the district executive board in Kansas in an cndcavor to have all strikes in the Kansas coal mines ended. HoWat was released on his previous bail and if the agreement is carried out in good faith, the contempt hear ing, set for next Monday, probably will be continued against Howat, as in the cases of the other officials of the mine workers.
 The tclcgralns to the Kansas min CTS executive board not only will ask the return of the men out on the "bccr strike since last July, but will order return of the men who struck yesterday and today in potest against Judge AnderSon's action in sending. Howat to jail.
 Pittsburgh kaS., Dec. 23--Seven- teen Kansas coal mines where ap- proximately 5000 miners are employ ed were idle this morning. The min CTS went son strike in. protest against the action Of Judge Anderson at In hanapolis yesterday sending AleNan- der Howat, president of the Kansas district, United Mine Workers, 10 jaii
 Washington, Dec aS--The con- troversy between the operators and Attorney Gen. Palmer regarding the coal strike settlement terms probably Will go over until after the Christmas holidays.
 Tho statement Of MT. Palmer that 'the government will not assume that the operators will break faith, and, indeed, ways will be found to keep faith in this vitally important trans action" was considered by those di- rectly concerned in the coal situation.
 To just what extent the statement could be taken as q cue to the attor- ney generals future action was today a subject of wide discussion. In some quarters it was regarded as an indi- cation that Attorney Gen. Palmer planned 10 bring the full pressure of the government to the fcre if neces- sary to carry out President Wilson's proposal for the settlement of the coal controver sy.
 Operators Silent.
 The operators have maintained si- lence since the executive committee .> issued the statem ent Sunday declaring the governments proposal ss finally drafted was vitally different from the plan proposed hy former Fuel Admin istrator Garfield and which they had agreed to accept. The proposed meet ing in Cleveland today to discuss the terms has been called off and it was said the operators agreed to withhold announcement of their policy toward the governmen proposal until the conference to be held after Christ mas.
 Refuse Terms.
 Despite the operators refusal to accept the terms, Attorney General Palmer said. the commission will pro- ceed with it's work and "T have no doubt that upon further reflection the operators will sec the wisdom of hearty cooperation with it
 Senator Frelin gh uysen. republican, New Jersey, chairman of the senate committed investigating the coal sit uation, entered into the controversy bv declaring in a formal statement that in the government negotiations there must have been some sort of a secret deal made in addition to tn he signed statem cnt." "In any event" Je added, the rublir. may look for an <. increase in the price of coal or an- other strike" He characterized the settlement terms as "loaGed dice tor the American people,
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