Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-12-08
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 7.-Gov-
ernment officials and representatives
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea professed ignorance tonight of the
terms of the proposal for settlement of
the strike Of coal miners of the coun-
try, agreed upon last night in Wash
ington by officials of the miners and
Palmer and Joseph
Tumulty, the presidents secretary.
Henry S. Mitchell, special assistant
to Mr.. Palmer, who is in Indianapolis
to assist the United States district
attorney in the investigation of alleged
violations Of the Lever act and anti
trust laws, said that he had received
no advices from Washington since the
conference last night. He would ven
ture no opinion as to whether the con-
tempt proceedings against heads of
the miners union would be dismissed
or postponed.
Attorneys for the miners said they
had no idea as to the proposal made
in Washington and they could not
predict what effect the agreement
would have on the court proceedings
here.
Ellis Searles, editor Of the United
Mine Workers Journal would only re-
iterate his statement of early this
morning that whatever proposal had
proved acceptable to Acting President
John L. Lewis and Secretary Treas
urer William Green in Washington
would be endorsed by the executive
board of the miners when it meets
here Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Searles
said Mr.. Lewis and Mr. Green were
not expected to reach Indianapolis be-
fore tomorrow morning and that ir
the meantime miners officials expected
no information on the Washington
agreement
Combine to Restrict Production.
A special session of the federal grand
| jury is scheduled to start at 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning to take up charges
of conspiracy on the part of miners and
operators to limit the production OF
coal. Action against the coal men will
be sought under both the Lever and
antitrust acts, and according to at
torneys for the government, the in
vestigation will extend to every Sec
ton Of the country in which bitumi-
nous coal miners are on strike. Ac-
cording to government attorneys they
have evidence that the operators moi
/ i
| violation of government statutes, but
! they have formed a combination of op.
orators alone, intended to limit tht
production of coal
The operators have declared tha'
they welcome an investigation of tn,
charges against them. asserting tha
such probe will prove the inaccurac,
of allegations that they have JOINED
a conspiracy to limit production
Miners officials have remained silen
with regard to the approaching inves
| tigation.
The contempt charges set for Tues
day morning were brought on infor.
nation charging that the miners of
ficials had violated the Injunction is
sued here by United States Distric
Judge A. B. Anderson against encour
agement of the strike. Eighty-four in
| ternational or district officials of tn
mine workers are involved in the cas-
and In addition specific charges o
violation of the injunction by paymen
of strike benefits have been institute,
against 13 officials of two local union
Of Clinton. Indiana.
The coal situation in the state is in
, creasing in gravity and with the in
stitution tomorrow of measures
i ordered by the regional coal directo
J for the Allegheny region for curtail
ment OF power furnished to industria
consumers classed as non essential,
majority of manufacturing plant