The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-13
NO DECISION
As TO STRIKE
Miners Union Officials Spend
! Day in Discussion of Pres
ident's Purpose
j DEBATE ON SUBJECT
CONTINUED UNTIL TO-DAY
DEBATE ON SUBJECT
CONTINUED UNTIL TO-DAY
Union Leaders Said 10 Be IN
Favor Of Accepting the New
Terms

indianapolis Dec. 9.--Thc general
committee of the United Mine Work
ers of America. meeting here t" con-
| slider President Wilson'S proposal lor
ending the strike Of bitEminot:s coa;
miners adjourned tonight at SO
/! O'Clock without reaching an agree
iment. The coElmittrc viii meet again
tomorrow at $50 O'Clock.
The miners had been III coAiinr@Is
session since o'clock this afleraoon
when John +. Lewis. acting president
! of the mine workers organization
presented the proposal of President
Wilson to end the Strike which begun
more than five weeks aGo.
Il have nothing to say" said Act
! ing President Lewis after tile ad-
+ iournment Except that We Sill haze
the matter under consideration and
vii meet aGa:n n. so tomorrow
morning
TIE general cofiloit:cc Of the
minors is composed OF 81 intcrnationa;
and district officials ai'a members "f
! tho. organization executive board a':,t
scale cClnm!ttec.
After the nlincrs adjourned tn,
G, on;ns II was reported that q i'i@
cactor IN the opposition 10 cec2ia;lc
q, :he presidents proposal vas The
!. belief or the part of many minors
that i, woulf; require aDctlc" seSs;' 'on
Of the general convention OF the Lii
q Zine Workers to MAKE valid a.
! agreement to end the strike.
| It was pointed out that the last
general convention held liz ClcTeia':.:
formulated TIC demands 70 ba pre-
seated t!4o operators and voted t.2t n,
ti.n event they were refused ;ha; a
strike would he calles:. The p;a3 az
proved by the general convention as"
that "a case of q strike and sn5si :
sncNt proposals. fer settlement, an
,thcr general session would haze &c
approve any action taken looking e
an end Of the tie-up.
The presidents proposal n'aae
public by Attorney General Palmer
this afternoon provides for resumption
OF work by the miners ut II pc:
cent. wage increase pending final
settlement OF the wage controEcrsz
BY 2. commission 20 be appointed i1l
the president. This commission woGio
include in lis personnel ono p!2c;!c2
miner and one active mine Owner az
operator and would rot only aaj!'s;
,!lc waco question as rc!&tc@ 10 .he
Increased cost OF living but woHiG
adjust co::l prices 10 meet The w2@.
advance. without ALLOWING; too e<reat
y burden to be placed upon the pub
! lie
The attorney genera! in making
public the presidents proposal s;a:e':
that it had been prepared by tie
chief executive Wit! a view TO appeal
ing tot he miners generally through
out the country However. he Sa.t;.
before it was matic pli1i:c. Acting
President Lewis and Secretary Green
Of Mine Workers called upon him
Saturday aftcracon ard were shown
the PRESIDENT statement. The un:o2
! leader Mr. Palmer said, Gnall:, agreed!
10 urge their general committee to
accept :he presidents plan and CALI
! ed the meeting here toda::.
IN order that the plan fo: settle
men; might be submitted TO the gem
! eral cc.anlittee this afternoon. the
! ove"nnclt this morning askea ard
obtained pos.poncme:2t of hearing q!
! charges Of climina! contempt pend
! ing in federal court here against the
81 union heads Who for;s! The general
committee. Al the Sanlc time Judge
! anderson granted :; motion b% :soV":a1 =
n.cDt attoracys !oI p9s;poncfEcii Of
q f;,:er:,l Grand jury investiSa ion q;
alleged violation Of the Lever law a:d
antitrust ac;s. h.: both miners a'l,,
! operators.
The contci.iT,e proceedings are set
for hearing next TUESDAY and tho
grand jury investigation FOR the foi-
/ lowing day Attorney General Palmer
Was in the court room this morning
! VIXEN the contempt case cane UP TO-
trial hui took no part IL ii}o pre-
cccGincS T'hc governments; r".!u"si
! for pos; ;pnne:n1:; v,a:' iH;.dc iy G. =
Ai;c:: assistant to the attorney goa
era! and hy l.. F:r, slack. United state;
| dis!rr; attorney.
judge Anderson :aadc no co;alne1.
! cE ;li'a contempt c;.:s;':; or '.ie govern
lnc:'J':; requ@si:; be onh remarks as 70
whom ;hcs. shoald be brought "
again.
T.at c','.9<i,i~n t, .cco,.;42,.e - tIse
! PRESIDENTS pan ,ieI>l'ped soon :'''t.,i
! In" miners session convened vas a;-
Gcnccd -, SCRAPS o! III" s9ceclie
which couiG be hea'd outside -" IN
in winic. thc mcetincy w-a" being !1c'
! in local hotel The argument ,!;:r
ing the afternoon was vcry h@a:o..
; a1.d clearly ;n,lcal q that he attjin.!e
Of sonae Of the Gc'eeote; uat1o'ii,ta,'
K was dela-in2 f;;ial decision in IA
:,or Of cndin.; t." strike.
During III" G.i> Acting I,r, .i;G'.s,}
LEWIS rc,.ei.'..I a ,,...:;,;,f, i!,,:.l ,.'-,
t:.rr " l.: MI on ul.;ti.:; tn" u.i,:s:.
10 acc ut e!,.-=a"V ;,ro'."S;tl ;ia#l
Shown tae: tbs 'n".;S.ee::... t"ee":i ir's.'
Witl, Tie presidents si,o.."sal AMI .
n,..ai"i'llid am a2;r"..d upn:l * IeH;5
;,;3,I Cree ;,nsi Ia" attorney eest. -
w;,s read 1t III" '.,in"rs l1c"tinzc.