Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-09
OFFICIALS BELIEVE
CONFERENCE Will
RATIFY NEW TERMS
Government Not Pushing Con-
tempt Proceedings.

washington. Dec. y, " p. MI
Attorney General Palmer tele-
araphed the White House this
afternoon that the miners will
agree to the Presidents plan"
As first read at the White House,
the telegram was understood
that the miners had already
agreed to the plan. However,
1t is expected that the miners
will accept the governments
terms tonight.
tBy international News Servlce.)
Indianapolis. Dec. acceptance
by the conference OF miners Off.
cials here today of the wages pro
posal made by President Wilson
will bring the coal strike to de-
finite end, John j. Lewis. acting
president of the United Mine Work
crs, who accented tho proposition
made by President Wilson In Wash
ington, declared today.
"There can be no question but
that the strike will be definitely
ended and the men will return to
work if the conference accepts
President Wilson's proposals." de-
clared Lewis.
The miners executives already
have expressed the belief that the
conference would ratify the gov
eanmenls terms ~
Lewis steadfastly declined to re-N
veal the amount of wage increase
contained in the governments prof
fer
VIII the price of coal 10 the pub
lie be increased if the presidents
wage scale proposition Is accented?"
he was asked
"That bears on tho entire subject
matter of the situation and am not
in position to answer Lewis re-
piled
Today in the opinion Of % -
ment and miners circles "a @
Judgment day" in the coal e. $.
Cases Continued.
indianapolis, Dee. AT the re-
quest of Judge c. b. Ames, so cial
assistant to Attorney General Pal
mcr. the hearing of charge of con-
tempt Of court against 81 officials
of the United Mine Workers OF
America will continue until We'd
nesday Dee II.
Judge hmes appeared at the fed
eral building and stated that since
the contempt proceedings were
started certain facts had arisen
which made II necessary that the
hearing of the charges of contempt
of court against the miners and ofil-
Gals be continued"
Federal Judge Anderson then sug-
gested Tuesday az the day on which
the trial of the accused miners Of
ficiaIs would be started.
Attorneys representing the mini
ers' officials concurred in the re-
quest by Judge Ames for contin-
uance Of the case.
". the request Of Attorney Cen
eral A. Mitch Palmer, the grand
jury inYcstis +, Of the activities
Of the coal tors and miners
during the strike was postponed to-
day until Wednesday, December IL.
Attorney General Palmer appeared
personally before Federal Judge An
derson and asked that the investi-
CATION be- postponed until that date,
explaining that "in view of recent
developments in the coal situation"
this continuance was asked.
Wilson Asks Acceptance.
Washington. Dec 8. Secretary or
Labor Wilson today telegraphed TO
John l.. Lewis, acting president Of
the United Mine Workers, urging
that the miners accept the proposal
OF President Wilson for the settle
ment of the strike
The president is the friend OF the
under dog and his proposal may
be relied upon as an equitable one,
Secretary Wilson said, and added,
"by starting work in the mines you
have sawed the most difficult in
aust~ial situation the country has
over had 10 bear
Affects Market
Vow York Dec 9.-The drastic
coal restrictions assuring enrfail
ment of consumption b. The mills.
caused weak openino Z" I've 60.
ton ma"nc' tod