The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-12

fGtise touid be obtained. either
from the white house ar from Dr. III
t,ursirid himself.
The letter was .ic.,aasciis,ti this
afternoon, The Write honsc ac-
lnoWsedcine rtrcit,t tonight. 4
ndcr - fire Of. questions. the
white horse ofi,cia,s reiterated y.
the contents were unknown. 4 S
statement may he Forthcoming tn- 4
morrow
nr. Garfield. II Is said. has re-
s~,nt"d the action OF thu president
la going otCr his head in dealing II
with President Lewis and Sccec-
fsrs fsrcen of tho United Mtnp
Workers. union Ia the settlement
ri t',c strike. 81
T5n fs.c, administrator thA- Il
evening auiy ~raiies, when asked y
vhettfcr or not he has resigned.
Late tonight. after II was learned III
he had written tho president. i1ofssA
was inaccessible to reporters. 4s
N shinrtn4 Dec ft~-No estimate
cpuA1 he obtained today from ofiiciale
hspe as - tf1e length nf tsrsfr rtsteteAs
lions on the use or bitt1ninhIlx COIL
o. hettt 3isrft and power derived ftusM
Sutir euni would remain In force. w.
riot1s calculations were made running
from January | ~ tie end Of the
Writer, bat the prnva ling. opinion-l
that fhe railroad administration VIII
roinov' tn" restrictions gradually n
the mines rss~gre operations and the
aHr'>},t@- stock of coal increased.
4. viii ht soinctiui. before the pro-
dEctif q pf coal viii gel back 10 nor
n'.l. ace gtinT "a DR.. Garfield. fed
era! tUcl atilninistra tor. DIR. Garfield
stated today that ifsures compiled by
the geological survey indicate that on
last Tuesday the production of bituu,-
iGous coal vas approximately As per
o.'.it vt n-r7na}. The normal produce
tion, he said K between t2,eoQ.0evs
i.,50o4.J@e toms per week OF six
workinE .aH.. During the last few
weeks ~ M s4a...e he said, the pros
dutIiru 81 bituaipoes coal has been
iE mo ntiA hborhooa of SEQ, 600 tons or
approximately forty porcent of ror-
NAL
Because al the ncarness Of tia
Christmas holidays the difficulty ox
getting miners u work during that
weol, th@ conditions OF The mines.
tusny 81 which have beon iiootie6ss
aud the E1og ledge that certain pro-.
pstT iou of gac miners have secured,
other cmpio5 Tuent, Il Is not antictpat.
ed fhut ruvm,st production of bitumf-A
~ a. cos wiIl be realized until the
.second V7 siiaYd week after New Years
pay. .A.ter that It is believed thai,
the production win mount steadiix
uutil 1T tea Nles 81 per cent of horned
a3d l.osaihi. double the normal proc
ducti0n,
GAEfghLD NOT PIQUE.D
stories Ia the effect that DIR. GaT-
Acid, piatei because Of the adminie-
traiionS action iii contamination at
INC strike settlement without consult+
lag him contemplate ted rendering hta
resignation To the president could not
cGuliraea
ii ny Garfield feels humiliation ana
resentment over this action OF the adj
in}uistra1INu he is keeping 1t CON-
cealed admirably. When asked to-
Night whether he was contemplating
rcs!Gnin& lac smiled and said he had
nothing To say. NJ
Dr. GARFIELD Gociiaed TO commenk
upon the possibility OF the tri- partitea
commission ahearing him OF some o.
his authority. #
He announced his intention OF re-Ss
turning to Williams college. Mass.
o! which he Is president. over the
eeh-cnd He explained that whe1
he came ~ Washington TO assume \
control OF the fuel situation he had I
expected 10 remain only week or =
TIVE after which time he thought has
would have his machinery organizes \
IL such Il degree that 1t would not fe-E
auire his personal attention. 1
The operators, who have rem aineA
aIiet since the government took over
the question OF settlement of the 1
strike, held.a meeting today. but in-5''
sisted that it was a conference called \
several days ago and that 1t had moth
ing whatever to do with the Skr1k43
settlement. bur involved merely econ 4
cn1ic questions ard routine matters L
There was sort Of an under Eroun4
feeling however among the operatOrMf
that they would be compelled to OPT
crate at Il loss under the terms a.
the settl.mnn. involving All increaS
In Wages 20 the miners 81 ~ per ceAts
In spite ~ this feeling, however, tn10
expressed d determination TO resu409A
operations with all the energy 3
fncisitiGs at their command In tM@A
hope Of restoring production 70 n0eIs
NAL at the earliest possible nton14n&
They seemed to have eonfidencM
the proposed tribunal and indtNA1
that they would abide By it, dn43l
II Is understood they Will. lAuN%