The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-19
pation Not a Settlement,
a Victory, Declares
\ Palmer.
PROBE CONTINUES
Aey- General Tells Sena.
He Still Holds Strike
Ehs Breach Of Law.

Ir~S SSAAA A4OAO6 0tIlhc 4
hs Breach Of Law. \.
Ainston. Dec. 1s.-(A. Ply
7ntion Of the soft coal strike
u settlement, but a victory
the government, Atty Con.
today told tho senate sub
Pee investigating the strike.
frnment has won it's fight"
aImer said. "There was no set
n in actuaIity; the men and
!pn officers have complied VITA
nands and returned to work. I"
Pnlmer said department OF JUS
lion In the coal strike began
e preparation of an injunction
qing brought against officials
miners union under the Lever
sought to prevent the strike"
q. by enjoining the union off,
pm carrying on the strike they
jready ordered"
nave never changed your
That the strike was breach Of
Senator Townsend, republican,
bbtgan, asked.
1neyer have" Mr.. Palmer re-
The injunction was issued
still in effect" He added that
Pc miners are obeying the order
court.
Held Order Violated.
- they always obey it2" Senator
5end asked. 80
. letter Of the court order was
from the first" said Mr..
q. But insofar as getting men
" back to work it was not SO
sful as we had believed"
y considered that the order was
ed, did you not?" Senator Town
Econtinued.
lid. And we instituted further
dings because we had some
ace that the order was not be-
2beyed in good filth by some of
pion officials"
md jury Investigation involving
ptire question, Mr.. Palmer said,
till going on.
d Palmer explained the injunc-
WAS not intended to. order men
\ to work, but was intended to
ate the strikers from their
rs of the union funds
yas there anything said to the
&dant officers of the union which
4 make them understand that no
[er prosecution would be COM
ed against them" Senator
nsenG inquired.
|pt one woTV,' Mr.. Palmer said.
Described Negotiations.
4 Palmer described the opening oil
tiations through Secretary of La
Wilson between the operators and
Ms IN an attempt to reach a set
ent and the Intervention, of Fuel
Garfield. n
,fter a dend'ock ensued In Wash
on," Mr.. Palmer, said. A.pr.. Gar
was brought In and he Told both
Dtofs and, miners that the price
,ai could net be Increased one cent
Nv wage increases. hasing his find
on calculations which he made,
a wage increase Of IA per cent.
4 be giveu the men and paid by
operator without increasing the
ent price OF coal. a
his proposal the miners rejected
all parties returned home.
.fter negotiations had all failed,
Palmer continued. II settled down
o through the fight to the end, re-
I'd to f.. see the injunction order
cd as best | could. in the hope that
uction of coal would be gradually
med.
IN the AFTERNOON OF Dec. 3, John
.eegan. an cmployc OF the depart
Of labor. came TO me and said he
convinced II John Lewis and Will
Green, president and secretary OF
miners union. could sit down and
to me, the matter could easily be
ed.
told him / was perfectly willing
| wouldn't invite them, but would
TO them if they cavcd to come. He
ID with Lewis and Green over the
hone and told me they would come
i indianapolis TO see me. Tuesday
6, Keegan told me they hao
led. Saturday afternoon they ar
!. told them the government
ion would be maintained. and that
hange in it would be permitted"
light there" Senator Townsend in
ipted, was Dr. Garfield's plan con-
-ed"
Not His Part of Job.
It the conference with these gen.
en-" Mr.. Palmer replied, 81 In
led them II the men went back te
( the presidents assurance Of
settlement would be carried out
Y peaded for 81 per cent. advance
wages. but said that was not my
OF the Job.
told them the government coult
surrender to the United Mine
kers, and was bound to win in thu
They left me at pm. withoui
ng what they were going to do
came back. later with Secretar,
,ulty. then read to them thu
ident's statement of Dec. 6. ant
announced that they were read,
cquiesce in it," II
IA Palmer said that between thu
meetings he talked with Fuel Ad'
strator Garfield.
Ie was in accord with sour attempt
ret a settlement" Senator Town
asked.
DON'T call It settlement. Senator
Palmer replied.
made no compromise. no conces
S with the men except one. wmci
that the presidents statement o
6 be withheld until they could Civ
, their union associates at Indiana