The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-12-11

rat sldtnth proposition which made it
acceptable Go The international officers
0f tho United Mine Workers when sub
united 90 them through Attorney Gem
oral lalmrr aud Secretary TumuliN iu
Washington Saturday December g
"Nc are accepting the president az
hls word fesiiuE confident that he viii
appoint tfhungi composed of fair
minded men who will riNc Fun and
compute rccoEnitlun 90 ihc Justice ~
thf mine workers claims htaldcs
it Is Said 90 assume MAT the public
Wll nuf onN lnaisi that fun justice be-
riiafuntrrd the mine workers hut also
WA acctni The finding ~ the tribunal
appointed hs tine president 90 the
United states as @ fair AMI equitable
distribution of sli ne Issues
MARKS End Of
nitturcnt Fight.
The decision 90 the general commit
tee OF the United Mine Workers of
America to accept President Wilson's
proposal marks the end of one Of the
greatest ha,. lies in the history ~ union
labor in America
Un petition uf tho government Unit
cd states District Judge A. -. Andcr-
son October Sd issued "a temporary reg
sifal1inE order TO prevent miners uf
fcials from doing anything Ia further
unUe uf the strike. THE order was
made rcturnnhic November s. when "a
temporary Injunction was granted and
a mandatory order issued requiring the
resembling ui ihe strike order The
general committee WAS again called %
meet in indianapolis ana after a ses-
soA lasting from n "a. ~ until 4 no
Iuclock the next morning. agreed iu
withdraw the strike order The with
drawal order was approved ny Judge
Anderson November 10 ana mailed out
hy tho union
Strike Beaan
November I.
( Ia the meantime the hitumiuoua
miners walked out and production lu
AN union mines ceased November ! us
expected boz the strike call 80 disur-
dofs wore reported iu any mining scc-
tions Tho withdrawal order, seem
iueiy had no effect on the striking
miners as none 90 the 100000 coal ala
gers responded 10 the order hy return
ms to work Coal conservation com
miitceH am over the country sprnng into
being ard began curtslling the usc 10
coal 200 an cndeavor to make the fuel
supply meet the absolute needs of the
nation Railroad trains were with
drawn factories forced 60 operate on
part time schedules, stores adopted
short hours and the ughtlcss nights OF
war time days again became the style
IN most cities. President Wilson also
restored the fuel administration.
Many Attempts 20
End Strike Made.
Government agencies continued their
efforts Go bring about a settlement of
the controversy Secretary Wihm
again summoned the miners and opcr-
ators GO meet in Washington and ON
November 20 offered compromise
that an increase of 81 per cent be
granted the miners a few days later
Fuel Administrator u A Garfield pro-
posed am increase in wages of - per
cent without amy increase in the price
Of coal tn the consuming public This
was rejected 10y the mine workers
The "a international and district Of 5
ficlals, members % The scale commit
tee and executive board. named In the
temporary injunction issued hy Judge
Anderson, were cited December In
Information for contempt Of court for
alleged violations ~ the injunction
Officials of two local unions al elm
ton, Indiana. were cited Tor contempt
40 later Information ON the follow
Ing day Judge Anderson summoned the
federal grand jury 10 investigate al
legged violations 81 the Lever and anti
trust laws by operators miners cor coal
dealers. The g-snd jury was to have