The Washington times., 1919-11-07

Unconditional surrender by
leaders of the soft coal miners wa
demanded today by Attorney. Gen
eral Palmer just before herwent into
the meeting q the Prssidents Cab
met.
Szmuer 0ompers and other izser
leaders were given bearing by the
Attorney General this morning.
They urged him 10 take steps to lave
the Government vacate its injunction
proceedings against officers Of The
United Mine Workers Of America
Goes To White House.
Mr.. Palmer went directly TO the
White House from the conference
The department of Justice win
not surrender" said the Attorney
General as he hurried TO the White
House. The situation is unchanged
There must be an unconditional sur
render"
Mr.. Gompers. after his twenty-five
minute conference with the Attorney
General said:
Il told him of the great danger
that exists IL this strike order is not
vacated. / told him there may be
chances left yet Of settling the strike.
but that there may be no settlement
SO long as the Injunction order re-
mains in effect 1 pointed out this
great danger to him"
Gompers. IL wss learned. asked that
the coal controversy be placed In the
hands of Secretary of Labor Wilson
Secretary Wilson To Back Gsmp~rx.
Secretary Wilson. in the Cabinet
today was expected TO back up the
Gompers' plea. and continue his at.
titude OF hostility toward the in
junction proceedings. He viii urge.
as he had urged at previous cabinet
meetings, that he be given an op-
portunity for settling the strike
without INDUCTION proceedings.
Attorney General Palmer was ex-
pected TO transmit the plea OF Com
pers. but IL appeared certain that he
would oppose its acceptance by the
Cabinet
The assertion OF Mr. Palmer Just
before going into the Cabinet meet
ing at IL O'Clock that "unconcitionai
surrender" would be demanded Of the
strike leaders Indicated he would ask
the Cabinet to give him its backing
in pressing the Injunction proceed
ings.
With the counter proposals of the
Attorney General and the Secretary
OF Labor TO be considered, Il was
stated authoritatively just before the
Cabinet met that the position OF the
Government demanding q cessation Of
the strike has not changed.
Fuel Adrinistr1fOr GarHel6 M
rector General OF Railroads Hines
viii furnish the Cabinet with impor-
tant facts in connection with the coal
strike.
Denies Forced Train Cut.
The Railroad Administration toda.-
denied that the coal strike has forced
extensive curtaiiment of trains as re-
ported in the Middle West and New
England.
Attorney General Palmer will sp-
pear before the House Agricultural
Committee this afternoon to urge ex-
tension OF the Lever food control ac.
for six months after proclamation o.
peace.
There was some hope expressed b.
la abor leaders here that the plan o.
Secretary Of Labor Wilson for endinr-
the strike would meet with favor
when IL was laid before the Cabinet
Mr. Wilson has refused to make pub
lie the details OF the plan, but Il a.
known IL does not include further de-
velopment of the Injunction proceed
ings.
The Secretary OF Labor ia prepared
to point out that the Injunction az .
means of protecting the public from
a fuel shortage has proved a failure.
The majority of the Cabinet favor
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