Evening star., 1919-11-11
Cancellation of Strike Order
Not Construed as Victory
for the Operators.
PLAN NOW TO CONSIDER
WORKERS. GRIEVANCES
Government Content With Estab.
fishing q. S. Sovereignty Over 2
Massed Groups Of Either Class.
BY n. o. MESSENGER.

Having successfully asserted the
sovereignty of the United States and
its impregnability to attack by massed
groups of either capital or labor. the
next move Of the administration and
operators and~the miners together for
consideration of the grievances of the
workingmen. President Wilson will
take the initiative In an appeal for re-
newal of negotiations.
In both official and congressional
circles it was said today that the pub
lie should carefully bear in mind that
the canceling of the strike is by no
means nor In any circumstances to be
construed as victory of the opera
tors over their men-of capital over
labor. On the contrary. it is but the
preliminary-the essential preliminary
to further consideration of the cues
ton of remedying conditions COM
plained Of by the men. Many persons
in Congress and in official life believe
the miners to have grounds for COM
plant and of justice in their demands
for consideration by their EMPLOYERS.
Sympathy for Men in Mines.
Writing with knowledge of the SEN
tlment in Congress, it can be stated
as fact that there is deep sympathy
in Congress for the men who work in
the mines. and a pervading conviction
that the operators are far from being
without blame. The sympathy Of
congress was alienated only when the
labor field could by arbitrary action
tion that group of specialists in the
labor field could by arbitrary action
nfrty
palling catastrophe. Now that the
danger is averted. the miners will find
many friends in Congress intent upon
seeing justice done them. And the
same exists as to the administrative
branch OF the government
President Wilson, in his message Of
october % to the miners. said: "I told
myself in readiness at the request Of
either or both sides to appoint at once
a tribunal to investigate all the fact q
with view to aiding in the earliest
possible orderly settlement of the
questions at issue between the coal
operators and the miners to the end
that the just rights not only of those
interests, but also of the general pub
lie, may be fully protected"
NO later than yesterday. expressions
OF sentiment in the Senate pointed to
the intent prevailing in Congress to
give the miners a square deal, serving
also as warning to the operators
that they need not think that this is
a one sided controversy with right
and justice all on their side.
Indication of Sentiment.
Senator Cummins surmised that the
alleged failure of the men might be
due to shortage of railroad cars and
partly to disinclination of the peo
pie to buy coal at certain seasons of
the year." Whereupon Senator owen
sharply retorted that the people
might be disinclined to buy coal Eat
certain high prices; that the one
rators seem to put prizes up to the
highest point the traffic will bear.
Senator Cummins declared that these
prices had been fixed by the federal
fuel administration-pric so .'ah-
surdly high" that he did not wonder
at the people refusing to buy coal
Both senators concurred in the opin-
ion that it is the duty of Congress to
consider the questions.
All of which goes to emphasize and
accentuate the position which is now
to be taken by the administration that
the sovereignty of the government
being placed beyond further question.
it is incumbent upon all parties to
| the issue to further confer.
stated today that the action of the
mine leaders in indianapolis was
gratifying to the administration and
was Just what was expected: that
confidence had been felt that the
| labor leaders would recognize the is
sue raised by the President and would
prove themselves good Americans in
asserting to the governments posi-
ton.