The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-09
PALMER SEES
STRIKE END
IN NEE TING
Attorney General Tells White
House He Is Confident MIN
ers Will Acquiesce m Pres
ident's Plan.
MINE HEADS CONFER

MINE hEAUS CUMFER
fBy Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. "a telegrsm
from Attorney-General Palmer, at In
d1anapolis received today at the White
House. saying the miners certainly
would accept President Wilson's plan
for q settlement Of the strike was mis-.
interpreted by oflcials there az saying
the miners had accepted the plan. and
led to such an announcement. A cor
rectton was made Immediately after
ward. H
The text of Mr. Palmers telegram
as finally given out with the correc.
tions. reads:
central time. Contempt proceedings
have been continued for one week.
The miners will meet at O'Clock and
promptly acquiesce on presidents
PLAN
e, INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. s.-The presi.
dents proposal to the striking coal
miners. as announced this afternoon
by Attorney General Palmer here. pro-
vtdes for immediate return to work by
the men under the IA per cent advance
and appointment of commission to
investigate and readjust wages to con-
form with the increased cost Of living.
Mr.. Palmer's announcement was
made Immediately after the miners
went into session to consider the pro-
posal agreed upon at the Washington
conference. The attorney-general ex-
pressed confidence that the miners
would accept and work would be re.
Cd IN hA kA1x T
Mr.. Palmer gave out a memoran.r
dunn and also copies of the presidents
proposal. both of which were agreed
to by acting president Lewis and Sec
retary-Treasurer Green Of the mine
workers, Saturday night.
Mr.. Palmer's statement, given out
| at 2:30 o'clock follows:
"The president Saturday was about
| to issue q statement to the country re-
citing the facts in relation to the strike
situation and making an appeal to the
miners to go back to work.
| "Mr. Lewis and Mr.. Green called on
me that day and showed them the
presidents statement. They finally
agreed to its terms as far a. they
were concerned and called q meeting
of their official boards to consider IT,
at which time they agreed to urge its
acceptance. 49, =
"A memorandum was prepared, tn
form being agreed to by Mr.. Lewis
and myself embodying in brief the
presidents proposal and the action
which should be taken by the miners
The presidents statement will be pre-
sented to the miners this afternoon
and I am assured that the action in
dicated will be taken"
At o'clock the committee of min
ers was still in session and no word
had come from the meeting as to what
would be the final action on the presi-
dents proposal.
The memorandum. embodying In
brief the presidents proposal. and
agreed to by Mr.. Lewis and Mr.. Pal
mer in Washington, as given out by
the latter follows:
I'm accordance with the request OF
the president as contained in his
statement of Dec. 6, the miners will
Immediately return to work with the
IA per cent. increase in wages which
is already in effect.
Immediately upon general resump-
tion of operations, which shall be in
all districts, except as to wages, upon
the basis which obtained on Oct. 81,
1919. the president will appoint a
commission of persons. one OF whom
shall be a practical miner and one Of
whom shall be mine owner or oper-
ator in active business. which COM
mission will consider further ques-
tions Of wages and working conditions
as well as profits Of operators and
proper prices for coal, readjusting
both wages and prices II it shall so
decide, including differential and in
.ternal conditions within and between
districts. It's report will be made
within 60 days if possible and will be
accepted as the basis OF a new wage
agreement. the effective date and dur
/ alton OF which shall also be deter
| mined by the cor-~-'~eion."
INDIANAPOL. zee. 9.-Hearing
on the charges of contempt Of court
filed against 81 general and district
officials OF the United Mine Workers
of America was postponed until Tues
day morning by United States Dis
trict Judge A. B. Anderson. on motion
| of the government, when the case was
called here today.
The miners officials, including John
L. Lewis. acting president, and Viii.
liam Green, secretary-treasurer Of the
international organization, were charg.
ed in information filed by United
States District Attorney L. Ert Slack
and Dan w. Simms, special assistant.
with violating the temporary injunc'
tion granted by Judge Anderson. re.
straining them from encouraging OF
futhering the strike of 100000 bitumf'
nous coal miners Of the country.
The postponement was taken pend.
ing the outcome of the meeting Of
mine officials here this afternoon. to
act on the plan of President Wilson
for ending strike. The plan was sub
mitted to President Lewis and Mr
Green by Attorney-Gen Palmer
in Washington last Saturday.
II WASHINGTON. Dec. 9-SecretaFy
H wilson today sent telegram to John
L. Lewis, acting president OF thu
United Mine Workers Of America, urg
III ing the miners to accept Presiden'
Wilson's proposal tor settlement o
II the coal strike.
| The miners representatives are Il
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