Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-11
oFFlcIAlS A,
 ',s ' SATISFIED AND RELIEVED

Washington, Dec 10-Expressions by government officials 5of satisfaction and relief at the settlement of the na- tionwide. strike of bituminous coal miners were coupled tonight with warnings to the American people that. early relaxation of the drastic restrictions on the consumption of coal must not be expected. Fuel Administrator Garfield im- lmediately on receipt of word that the miners in Indianapolis had agree to accept President Wilson's proposal, declared that immediate removal Of ] regulations on soft coal consumption i was not to be considered.
 | Director General Hines in a formal statement asserted that dislocation created by the strike coul d not be rcmedicd instantly. The public, Mir. Hines said. will be expected to con | tinue conserving fuel Until normal conditions are restored but just as soon as practicable restrictions will be | rescinded or modified.
 As d preliminary to bringing back normal conditions" said the director general, coal mined will be allowed to run as billed except tne tidewater and export embargo will continue; orders placed for coal to western re- gions from Pocohontas and Aue- gheny regions will be cancelled, but coal billed on these orders prior to cancellation will be permitted to go and bt expedited so that these cars can be promptly released for mines The railroad administration. Direc- | tor General Hines announced, would aid in s.eeting the needs of other con sumers by reducing it's supply to a | ten days margin. The administration has been maintaining fifteen day supply.
 While these two government agen- cies directly concerned with distribu- ton of. the available supply Of bitum- inouS coal-which it is estimated has been cut 36,000,000 tons by the forty day strike-were issuing their warn ings. White House officials indicated that steps would be taken immediate ly to carry out the provisions of the presidents lftoposal relating to in- vestigation of wages and working conditions in the bituminous fields by commission of three. In fact, it was
 intimated that the president already had practically decided on the ap-
 pointment5 to the commission and was awaiting only the return of Attorney General Palmer from Indianapolis be- fore announcing the names of the three members. Operators from all of the larger bi-
 luminous fields of the country who
 have been gathered here awaiting developments from the miners meet ing in Indianapolis issud a statement tonight in which they said:
 We are pleased that the miners
 have voted to return to work and that
 the public can be promptly supplied
 Realizing the imperative need of coa. | in large quantities, the operators stand ready now. as in the past, to bend all their energies toward a max imum production beginning at once.' There was some speculation as tG
 when and how -the opera tors would be
 Uniformed of the settlement and of tn provisions of the settlement. Indi- Il xidual operators intimated that they lexpected Attorney General Palmer oi some other government Representative
 to inform them soon as to what they were expected to do under the settle,
 n1ent. It was pointed out that tht
 onfy agreement in which opera tors Actually are concerned was that whicf the central committee of the compet, I itive field made with Dr., Garfield The presidents, proposal, it was said might vary considerably from tha, and some operators in the centra lhclu4 VT III outlylHS iiefuS, UllEnL UO
 consider themselves bound, but thers
 wereJ1o signs of any such intention evident. >
 The dislocation which the strik,
 has created in the production, trans
 portation an ddistribution of coa
 cannot, be instantly remedied,'' sait Director General Hines in his state
 ment, land pending readjustment it il
 highly important for the public to con
 tfnue to exercise great caution in tn, consumption of coal and it is hope,