The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-06
CONGRESS ASKED
To TAKE THIS STEP
TO HELP PEOPLE
Fuel Administration Re-
opens His Wartime
Office for Business
COMPERS CALLED
BY OPERATORS
They Declare His Latest
Statement Goes Light
" From One Inaccur-
acy TO Another

Washington, Nov. 5--Govern-,ent
operation Of the coal mines for one
year or Ms much longer az may be
necessary for the public was pro
posed in congress today as a solu-
t!or of the coal strike
The proposal was made in a reso-
luton introduced by Representative
Burke, of Pittsburg It directs the
president to take over and operate
the mines. effect a. satisfactory ware
and working agreement with the
miners. and to sell the coal at actual
cost to the public plus a reasonable
return to the mine owners
In its general idea, that Of gov
eminent settlement OF coal diricul-
ties, the resolution Is IN accord
with growing conviction In gov
Ornamental circles that even II the
injunction against the miners lead
ers is made permanent, coal trou-
ties will not be at an end and that
the government will have to work
cut tie problem,
All the developments today tend
toward the conclusion that a dead
lcek exists, and that there is little
hope for bringing the miners and
the mine operators together 70. ne.
gotiations before Saturday. when tire
governments application for per
ranent Injunction will be argued
in indianapolis
At the department Of Justice u
was stated that Judge c. F. Adams.
who will represent the government
1uld leave tonight for Indianapolis
arriving there tomorrow afternoon.
The sttnsre~- -ensTaEs aas~er e.
the statement Of President Gornuars
% the American Federation of La
Dor. that negotiations could ouic KY
be renewed Il the injunction were
vacated was made BY Judge Anes in
the following words.
VIOLATION OF LAW
The strike is violation ot
. LAW A. lo-Ss asst *1asSr es .ssns-..
are going to proceed to the
courts. The DISPUTE between the
mine owners and the workers in
an entirely different auA%.fo.
The government cannot tolerate
a continued violation ~ the law
such as this strike would con-
stitute"
The additional statement vas
made ar the se-artr1ant 81 Justice
that the next move rests with labor.
and that II abor wants the injunc-
ton vacated, the first and uncondi-
t!ona' prerequisite is that the strike
order be withdrawn
Edgar Wallace, legislative renre-
sentative 81 the miners In washing.
'cH. sold tonight
This is not strike arainst the
country II is a strike for our share
Of proce eds rr4de by the operators
and which the operators should have
recognized
The charge was made thet II was
a strike ~ leaders That n is not a
*,rike - leaders is shown by the
fact that the men are on strike The
restraining order was issued aftsr
the strike order was issued and yet
the men are going ahead
The tying up Of the funds by
the government will not arec. the
strikers as much as Is claimed It
will only increase resentment and
resistance, The minors subscribed
sle,noo,ona tr liberty bonds The
government has tied up the money
which the miners loaned II in the
wa
In = statement DENYING seriatim
charges made by President Comp
rrs, the executive committee Of the
hitun1inous coal operators Of the
central competitive aeld concludes
Statistical information Of this
-ort, because of its couplextty can
ron he accurately presented or ana
l'-Trd in the public press Il -an.
however. be presented 70 ara ana
lYzs6 hv a proper tribunal which can
call aefore II proper representatives.
of all interested parties IN order to
secure detailed explanation Of al
points at issue
The operators stand ready to pre-
sent such information on these sui
iccts at any place and ~ airy time
before such proper tribunal as
suggested by President Wilson"
GOVERNMENT DIGS IN.
Despite the predictions that the
miners will return to work if tia
injunction Is made permanent and
that the strike will fail in the end,
there we're several evidences toA1v
that the government is digging IN
in anticipation OF a prolonged strue-
gle.
Government officials characterize
the reports of the situation at the
beginning Of the week as too
"rc.sy'' while representatives OF tho
mine owners declare that they dc
rot underestimate the temper OF
the hghting makeup OF the miners
who as individuals have taken the
strike in their own hands
President Wilson renewed the
blanket order which was issued 4.
the outbreak OF the war giving
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