Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-11-24

new wage scale WQlle
awaiting a decision by
Fuel Administrator Garfield as. to
what portion Of any wage ad.
vance should be passed on to the
public.
When the wage scale committees
met this morning, the operators OBJ
tanned an adjournment until tomor-
row at which time they expect Dr.
Garfield will be prepared to make
statement based on further investiga
tion of facts connected with the coal
industry.
Two separate proposals are before
the committees One is the offer Of
the operators for an increase Of 20
per cent for day work and IL cents
ton for mining and the other is the
dem; nd of the miners for wage in.
crease of Il per cent and seven hour
day
Dt Garfield and Attorney General
| Palmer Went into conference this af-
terHoon to discuss the general strike
situation
Coal Profits Indefensibe--McAd
New York. Nov. 24-."Soft coal
mine owners made shocking and in
defensible profits in 1917 and there
is grave doubt that they are entitled
to increased prices because of the pro-
posed thrty-one per cent increase in
miners wages William G. McAdoo,
! former secretary @! the treasury, de-
clared today in telegram to Fuel
| Administrator Garfield. The owners
profits as shown by their income tax
returns eamined by him as secretary
Of the treasury III 1918, he said,
showed earnings on capital stock
ranging from Is to 1000 per cent
II am convinced that the wage in.
creaseS proposed for the mine work.
ers are just" he stated
Mr., McAdoo urged that no increase
in prices Of coal to consumers be al.
lowed, and that the income tax re-
turns of the soft coal mine owners be
made public.
Climax Expected Today.
Warrington, Nov. "A. Wage nego-
tiations promised to move todav to a
climax as coal mine operators, miners
ana government officials participating
resumed consideration Of the deadlock
III the industry. Through the flat re.
lec'lon OF three separate proposals for
increasing the compensation OF miners
which were presented in turn hv ,he
operators the miners and finauy nv
Secretary cf Labor Wilson laft tho
conference facing = uossihla hrsak
Hone. were held out that Fuel ADMIN.
istrator Garfield would settle the con.
troyersv NV fiving definito limit On
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'oN' OF lFli'E CONDITIONS. however
'he miners nave accepted H. PROVIDED
ih'f WORKING daN can De shortened 10
seven hoUrS instead OF elSht, the pres
"it standard.
Ottumwa Hard Hit.
cttumWa, 10 wa NOV. 81, Electric
Eower Iong discontinued on account
OF the shortage oi coal at the local
pow or plant. the Dain Mfg. Company
is using gasoline tractors to generate
the lnrrr driving the factory. machin.
cry. O,tamVa merchants have dis
peospd wan All electric signs and win.
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