The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-12-19
COAL STRIKE OVER:
MEN ORDERED BACK
PRESIDENT WILSON'S PROPOSAL
ACCEPTED WITH BUT ONE
DISSENTING VOTE
"a PER CENT RAISE GRANTED
Tie-up Of More Than Five Weeks Ends
After Long Debate in Which Radi-
Gals Tried 70 Defeat Peace e.
forts-Unions Notified

indianapolis, Dec. 1.-THE miners
| strike Is ended.
| With but one dissenting vote the
general committee Of the United Mine
Workers of America. In session yes
terday afternoon, accepted President
Wilson's proposal for immediate re-
turn to work pending final settlement
of their wage controversy with opera
tors by a commission to be appointed
by him.
kilograms were sent last night to
the 1000 locals Of the union by inter-
national officials instrueting the men
to return to work Immediately. Full
instructions with regard to the agree
ment will be sent out today.
Operators last night predicted full
resumption Of operations Friday and
shipments Of coal from the mines be-
ginning Monday morning.
Miners. operators and government
officials alike were highly gratified
over the settlement, and all sides ap-
peared confident Of final satisfac-
tory settlement of the fight by the
commission.
The action yesterday ended ueup
of the coal industry of more than five
weeks duration and which was more
far-reaching in it's effect than any 9th
er in the history of the country. As
a result of the strike the country was
fast approaching shutdown OF indus
try and widespread suffering among
: it's one hundred million or more inhabi-
tants.
The decision of the miners came fol-
lowing many hours Of debate, in which
the radical element in the general com
mittee made incendiary speeches
against operators and others interested
: i'm settlement Of the strike, and for
time threatened to defeat efforts to
settle the strike mt this time. The
conservative element, led by Acting
President John l.. Lewis and Secre-
z tary-Treasurer Green, gained control
of the situation yesterday morning and
! succeeded In putting down practically
all opposition by the time the ques-
ton came to Il vote.
One concession was made to the
radicals, The convention agreed to
the calling of n general Convention of
the miners at future date. ut which
; time the action of any reasons for that
action by the general committee will be
fully explained. The opponents of
|. acceptance of the presidents plan
made their fight principally on the
theory that only n general convention
of the mine workers had power tf
call off the strike.
|. Two statements were given out fol
y lowing adjournment of the conference
y by Attorney General a. Mitchell Pal
q mer, who first submitted the presi
10 dents proposal To Acting Preslden
l. Lewis and Secretary-Treasurer Greer
lie at conference in Washington Satur
n day and came to Indianapolis Monda.
r. to await the outcome of consideration
r. of the plan by the miners general com
NJ mittee. Mr.. Palmer expressed hi
Id qualification ut the decision of tn
United Mine Workers and commende,
& MIR. Lewis and Mr.. Green for "thei
s. wise and patriotic action"
10 Mr.. Palmer's second statement, Is
e. sued ast evening. follows;
~ The miners at their meeting thi
d. afternoon accepted the presidents Pre-
o. posal exactly as written. and | under
e. stand the operators committee has IN
lg nnunced their acceptance of it. 1t pre-
n vides for the immediate general II
| I'm, oil liS,tt i..t
he upon the basis which obtained Oct. 3
1919. except us to wages. which are I
to be IA per cent higher than mt tina
he date. This means that the men sha
IN be taken back To work In all mines
or the positions and upon the terms ,
,c- their contracts of employment the
rs existing, and Ii is confidently expec
ell that the mine owners will aceede
the governments earnest request tn;
he status quo of October ~ he promp
IN re-estahlshed in order that peac
full relations between employer an
IA employee In all parts of the mimi
'o fields may be Immediately resume
ae | ann asking the governors of all co
mining states to cooperate in the c
- fort 10 bring this about"
'ei Two statements We're given out |
IT. international officials of the miner
ee' one OF them having been prepared
,e' the meeting yesterday afternoon.
ny Inunounce the decision. The other stat
VI ment was dictated to newspaper m,
by Acting President Lewis.