Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-11
EXPECT SHIPMENTS
OF COAL NEXT WEEK.
TMnT DOTTC ~

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 11.-(By
Associated Press. General opera
tion of the soft coal mines of the
country is predicted for tomorrow and
coal will be moving rapidly by the
first of next week ih the opinion of
operators here.
kilograms sent out last night by
the miners union officials instructing
the men to return to the mines were
supplemented today with a circular
explaining in detail the action of
the general committee in accepting
the presidents proposals.
The decision of the miners came
after many hours of debate, in which
the radical element in the general
committee made incendiary speeches
against operators and others interest
ed in settlement of the strike, and for
a time threatened to defeat efforts
to settle the strike at this time. The
conservative element, led BY Acting
President John L. Lewis and Secre-
tary-Treasurer William Green, gain
ed control of the situation and sue
ceeded in putting down practically all
opposition by the time the question
came to vote.
After adjournment of the con fer
ence kilograms we've sent to all local
unions instructing the miners to re-
turn to work Immediately. The tele--
gram follows:
Conference of all district repre-
sentatives United Mine Workers of
America decided today to accept prop
osition submitted by President Will
son providing for immediate increase
of fourteen per cent on mining prices,
day work and dead work, and apoint-
ment of commission to decide upon
our demands for further increase in
wages and settlement of other uues-
tions in dispute. In view of this de-
cision all United Mine Workers are
instructed and directed to resume
work Immediately. Circular contain
ing full explanation and further in
structions. JOHN L. LEWIS, Act
ing President; WILLIAM GREEN,
Secretary Treasurer.
Two statements were given out fol-
lowing adjournment of the conference
by Attorney GenevNl A. Mitchell Pal
mer, who first submitted the presi-
dents proposal to Acting President
Lewis and Secretary Treasurer Green
at a conference in Washington last
Saturday and came to indianapolis
Monday to await the outcome of con-
slderation of the plan by the miners
general committee.
Mr.. Palmer's first statement ex-
pressed qualification at the decision
of the United Mine Workers and com
mended Mr.. Lewis and Mr.. Green for
their wise and patriotic action" A
supplemental statement made by Mr..
Palmer said:
The miners at their meeting We'd
nesday afternoon accepted the presi-
dents proposal exactly as written,
and l understand the operators COM
mittee have announced their accept
ance of it. 1t provides for the i'm,
mediate general resumption of opera
tions in all districts upon the basis
which obtained on October 81, 1918,
except as to wages, which are to be
IA per cent higher than at that date.
This means that the men shall be
taken back to work in all the mines in
the positions and upon the terms of
their contracts then existing; and it
is confidently expected that the mine
owners will accede to the govern
ment's earnest request that the status
quo of October 81 be promptly re-
established in order that peaceful re-
lations between employer and en-
ploye in all parts of the mining fields
may be Immediately resumed. / am
asking the governors of all coal min
ing states to cooperate in the effort
to bring this about"
Expressing qualification that the
strike was ended, a staten Us
given out by local operators with the
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