The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-13
END or THE COAL STRIKE.

Workers Of America lave ordered resumption of work
in the cea mines practically the same as those pro-
posed BY Dr. Garfield The wage increase identical and
that proposal included the creation Of board for the
sderaon Of the coal industry and the adjustment Of the
consideration Of the coal industry and the adjustment Of
the conditions Upon equitable basis There was this i'm
portant difference, however, difference that doubt
led acceptance Of the Presidents proposal that instead
Of permanent body whose action might be deferred to an
indefinite future commission to be appointed mme
datey to investigate the industry, consider further ques
tions Of wages and working conditions as well as profits
Of operators and proper prices Of coa with power to
adjust both wages and prices, such commission to make
its report within sixty days If possible This injured to
the miners quick action and it will not interfere with the
creation Of permanent board for the industry and the
collection Of continuous official information upon which
future adjustments be based It is not to be doubted
also that the Presidents statement had considerable in
fuence in efecting the decision
Whatever the considerations that induced the accept
Of this proposal there il for public congrat
uation in The fact that puts an end to an ntoerabe
state Of affairs assuming Of course that the miners obey
their leaders and work. and in the further fact that
this has been accomplished without sacrificing the position
will work at the increase Of IA per cent fixed
by Dr. Garfield, and the operators will not be permitted
to increase their charges to the public because Of this
increase What may be the result Of the work of the
mission to be appointed remains to be seen but the point
Of supreme Importance is the fact that the pubic
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be ignored in the permanent settlement and that its
influence has conspcuousy triumphed in this contest
we may feel fairly that it will not again defed
The rights Of the public are paramount, and must and
shall be maintained.
But the other hand it is Of very great importance
that the coal industry be placed upon different and bet
ter basis The miners wrong the Of their
action but they have just grievances which should be
eded They have claimed very vigorously that the
ators were making immense profits in which they we're
entitled to share AS basis for justice both to them and
to the public well the operators il their denial
Of these claims is supported by the facts this matter
should be cleared up by the investigation But more i'm
portan the equalization Of production the
industry This is subject we have discussed number Of
times and it plain that settlement be made
that will be more than temporary adjustment unless the
production Of coal is changed from seasonal or
gency output to continuous industry furnishing year.
around employment fair wages This cannot be accom-
pished by the miners the operators 1t will require an
organized cooperation Of the government and the rail-
roads with the public, to encourage buying and dstribu
ton of coal during the months There should be
special coal rate during the dull months and album
dant supply Of would be available for transporta-
ton With lower prices for coal during that season. the
public impressed it is with the Importance Of accumu.
lated stocks of COAL could be induced acquire the habit
of summer buying and thereby give the industry the
stability and certainty it lacks
With the ending Of this strike we are inclined to think
that the industrial situation in the United States is on
the way to adjustment that will insure relatively stable
conditions for the future With certain principles now
established with the supremacy Of the public interest
sured, there should be- great national disturb
ances and industrial differences may be composed upon
basis of fairness to all concernedSt Louis
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