Arizona republican., 1919-12-13

SenIing out of the instructions con stituted the first step taken by the government i'll the light Of expectation the miners would accept the govern ments strike settlement and return tc work
 Director General Hines. in announc- ing his action, said conditions in the regions varied greatly, and coal still was being shipped from the east to the west, but that removal of restrictions might be shortly justified.
 Many Miners Already at Work.
 The railroad administration received unofficial estimates during the day that from 65 to 70 per cent of the miners had gone back to work. Pri- vate reports to operators said that in Indiana nearly all the men had re- turned but elsewhere good deal of delay was being shown.
 f Fuel Administrator Garfield's resig- nation, sent to President Wilson yes terday, was discussed by White House officials, who expressed the belief that ! it would be accepted though t was not indicated that the president as yet had acted. The work of the fuel ad- ministration, it was said, probably would be transferred to the railroad administration. Dr. Garfield refused to discuss the matter
 ! Operators representing the central I Pennsylvania district, one of the lar ! gest in the United States, were the ! first to act today upon the settlement proposal, and while accepting it, criti- cised it's terms with the utmost vigor
 Criticize Settlement Plan.
 '"The method proposed by Dr. Gar field for settlement of the strike was interfered with by government off cials who know little of the situation '' the operators statement said. "The problem was taken out Of his hands. The public and the operators, as a re- suit have been delivered into the hands of the United Mine Workers
 F. E. Hardness, counsel for the fuel administration announced during the day that prices of coal contracted for by purchasers prior to the resumption of government price fixing could he legally raised to absorb the cost of the 14 per cent increase in miners wages granted under the settlement. Coal mined on contract. it was said, in most cases bore a price below the govern ment maximum of $2.35 per ton mine run, and contracts ordinarily carried clause binding the purchasers to pay additions in labor costs incurred after their making. Fuel administration statistics, it was said, indicated that even after the addition of extra labor costs created by the 14 per cent in crease, the largest portion of the con tract coal still would be sold below the $2.35 maximum.
 The government itself, through the railroad administration, which con sumes normally S1 per cent of the coal mined, will pay the largest amounts under the ruling, it was pointed out
 Director General Hines statement on modification of the conservation orders said:
 The Modification Statement. The conservation order of Decem- Der S, 1919. restricting the use of heat light and power generated or produced from bituminous coal or coke was is- sued to make uniform in all parts ot the country the restrictions which had already been adopted in many parts of the country, and to save coal ano coke. Until the production of bitu. minous coal becomes normal. it i. vitally necessary that it be conserved Tn every way possible and even after \ production reaches normal, it will bt [ necessary to continue to conserve coa i because of the loss in production O 2 between 30 and S5 million tons durina
 the strike. It is important, therefore 2 that the public exercise the greates , caution in the consumption of coal.
 Tt being the desire to remove re , strfeuons just as rapidly as possible , the conservation order of December :. has been modified today to permit tn I resumption as conditions warrant Q
 the supplying of light, heat and powe h restricted by this order Coal is nov i being moved and will continue to b F moved from the east to the west il I large quantities as the relative situa
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