The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-11
PRESIDENTS
PROPOSAL
ACCEPTED
MINERS OFFICIALS CONFIDENT
THERE WILL BE NO DELAY In
RESUMPTION OF WORK IMMEDI.
ATELY
VOLUME TX.
(By Associated Press.)


Indianapolis, Dec. IA general
operation of soft coal mines is pre-
dieted for tomorrow. and coal will
be moving rapidly by the first Of next
week in the opinion Of the operators
here. officials Of the United Mine
Workers no last night sent kilograms
to oLcals telling Of the miners gen.
eral committee here accepting Pres
,dent Wilson'S proposal to return to
work. are confident there will be no
delay on the part Of the members OF
the union in returning to the mines.
The Miners Statement
The miners statement follows:
1.-THE United Mine Workers repre-
sentatives agreed to accept the Presi-
dents proposal as basis of settle
ment Of the coal strike. They did so
because it provides definite, con-
crete and practical method by which
ADEQUATE consideration and a proper
adjustment of their claims for an in
crease in wages and improved con-
ditions Of employment may be brought
about. The United Mine Workers have
full confidence in the President OF the
United States and profound regard
for his will and judgment.
"The Presidents proposal differs
from any proposal heretofore pro-
posed in that it leaves nothing In
doubt so far as plan of adjustment
and the details thereof is concerned.
The scheme proposed by DR.. Garfield
left no hope for the mine-workers
other than the acceptance of an In
crease in mining prices of Ia per cent
The Presidents proposal provides
that this amount Of advance is pre-
liminary and that the tribunal which
be will set up will have full authority
to consider further questions of wages
and working conditions as well as
profits of operators and proper prices
for coal, re-adjusting both wages and
profits if it shall so decide. 1t further
provides that the commission will
have authority to settle internal ques-
tons peculiar to each district, all o.
which are of very great Importance tt
the mine-workers.
"The commission will make its re
port within sixty days unless som'
insurmountable difficulties aris'
which prevent it from doing so, am
the commission will have authorit!
to fix the date when any award
makes will become effective.
THE Presidents plan further pro
vides that upon general resumption
o. Operations the status quo will D
maintained; that is, that all mine
workers will return to work with al
increase in wages amounting to Ia pc
cent upon the same basis which Oh
tanned on Oct. 81, 1919. Neither op
orators nor miners will be above
to change the basis and no discrim
nation by the coal operators will D
permitted.
ut was these specific features q
the Presidents proposition wnlc
made it acceptable to the information
al officers of the United Mine worn
ers, when submitted to them throug
Attorney-Gen Palmer and Secre
tary Tumulty in Washington on Sa
urday Dec. .,6.N
I'VE are accepting the President
his word, feeling confident that 4
will appoint tribunal of fair-minde
men fho will give full and compse'
recognition to the justice of the MIN
workers claims. Besides 1t is Ia
to assume that the public will n
only insist that full justice be accor'
ed the mineworkers but also Will a
cept the finding of the tribunal a.
pointed by the President of the UNI
ed States as fair and equitable d