The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-30
PRODUCTION Of COAL
APPROACHES 30 PER
CENT Of THE NORMAL

Washington, Nov %. -- Develop
ments in the governments efforts to
insure an adequate fuel supply for the
country awaited tonight the outcome
Of attempts of soft-coal operators TO
induce miners to return to work for a
wage advance of IA per cent and as.
surances of federal protection. Notices
Of this wage advance suggested by
Federal Administrator Garfield We're
posted at the mines Immediately fol
lowing the Thanksgiving holiday. Re
sumption OF work it might produce
was not expected until next week, at
the beginning Of the second month
OF the strike which technically was
called OFF Nov. II.
Operators here expected Monday to
see many of the miners, especially in
outlying districts not in the central
competitive territory, back at work.
Standing firm on their announced
intention to spare neither operators
nor miners who interfered with the
restoration of production to normal,
Fuel Administrator Garfield and AT
torney-General Palmer awaited deyel-
opments in the mining centers, 1t
was indicated that no Curther steps
by national authorities were contem-
plated while state and local officials
handled the situation satisfactorily.
Assurance that the government
would not tolerate any attempt to de-
s.tv ,ir of
collective bargaining on the part Of
employing interests wishing TO take
advantage Of the present situation, -
was given today by DR.. Garfield before
leaving for his home at Williams
town Mass. where he will spend the
weekend.
Report has come TO me that the
present crisis in the coal industry will
be used to break down the labor
unions," Dr. Garfield said. Il wish
to say that | am as much opposed to
an attempt to destroy the principle Of
collective bargaining and the union Of
working men as l am to the effort
Of labor leaders to keep labor satisfied
by a constant boosting of wages re
gardless of the public interest, or to
the effort of leaders In the industrial
world to boost profits unduly to the
hurt of the public.
Any attempt to complicate the is
sue at this time by seeking to destroy
the union of mine workers or the prin-
ciple Of collective bargaining will be
resented by the public and opposed
by me-
Production Nears so Per Cent
Official statistics showed production
to be approaching so per cent Of nor
NAL at the end of the first month Of
the strike, as compared with % per
cent during the first week and 30 per
cent the second week The weekly
report of the United States Geological
Survey today showed that 44.S per
cent Of normal was produced during
the third week.
DR.. Garfield also issued today a de-
tailed analysis of the figures on which
he based his conclusion for a IA per
cent wage advance. Explaining where.
in he differed from Secretary Wilson,
he called attention to the fact that
the principle involved is of far greater
importance than the figures arrived
at"
The principle applied in arriving
at IA per cent is different in kind and
character from that applied in arriv-
ing at 3l.Gl per cent, and hence any
attempt to average the two or to com
promise the results is impossible" DR.
Garfield said.
A wage advance Of 31.6l per cent
as suggested by Secretary Wilson
1913 Of 1914 per cent. as compared
with a minimum advance of 79 per
cent in living costs, he added
Miners are paid by the ton" he
said. Other mine workers are paid