The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-12-11
EXPECT ENDING
Of GOAL STRIKE
BY CONPROM|5EE
President Wilson Has Outlined
Secret Plan Which Miners
Seem Likely to Accept To-
morrow. 8s

the dark today as to the governments |
latest Eaove to settle the bituminous .o4i
miners strike. Not a hint Of the nature
of the proposals had been made public
either by the miners or by officials, but
comfort was taken in the statement by
Attorney Genera! Palmer last night !
that he was quite sure the end of the
strike was in sight. The statement
was made by Mr.. Palmer just before
he boarded a train for Indianapolis,
where late today he will confer with
Judge A. B.. Anderson of the federal
district court rlative to the injunction
proceedings involving mine union ofic-
ials.
Success or failure of the presidents
plan will not be determined until
Tuesday when the court and strike
leaders will consider it. In the mean
time, there has been no let up in eff
forts to conserve the scanty supply Of
coal in the nations bins and drastic
curtailment of industrial operations
and train schedules were being contin-
ued.
In a statement issued at the White
House, hope for settlement of the coal
strike for Tuesday afternoon was held
out.
AIS statement SdlQ.
1T is hoped that there will be a
settlement on Tuesday afternoon of
the controversy, between the miners.
operators and the government through
acceptance by the miners of a plan
for a definite settlement proposed by
the president which proposal was
submitted to Acting President Lewis
of the miners by Attorney General
Palmer Saturday night.
Rumors Of a conflict between
Palmer and Fuel Administrator Car
field We're declared baseless. The posi-
ton of the White House officials was
that the matter was in the hands of
President Wilson and that both the
attorney general and fuel admins
traitor were acting under his orders.
The coal strike also promises to come
in for additional attention from con-
gress. Chairman Kenyon, of the SEN
ate labor committee, called a meeting
of his committee for today to consider
suggestions for settling the trouble by
congressional action. A resolution call
ing on the government to take over and
operate the mines during the emer-
gency and another proposing an in
v~estigation of the entire strike situa-
ton are pending. %
No Immediate Relief.
The coal shortage will continue
acute until January 1, even if mine
union scale officials in Indianapolis
tomorrow vote to accept the settlement
proposed by President Wilson, il was
predicted today.
Railroad administration officials in
charge of coal priorities are making
plans based on this belief. Curtailment
re train ca-u;na will no continued GOV.
eral weeks, 1t is expected. and may be
increased. This would permit addi-
tional hauling facilities.
Meanwhile many plants and factories
must remain closed until their bins can
be replenished. Part time operation of
stores and factories in many sections
will be continued probably until after
the beginning of the new year.
Plan Unexplained.
Although there was no official ex-
PLANTATION here today Of details Of
President Wilson's proposal which has
been accepted by President Lewis, o.
the miners, it is expected the plan in
cludes no increase in the Ia per cent
settlement proposed by Fuel Admins
traitor Garfield.
The Importance of the plan, it is as
sumed lies in the suggestion for a COM
mission to study the situation and
work to prevent it's recurrence.
The miners thus would be assured Of
wage readjustments with every change
of the general economic situation.
1t is the commission plan which is
understood to have influenced Lewis
to decide to urge acceptance of the
presidents offer. Lewis and Secretary
Green assured Attorney General
Palmer they would lay the offer be-
for the union wage scale committee
Lewis gave Palmer this assurance
Saturday midnight following a secret
meeting with the attorney general.
Palmer and his assistant, c. B. Ames,
left here late yesterday for Indian
apolis on the same train that carried
Lewis and Green.
Better at Chicago.
The immediate coal situation in the
Chicago region appeared more en-
couraging today that at any other time
in the last three weeks. About double
the normal amount of coal from the
east was received.
Miners representatives in the middle
west agree that if President John L.
Lewis and Secretary Green had ac-
cepted the new %rpoposa1 submitted by
the president for ending the strike, the
proposition would probably be accept
able to the scale committee which
meets at Indianapolis tomorrow to
consider the proposed settlement.
The imputation of responsibility to
Germany for the sinking of the Scapa
Flow feet is left in the protocol.
It was expected that a note setting
forth the allied position would De
handed today to Baron VonLersner
head of the German mission.
The American peace delePation.e-l
became Known today, favored the mod
ification 8 in the Scapa Flow demand
which finally were adopted in the note
permitting Germany to deliver her
drydock materials in small lots.
a blockade will be the first measure
used to force Germany to sign. if she
refuses the allied demand, 1T was
learned authoritati, :ly. Military coer,
cion will be used only as a last resort
WOULD BREAK UNIONS.
Springfield. Ill. Dec. 9.-Settlemen
Of the nationwide coal strike on any
no ais that does not include a subStan,