Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-11
MINERS LEADERS
| EXPRESS FAITH IN
PRESIDENT PLAN
Leaves Nothing in Doubt as
to Methods and Settle
ment Details.
COAL MINE OPERATIONS
TO BE RESUMED AT ONCE
Wage Advance of IA Per Cent
Immediately Effective Under
Adjustment Terms.
NEW TRIBUNAL is SET Up
Acting President Lewis, Of NIinc
Workers, Pays High Tribute
| to President Wilson.
COAL MINE OPERATIONS
TO BE RESUMED AT ONCE
NEW TRIBUNAL is SET Up
Acting President Lewis, OF Mino
Workers, Pays High Tribute
to President Wilson.

INDIANAPOLIS. IND. Dec. 1o.-The
| coal strike is ended. -
The proposal made by President viii
son for settlement OF the strike was
miners here in session at s:e5 o,c,onts
! this afternoon. s'oeN
~, The miners accepted because they
nf ,TVG fba auiI ;'n Gonidence in the President
Eis proposal leaves nothing in doubt
SO So far as plan. of adjustment and
| the octailS thereof are concerned"
ers officials they expressed .nrn-
ent Toanl raSdrd agd deeIarad fGp his YIN and 5ads
proposal provides "denite. concreto
and and practical method by which
crease In wages and improved condi-
Tons lions. OF employment may be brourhr
Full Faith In President.
The miners in their statement de-
| cared they are accepting the Presi-
dent den a, at mis- word, feeling &C eonfident
posed pose Of VIA anPgin. msn ,slbuna COM
give full and complete recoanition 'ttr, -,
ehe els M justice !! Of the mine Workers. 81
Nine Workers annonnseG s df ths that tpnitsa teis
eaphfo sent to orders ord oo would Immediately be
oug hout the country. instructins Tho
miners miners to return to. work at once An
"tia. OF the ofner. order carrying the signatures
Geographic Instructions e"s
eA ~ reconvened convention of the Of
nSrais ,hra, or the various miners unions
In Indianapolis as soon ns TIC a,ea a.n,.,
Mas Nns Penn fully resumed in the mines
full G%'s anS con,nSn nnnounced. during which !,
action of the officials in settiinr the
strike Will be made. lne
Lewis Issues Statement.
Ia nll
the oiaPWing sa1tyaI,g is the announcement OF
public by Mr.. Lewis ma dc
The United Mine Workers renra.
SSenta..ives Sant. agreed TO accept the Presi-
nans. ensnt Of the strike. They did so be-
and andse nrs !. provides definite concrete
iiustment OF their claim for an increa O.
IN ia Wases and improved conditions oS
The Gnited a1inss ias Morkses Ss kbreush, h5 about;
IIfGnhasnee Ifnited s,, in the President Of The the
''H for his "uliGs. wiIf "a and a profound regard
The Presidents ' ! proposa1 n,ep3 d,r.r.i
IN nott tha, any : PROPOSAL PROPOSAL heretofore proposal
tar @ as a ' pian ieaVes -, nothins in doubt, 50
sshs,is sehen;s nhore thereof is concerned The Tf
Than the acceptance Of an mrs, nIrs othGr e.!
mining prices Of IA per cent. ~
New Tribunal Is Set I'm.
thai "e th,i fresidents proposal provides
hilhinary and that the tribunal bbisi,
ne VIII set up. will have full aufhnrn
WAGES wa eS and Gohs,der n!n further questions OF
prices pr nFGt1rs for cooi OF operntors and proper
M Murther provides that the con,mIs., ~
VII nave authority TO settle intsrnai
aSHesf,ohs aS whfri peculiar to each district. All
o. "nich are verS great importance . - :,
me ih!ne workers. ~
no. ne commission will make it's re-
Surmountable difficulties aTiss ue ur, IN IN,
p,;SSent p,;ssf /, from doing il and the con-
h,sston the Gaio VIII have the aut hority to iS
VIII becomc effective 'isNe
~ fer Cent Award Enectiye.
me Presidents plan further nro-
''S Of on.rs, ma upon a general resumption
nHintained. that is all mine vor,..s
III return 10 work with an incrsass
BON m"ivs ibe sa,mn amountins; his to 14 per cent
on October 81, 1918 Neither onnrs
cGrs nor miners will be allowed 10
by the coal operatorswiirip riptbser,m,nation bn
pro.t,'as Mas these specific features OF tho
adesnieh1a resnaehts nr9position which made it
| 'rrtsplanie 10 the international officers
the United Mine Workers, when sub
rnI .Ien q, ,Tn 10 them through Attorney Gen
| Washington on Saturday. Decen1hcr =
,s we & are aecepting. the President at
poojnt s Tofd, feeling ,r,hng confident that he viii
minded mn de-. men. who will give full and
complete recognition To the justice ~
inc mine workers claims Beside.
IL IS iair TO assume that the public Will
not only insist that full Justice be az
corded the mine workers, but also ac-
cept the findings of the tribunal an
pointed by the President of tho UniteI
Ssatcs as tair and equitable aeterml-
nation or all the Issues involved"
May Dror Contempt Charges.
| jephA
| charges of contempt. hearing OF which
was postponed until December io,
when 1t came up in Federal Court
tuesday morning, will not be pushed
The government already had minated
tnat acceptance of the Presidents plan
by tho general committee would Be
considered compliance with the courts
Strike. y =
Witnesses Summoned to appear be.
+! fore the Federal grand jury called
for last Monday to Investigate cbargess
OF violation of the Lever act and ant
trust laws by both miners and opef-
ators, were discharged today.
II was stated that this doea not mean {
that the Investigation would be drop
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