The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-08
HOPEFOR END OF
STRIKE TUESDAY
Statement Issued at White
House Gives Optimistic
Outlook.
SECRECY OBSERVED

Washington, Dec. S.-(A. P)-Hope
for the settlement tomorrow OF the
controversy between the miners, the
operators and the government was
expressed in formal statement is
sued today at the White House:
The statement follows:
1T Is hoped that there will be
settlement on Tuesday after
noon of the controversy between
the miners. the operators and the
government through the accent
ance by the miners of the plan
for a definite settlement proposed
by the president. which proposal
was submitted to Acting Presi-
dent Lewis, of the miners, by
Atty.-Gen. Palmer Saturday
night"
The utmost secrecy still sur.
rounded the presidents proposal and
Secretary Tumulty and other off,
cials refused to supplement the
White statement. II was learned.
however. that tho ro"osal which was
made 10 the mi erS was from the
president himself and was in the
form OF a memorandum written by
him.
Lewis r ankly Explains.
In agreeing Saturday to urge upon
the miners personalities accept
ance of the presidents proposals,
John /. Lewis, acting president Of the
United Mine Workers of America,
was Id to have frankly informed
Atty.-Gen. Palmer OF the difficulties
he was having In view of the feeling
created among the miners by the in
junction proc e. Hin" s and the general
attitude Of the government.
Lewis was said to have expressed
Willingness to attempt to change this
feeling If given assistance from re-
sponsiole government officials in
dealing with the men.
Mr.. Palmer, Assistant Attorney
General Ames. who instituted pro-
ceedings against the union officials at
Indianapolis, and Lewis and William
Green, secretary Of the miners union,
are to arrive at indianapolis today,
where tomorrow the union officers
will lay the presidents proposals be-
fore TIE e. 'ec-tive and scale COM
mittees of the workers.
Garfield Approved.
DIR. Garfield declined to discuss the
pan lOl duJuotulthi. ne
however. that he is familiar with the
details of the proposition and that 1t
Is not out of line with the proposals
and recommendations which he made
to the operators and miners in joint
session ten days ago.
"Dr. Garfield's recommendation was
that an increase of IA per cent. be made
in the wages of the miners and day
workers, and that consultative
board. comprising a bureau of coal
economics. be established with Secre-
tary Of Interior Lane as chairman.
This proposition was rejected by the
miners, and the following day the wage
conference with the operators came
to an end.
Mr. Lewis. before leaving Washing
ton for Indianapolis yesterday. made the
following statement to a representative
of the International News Service:
THE attorney-general has submitted
a proposition for a settlement of the
coal difficulty which will be presented
to the representatives Of the miners in
a conference at indianapolis.
'"The proposal is in no wise similar
to that presented by DR.. Garfield and
he is left entirely out OF the matter.
so far as l know. Dr. Garfield will
not have anything to 90 with the set
| tlement."
Operators Willing.
The operators committee this after
| noon issued a formal statement declar-
| ing that their case in In the hands
| of the government and indicating that
they will accept any proposition put
| forward by the administration.