Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-20
COAL OPERATORS
CHIEF TEST|F|ES
Gives Senate Investigating Com
inittee Mine Owners View
point on Settlement.
PALMER ALSO ON STAND
Attorney-General Describes Ne
gotiations Leading Up to
Adjustment of Strike.
PALMER ALSO ON STAND

WASN'T SG; + FUN CS, Dec. Dec. ia. NJ.
oelc. charman OF the executive com
nittce OF tho National Coal Operators
Association, testified today before the
senate invcstigA'ing committee that
Nttorney- General Palmer had asked his
committee to compromise the soft
coal strike With the miners basis
ot granting moro than tho immediate:
~ per cen, increase in wages which
lhc government settlement finally
.,ward,d them. The operators, Mr..
rlsl, 41iI, hAd rejected the proposal
,s - dastardly, cowlrdly surrender
OF the publie's rights"
The Acknowledgement asked the
Operators TO consider u compromisc
indianapolis might act in cnIrac-
tcrist!c lasnion. ana put a lot OF miners
the Federal court tho Attorncy-Gou-
.ral tod the operators. would have
i"rr.h!y disastrous results, and IN:
-ovcrnmcnt wns anxious - preN vent II
.t any cost.
Came u. :, Gilman.
osie's testimony, .iYcn after httot-
mcy-GenerAi P.imer, w''" waa hst9re
dn%. had left the room. came as "a
rlimaM to series Of revelations CON
rcruInG the governments movements
IN tn. strike.
Ttc operators chairman refused to
divuigc details when frs, put ON the
getting permission to consult his at
tormcy Rush butier, who w4s also
Chairman FreliuEhuyscu. or the
".uate committee, Indicated after con-
rcstiFation would be continued on the
strength OF the information brough;
Trnverses whole Ground
Tho ;ucI llN o,,cS-
tions from Senator Townsend Republl-
can. Michigan. took the committee
the government ia the strike. There
was no ''acttlcmcni" Of the strike. Mr.
Palmer asserted but an arrangement
which finally. accomplished The object
We wanted. the production of coll'
Between Tho irs, amd second confer
.nc"s with the miners union chiefs.
ralncr said Secretary nf the Treasury
..iloss Director General of Railroads
lad been consulted. ana had approved
tits arbitration plans
finn!ly. on train going 20 Indian
lScrc TO he disposed Of. Mr. Palmer.
accompanied by Lewis and Green. d.cy.
up mcnorandum. specifying the con.
dit!"ns, which til" miners accepted. 1t
IVES this memorandum which finally
rauseh Dr. .Gariicld to resign. the tcs,I-
y proposed TO create a commission of
ihrcc. with power To readjust bo,h
WWrsGs an nha prScss; hnN,, ne SxHiained. while
SuItattyc bodr" shoulJ ~, 80. ''"
knew Whnt President Meant.
a., ,HhtW What tn" president meant"
w, iLiner said, when uUcs toned by
g',t"F %!co,I Democrat. delaware.
70 "hct thcr the memorandum Of
:rccment had carried out the Prcei-
cent : Intention. he added under fur
it! uuesil9nins mat there was no au-
H"Tity under which the government
'"cla hA WaScS. but that much OF tho
'rec'ncn nj force would depend upon
Hnbhe opinion. which has not !os. lis
LIVER ~ iAc lni.ed states
senator ToWnsc at The conclusion
-. ms testimony asked for some one
pfs: and oSlc was called.
AiiTy a moment Of fencing with SEN
Ar, Eui!e!. nc proceeded.
IN J. 'iuay, Deccmlher >. after Dr..
''ifno.u .hn nLop9S"i ,,d nad b"en rejected
nc 'i!!isis ana the INJUNCTION pro-
,n.nsiis H. "S!MS 6.S lnEhe0 q, IN
a.. the coal oDeratSrs ,Xccu;iVc com,
..yt;cc and myself were called in Tor a
AK with the .t;lorncv-l;cncral in h;.
Hicc. 81 '' MS
.'fl,, stil that W. must have some
ctpt l9 sgsss,sd Mrss ,iHimee hT dr. egoVG tIs
iei IN order %i I" 10 ssitin the % siua,io f.t
n nH govGEn,'eehi ,s va no" engaged ~
IN o.i'',. s,,'! - 'j:,,;.',I,i 30 ''I 49, "a
,.-.,.. ~
Proceedings coming {" Head
The injunction Proceedings were
coming 10 u head at indianapolis on
Tuesday, ne told us. and ;hcy were
afraid that Judge Anderson would act
s,1la oc these men in jail for violating
mis- injunction under the Lever act
There might he = general uprising. he
.di; which ought 10 bc avoided
He said that tho fuel administration