Arizona republican., 1919-12-21
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AN~pat1AiAtSd chi ees,S N-.e-t mission in Washington to lay out plans for it's work.
 Palmer Denies Ogle Assertion
 Mir. Palmer's statement also referred to testimony given yesterday before the senate coal Investigating commit tee by Alfred M. sOgle, chairman of the executive committee of the coal op- erators. alleging that the attorney gen. eral had suggested to the operators compromise with the miners involv- ing more than 14 per cent wage in- crease before the settlement negotia- tionS between the government and the miners began. Ogle told the commit tee that the operators considered this proposed compromise "a cowardly and dastardly surrender of the rights of the public and the government
 After quoting this portion of OgleS testimony MT. Palmer's statement said:
 There is not word of truth in that statement
 Continuing, Mir. Palmer said:
 Some difference of opinions had been expressed in the newspapers as to whether the offer of the operators Of a 20 per cent increase in wages had been conditioned upon an increase in the price of, coal Mr. Ogle came to me on Friday, December 5, to deliver a written copy of the offer which had been made by the scale committee in the joint conference with the miners. 1 told his committee that the govern ment had not the slightest intention of making any compromise of any kind or character and proposed to stand squarely upon the position 1t had al ready taken as announced several times by the president and myself The op- orators had offered a 20 per cent in- crease to the men and I asked for information as to whether that offer was conditioned nnOn the nrica O being raised and whether, as a matter of fact, the industry could stand an increase of wages beyond 14 per cent without raising the price of coal.
 Refutes Statements
 They replied that their offer had been made contingent upon a read JuStment of the government price of coal and that, in their opinion. IA per cent increase in wages was all that could be absorbed by the operators. I made it perfectly clear to them that l was not concerned with the merits of the controversy between the opera tors and the miners and that I was simply enforcing the law and proposed to do to the end. This was the en- tire extent of the conversation. There was not one word in it to suggest that it was proposing any compromise set clement or adjustment of the matter.
 "As for the testimony of Ogle and others that the presidents plan is not satisfactory to the operators. can only say that in every statement that the president made upon thy matter he proposed a commission to investigate and determine the matter in dispute, and that after each statement was published the operators committee promptly agreed to the presidents plan. On Friday, Dec. 5 the commit tee told me they were at all time heartily in favor of the arbitration of matters in disp~te hy committee to be appointed by the president. On Sunday. Dec. ', I read the presidents statement to Mir. Butler their counsel. (not being able to get Mir. Ogle), and MT. Butler stated that it was perfectly satisfactory.
 When the presidents letter and the memorandum briefly embodying his