The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-11
NATION MUST
STILL SAVE
CoAL--HINES
Grave Disorganizat;on Of In.
dustry, Because of Strike.
Must be Readjusted Before
Saving is Discontinued.
WILSON IS PLEASED

WlSUN Is PLEAStU
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 11.-President
Wilson today telegraphed acting Pres
ident Lewis of the coal miners union
his appreciation OF the patriotic ac
ton" taken by the miners represents
tives yesterday at Indianapolis.
The telegram follows:
MAY I not express to you, and
through you to the other officers Of
your organization, my appreciation OF
the patriotic action which you took al
Indianapolis yesterday. Now we must
settlement just and fair to everyone
is reached without delay.
(Signed) Woodrow Wilson"
There will be no immediate relax&
ton in the enforcement of the rigid
restrictions on coal consumption, not
withstanding that the settlement OF
the soft coal strike, Fuel Administrat.
or Garfield announced as soon as he
heard OF the miners agreement to &C
cept President Wilson's proposal.
"Must Continue."-Hines.
Director General Hines of the rail-
road administration, through which
the fuel regulations are enforced. said
in a formal statement that the disloca
tion which the strike has created in
the production, transportation and dis
tribution of coal cannot be instantly
remedied and pending readjustment.
''it is highly important for the public
to continue to exercise great caution
in the consumption of coal and 1t ie
hoped there will be due appreciation
of the difficulties which cannot be
Immediately overcome"
Just as soon as practicable, Mr..
Hines added, regulations in connection
with the use of bituminous coal for
power, light and heat will be rescinded
or modified.
Operators who were in session here
awaiting the decision of the miners,
upon hearing of the miners accept
ance. issued the following statement:
I'VE are pleased that the miners
have voted to return to work and
that the public can be promptly sup.
piled. Realizing the imperative need
| OF coal in large quantities the operat-
ors stand ready now as in the past to
bend all their energies toward a maxi
mum production beginning at once"
Drastic fuel conservation measures
become effective today in the District
of Columbia, where all retail stores,
except food and drug stores. have
been ordered to open only from noon
to p. m. Even during that hour
period no sign, show window or other
unnecessary lights will be permitted
and temperatures in the stores cannot
exceed 6S degrees. Use of electrical
power will be permitted for necessary
purposes and light in office buildings
must be extinguished at 4 p. m.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 11.-No
report had been received today at
the international headquarters. Inter-
national mine workers from coal min
ing districts and officials, said they
expected little notification of resump-
tion of work by the men. They main
| tanned their attitude of confidence Of
agreement reached yesterday, and
predicted that by Monday every miner
| would be back in his place.
1t was indicated that the conven-
tion Of the mine workers decided up
on as means of more fully explaining
| to the mine workers the reasons for
| ending the strike on the basis pro-
posed by President Wilson, would not
! be called until after January /, 1920.
Acting President John L. Lewis said
| the matter was one for future con-
sideration and other officials pointed
out that proximity of the holidays
| made an early call for the conven-
ton inadvisable.
Mr.. Lewis left indianapolis this af-
| ternoon for Washington to attend q
conference of the heads of the Nation
| al and International unions called by
| President Samuel Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, shortly
after the adjournment of the first in
dusrial conference in Washington.
No Notices Yet.
Preparation and mailing of circulars
| to be sent to the 1000 unions contain
ing formal instructions to miners to
return to work and details Of the
action taken at the miners session
here, was delayed last night and this
morning, and the circulars. 1t was
| morrow.
There was much speculation today
regarding the probable personnel OF
the commission to be appointed by the
president to adjust wages and coal
prices in final settlement of the min
ers controversy. 1t was learned that
the question of the miners repre-
sentatives on the commission came up
at yesterdays session of the general
committee, but that this body refrain
ed from indicating a choice. 1t was
said that the miners desired that the
president should be free to make his
! own choice.
Reports reaching here this morning
told of the return as early as last
night of some of the miners In nearby
fields and in other instances OF some
Of the men reporting for work today.
It was pointed out however that In
most cases the kilograms directing
and end of the strike were not receiv-
ed by locals until this morning and
that the locals in turn must notify
| their members before the majority
will again enter the mines.
The mine operators on their part
| promise to bend all their energies to
ward resumption Of normal operation
and promise that If the miners report
promptly movement of coal from the
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