The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-10

without allowing 100 great Il O"! H'H "
be placed upon the public.
The Presidents Proposal.
The attorney general. III making pub
lie IN. Presidents proposal. stated mat
II had been prepared hy the rhI'i vN-
ccutive with view 10 appealing l" INC
miners generally thr"uEh"Ut th' r"un-
try. However, h" said. before II Wis
made public Acting president L." -
and Secretary Treasurer William Green
Of thr mine workers called upon ham
saturday afternoon and wvr" shown Tho
Ircsidcut'S statement. III" Wn"n lead
vyS, Mr.. Palmer sad, finally agreed 10
urge their general committee 10 accept
the PRESIDENTS plan, ana Cu!Itu lHo
meeting here today.
In order that tn" Plan for settlement
MIGHT be submitted t. til" genera! CONF
ruIttcn tins uiI"Inuuu. 'Hr EuN"iuHI"Hl
this morning asked and "btaInC" post
puucmcut OF hearing of charges "t
criminal contempt pending IN federal
court here AGAINST tn" 81 union heads
who form the general committee. NJ
tho same time Judge Anderson granted
a motion by government attorneys FOR
poStponcncnt of 4 federal grand jury
Investigation Of alleged violation OF the
Lever act and antitrust laws by h"th
miners and operators. tn" CONTEMPT
PROCEEDINGS are SGT for bearing n">i
Tuesday, and tho grand jury lnNcSUEA-
.tiou for the following day.
Palmer In Court.
Attorney General iHllnCr was IN mo
court room this morning when the con-
tempt cases came up for trial, but took
no part in tho proceedings. Tn" gov
crn,nCnt's request for postN"m"m"nt
WAS made by G. l.. Arncs. assistant TO
tho attorney general. and by l.. tri
Slack. United states attorney. JN"H"
Anderson mad" no comment "n tho
rontrmrt cases or IN" governments re-
uurstS beyond remarks rs t. wien INC!
should bc brought UP again.
That opposition IL Hr""rlanC" "f IN"
nrcsIt,rnt's plan DEVELOPED soon after
Inc Minors session convened was ~ +
dOncrd ny scraps "r ~" $l""Ih'4 Whl'n
could l." hoard outsid" III" hall IN WHEN
tn" meeting was being hrid IN in'h'
hnici Tho argument during thu after
noon was very heated. md clearly md
Gated that tho ntiitud" uf som" Of the
I,Jnraic4 undoubtedly waV delaying
nrrI drrlsion IN favor "r ending IN"
strike.
rrwI4 received telegram from S"rr"'
,,rv If Inhor WIlllnrl II. W!lsrn urr'nE
,hn miners to nrc~r' tho u"w rr"p"sal
.,J - Is known that Tits message. To-
c"rhcr with the prr%II"n'4 Tr"r"%iI
md n memorandum n@r''d "r"n 10y
Irvls and Green und -" attorney r'h'
,raI was read Mt -" miners m""irnE
THO Presidents Appeal.
Tho text OF President Wilson's pro-
rne1l IA n" miner follows:
, "T ravr watched with deep concern
IN" Developments !m IA" hIumin'rs
,.r,nl strike md nm convinced thor" +
much confusion IN lh" minds "f the
propl" generally amt POSSIBLY "t both
varies 20 this unfortunate C0nir"N"r<y
rs !" IN" attitude md purposes "f tn
government IN It's hrrdl.n r Of tn" FtiuH'
ilun,
The n,ir" owner differed II wHr"
Increase ~ 20 per cont c"nd tinu"d,
however, urn tn rrls'. 81 ,"ul h''nE
raised To- mn amount STf'Iri"nt ~
cover thl9 proposed 'rr"'HS'' IF wages
yhlrh would hrv" ndd'd ~ l,tSt Sic
nn0 Onn 70 N" rnuurl "rei bal ur tho
rrrrlc. tn" fuel "t'r'r'sir.igr IN tn
lrht ~ r-rS"rt 'rrurmn' ton. has taken
no port+ion arr ,hnk with entire
justification TINT w.. i.whli" - now
ray'rr rs high prices fr conl as Il
ought - l"' r'Gu>rrr 80 -" nni that
my war- inrr"r:," r.td" ~ this time
ought ~ com" out Of tn" profits Of trc
coal operators.