Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-30
OFFICIALS AWAIT
ACTION OF MINERS
General Opinion Prevails in
Washington That Men Will
Accept Offer.
GARFIELD ISSUES STATEMENT
Fuel Administrator Says There
Must Be No Campaign
Against Unions.
GARFIELD ISSUES STATEMENT
TBy AEgacintnJ prae-


WASHINGTON, Nov 29-Deyelop-
mcnts in the governments effort to
insure an adequate fuel supply for
the country awaited tonight the out
come of attempts OF soft-coal opera
tors to induce miners to return TO
work Tor a wage advance OF IA per
cent and assurances of Fcderal pro-
lection. Notices OF this wage adya nee
suggested by Fuel Administrator Car
neld were posted N the mines 'mme-
holiday. Resumption of work il might
n week at at the he Beginning Of the second
was called off November II.
sa opTrators mere expected Monday to
oully ing districts not In the central
competitive territory, back at work.
Standins arnl on their announced ia
miners who interfered with delavinp ..
ne restoration Of production to normal,
Dr. Garheld and Attorney General pal
mIer awaited DEVELOPMENTS in the min
ing centers. 1T was Indicated no fur
Iner steps by national authorities were
e%%ni,etinpiHted. while state and local
ou!cia!S handled the situation salts
factorily.
VIII Not Tolerate Destruction.
Assurance that the government would
n T,a tolerate any attempt to destroy
tive bargaining on the part of employ.
ing interests wishing to take adva n
take Of the present situation" was Civ
TOT his home at Williamstown, Mass.
"h nf ne VIII spend the week end.
neport has come to me that the
be used TO break down the labor
unions Dr.. Garfield said. IT wish
TO say that [ am as much opposed to
any attempt to destroy the 2rincip
OF collective bargaining and the union
of workingnen rs I am to the effort
OF labor leaders to Keep labor salts
n ne by constant boosting of wages.
regardless Of the public interest. or to
| the effort of leaders in the Industrial
world to boost profits unduly to the
hurt of the public.
ANY attempt to complicata the ;s-
sue at this time by seeking to destroy
rhe union Of the mine workers or the
principle of collective bargaining will
be resented by the public and opposed
by me-"
fGnrheId Quotes Statistics.
DR.. Garfield pointed out that statis-
tics of the national Industrial confer
ence board showed only a 10 per cent
on this basis, the miners would be en-
titled to only s.S per cent wage ad-
On an annual output Of 100000 900
wage bin would approximate S23o.ooO.
crease. and s74ooo,ooo with a IS per
cent &c ;, advance 1,;n The average earnings
5000. or s6lS per day worked, Dr.
Garfield said. This conclusion was
based information taken directly
from the monthly cost sheets on which
the operators reported to the Federal
Trade Commission.
DIR. Garfield also issued today's de-
tailed analysis of the figures on which
he based his conclusion for II per
cent wage advance. Explaining where
in he differed with Secretary. Wilson.
he called attention to 1.-THE fact that
the principle involved is of far greater
Importance than the figures arrived at"
Il per cent is different in kind and
character from that applied in arriving
at 3l.6l per cent. and hence, any at
tempt to average the two or to COM
promise the. result is impossible" DR..
Garfield said.