Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-11
one unknown d,ssenter. voted for the

one unknown dissenter. voted for the
prea dents proposal.
One group. led BY Frank Harrington.
of Illinois. while not opposing the set
tlement plan Itself. argued that II
should be sent to a delegate convention
for action. LEWIS and Green pointed
out It would mean Ilong delay in time
OF fuel crisis and Industrial paralysis.
and Farrington's forces were bowlcd
over by this argument.
Balm For harrington.
As an afterthought, the two leaders
to strengthen Mr. Farfington's posi-
ton in Illinois,, put thru the proposa
for a convention, after production has
resumed normal proportions.
Both MIR. Lewis and Mr. Green gave
out statements explaining and elab-
Grating the short notices jtelesraphed
to the 1000 locals. and thru the medi
um OF the press every striker was
In fun possession Of the facts by thie
morning.
Attorney General Palmer likewise
supplemented the explanations with
note tonight asking the governors OF
all coal mining states to do all In their
power to bring resumption Of peace
able relations between operators and
miners. pointing out that the men are
to be taken back upon the terms OF
the contracts existing Oct. 81, with the
exception of wages, which get the II
per cent increase posted GONE ten days
ago by order of DR.. Garfield.
New Mining Conditions.
Tha Of
/. Miners to resume work at once
with tke IA per cent increase.
2. Other operations resumed on the
basis obtaining Oct. 81.
3. A commission Of three to be ap-
pointed BY the president. one to be a
miner and one an operator. to consider
wording conditions and wages.
4. Commission also empowered 70
deal with prfits and proper prices to
consumers and to readtust both wages
and prices. In these powers 1t super
cedes the fuel administration.
s. A report within sixty days to be
accepted as basis Of new wage agree
ment. '
so, 100000 Pay Increase.
The preliminary increase of IA pc.
cent is estimated to mean an increase
Of $7o.ooo,000 year in the total pay
roll Of the, bituminous miners!
The forty days Of strike, with its
loss Of thirty .four working days. is
estimated to have cost the miners a
loss of approximately s52,o0O.0 900 in wag-
es. The vast industrial and CONNER
cial loss due to the fuel shortage has
not yet been tackled by the statisti-
clans.
But the strike leaders hold them
selves in nowise responsible for this
they throw the burden upon the gov
erhment, saying the controversy would
have been settled weeks ago. before
the pinch came. II DR.. Garfield had not
projected himself into the negotiations.
No Raise to Public.
The present IA per cent raise is to
be paid by the operators without
boosting the prices Of coal.
AS to the personnel Of President
Wilson'S oommission thsre is no in
formation here. But the sentiment
-ama&gs tho strikS leader. 10 that Mr..
Lewis y "a BE thu choice for the MIN
.as;n,. .nan1 = ntAtivssA
Thfdoiit the negotiations Of the last
week or 10 Mr.. Lewis has loomed up
in q new Hight 70 the powers that be
at Washington. Attic q conservative
who fell Into the radical program Of
the policy committee >only as a
heritage he has heen regarded as
something Of an extremist at the ma
tional Capital. and the strikers say one
reason why q settlement was retarded
and the walkout prolonged was the
failure Of certain governn3ent officials
to take Lewis at his real measure.