Arizona republican., 1919-10-25
LAST EFFORT II
 AVERT SOF I COAL
 WALKOUT FAILS
Presidents Plea Fails and Half a Million Miners Strike November 1, with Nations Fuel Supply AL ready Dangerously Low
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 24-The last government effort to avert the coal strike set for November 1 failed ut terly tonight and 500,000 miners VA quit work on the very eve of winter, with the nations bins running dan gerously low.
 Even an appeal from President Will son was not enough to bring peace to a conference that was torn and on the breaking point half a dozen times during the day. Charges and counter charges flew thick and fast as the groups of operators and miners filed out of the meeting which began some what hopefully four days ago.
 While the operators announced that they had accepted the presidents of- fer to wipe the slate clean and negou- ate a new wage agreement, the min CTS charged that the operators had bolted without the consent of Secre- tarv of Labor Wilson, the storm cen ter of an extraordinary fight to save the country untold distress and suff- ering.
 Surrounded by score of miners, John L. Lewis, president of the united Mine Workers of America, hurried out of the hall and halted long enough to announce that the strike order stood and that the miners would walk out after a full days work on the closing day of the present month. The flnal breaking up of the conference, Lewis said, meant that official notice of the failure would be sent forthwith to the unions everywhere to order the men out of the mines at the appointed time
 Presidents Plea Failed
 The presidents appeal was made through Secretary Wilson after the latter had exhausted every possible ef- fort and pleaded until his throat ached. It pointed out what strike meant and urged the two sides to get together, to arbitration only in the event that negotiations failed. The important point in the proposal, however, was that the mines be kept open and the miners stay at work.
 The miners and operators had left the conference room and Secretary Will son, the tears springing to his eyes, was gathering up his papers, when he announced that his efforts and the presidents efforts had fallen down and that the conference had adjourned for good He explained the status hut refused to be drawn into charges of bad faith.
 "The operators agreed to accept the proposal of the president in its en- | tirety," MT. Wilson said. And to pro ceed with negotiations and II they | failed to come to a conclusion to sup- init the matters still in dispute to arbitration, the mines to continue in operation pending adjustment. "The miners interpreted the presi- dents letter as two proposals. They were willing to accept the first, that is, | | hQ said that having expressed a willing ness to accept the presidents proposal in its entirely they held themselves ready to proceed to negotiation and arbitration when called upon by the secretary of labor or by the miners scale committee, and with that state ment withdrew.
 Conference is Adjourned "The miners remained and expressed their regret that the negotiations could not go on, but declined to proceed with the negotiations until it had been de- termined whether the results of the 1 negotiations had been successful. The conference then adjourned without date"
 That was all the secretary would say, except to explain briefly how the miners position worked out.
 ''The presidents proposal" he de- clared, twas first, to negotiate; sec ond, to submit the matter to arbitra tion if negotiations failed, and third to keep the mines in operation.
 "The first, the miners accept, and held over the other. two for considera- tion later"
 What is your next step" Mr. Will son was asked.
 ] Down to the automobile" he re-