The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-10
Miners Accept
Wilson's Offer
OFFICIALLY
PROCLAIMED
Newspapers First to Get Story
of Strike, Settlement.
News Spreads.

ihdldiioPOiiSt iDCSs VI ~.
Atty y.-Gen. Palmer announces coal
strike settled.
The conference announced accept
ance at 1928 p. m.'
A copy of the Washington dispatch
telling of the settlement Of strike was
sent into the miners conference room
at 1928 p. m.
Acting President John L. Lewis, of
the miners, returned the copy to the
correspondents with the. announce
ment that an official statement would
be issued by the miners within a
short time.
Acting President John l.. Lewis.
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
! lea, announced at 1928 o'clock this
afternoon that the miners delegates
had voted to end the coal strike on
the terms suggested by President
Wilson.
The private secretary to Judge c.
B. Ames, assistant to Atty.-Gen. A.
Mitchell Palmer, announced this
afternoon that he had "heard from
newspaper correspondents and other
sources that the miners had unani-
mously accepted President Wilson'S
proposal for settlement of the coal
strike"
Judge Ames was not at his office
at the time, and could not be located.
Efforts of newspaper correspond
ents to verify the Washington report
at the miners headquarters failed.
Acting President Lewis, of the
miners, and Secretary Green, were
in conference and could not be
reached.
At Green's office here it was said
nothing was known of a settlement.
1t was announced at the American
Federation of Labor headquarters
late this afternoon that a telephone
message from Indianapolis declared
that the coal strike has been settled.
The two announcements of settle
ment of the strike made here late this
afternoon are, understood to have
been based on telephone communi-
cations from William Green, secre
tary Of the mine workers. The in
formation received here declares that
the executive committee IN Indian
apolis has voted unanimously to ac-
cept President Wilson'S proposal.
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation of Labor, held
long distance telephone communi-
cation prior to the announcement
made at the American Federation OF
Labor headquarters that information
had been received that the strike was
settled.
The miners accepted the proposition
of the president of the United States
without reservation.
The settlement terms call for the
Immediate return to work of the min
ers with the wage increase of IA per
cent over the present wage scale.
The appointment by President Will
son of a commission of three men,
one a miEer, one an operator, to in
vestigate the coal situation with the
view of further increasing the min
ers' wage if found warranted.
PaImer's Statement.
Atty. Gen. Palmers statement fol-
lows:
1.-THE coal strike is settled as the
government wanted it settled. When
Messrs. Lewis and Green came to see
me Saturday restated what the gov
ernment's position had been from the
beginning and insisted on their ac-
auiesence. They finally agreed to it.
They have now persuaded the officers
OF tnblT OTSuuILdliOll lliit NV ciNN
alton calls for compliance with the
courts order and the government S
wishes, and am certain that all the
miners in the country will cheerfully
acuuiesce in the decision of their
leaders. | desire to publicly com
mend the wise and patriotic action OF
Mr.. Lewis. Mr.. Green and their as
sociates. I am, of course, glad OF
the outcome, which is one the entire
country will approve. Mining VIII be
quickly resumed at once, the danger
of distress and suffering during the
winter is passed, the authority of the
governmont has been recognized ana
upheld, the supremacy of the law
has been established and a precedent
of incalculable value has been set for
the peaceful, orderly and lawful ad-
iustment OF industrial disputes.