Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-20

added ihat the circular of the miners
was written I'm THE language OF
hope"
Senator Frelinghuysen read a trans
script OF DR.. Gaifield's testimony be-
fore the committee, in which the for
mer fuel administrators said the pan
adopted differed fundamentally from
the one he proposed,
sees No Difference.
1--WE never been able to see amy
difference, Mr. Palmer said "eAcept
that ar. Garfield calls his commission
! consultative body and our agreement
calls II n commission
"Bv wlrat authority coul3 your com
mission TX wages? Senator Town
send asked
"OnN by agreement operators and
/ miners agreeing TO follow the 'eomIfls-
SONS findings IN a new wage agree
ment,n Mr. Palmer said. This COM
mission has no power to make a wage
contract which you can enforceI'
| Senator Townsend asked
Mr. Palmer aeqliesced
Senator Townsend read newspaper
re ports of statements made by Alex
ander Howat, president of the KAN
sas district union, to the effect that
| promises had been made by the gov
ernment to Lewis and Green under
which the miners would get more than
q 8 per cent increase.
~ want to know if you ever offered
any inducement TO the union officials
| for q settlement of the strike, which is
not named in the memorandum Of
agreement" he said
absolutely none" Mr., Palmer re-
No idea Of Personnel.
Nothing was said as TO the men
who were going ON the commission
created under it?" Senator Townsend
persisted
Nothing except they were to be
the biggest and brainiesL men we
could get" Mr.. Palmer replied.
lie added that he had no idea who
would be named on the commission.
! Mr.. Palmer told of the conference
with Lewis and Green and his subse-
uuent meeting with Secretary Glass
| Dr. Garfield and Director General
| Hines at his own home where the pres
idents statement was discussed. lie
again declared the statement was not
| drawn up primarily TO present 10 the
miners,
Senator Townsend read a copy of a
i1etter to Palmer from Dr. Garfield
written the day after this conference,
expressing fear that Lewis and Green
pwere going away thinking they can
accomplish indirectly what they have
F.! failed to do directly"
| This letter had been read to Lewis
and Green. Mr.. Palmer said, adding
! that he understood Dr.. Garfield. after
| the conference at mis- home, was will
ing to have q commission substituted
lif he as fuel administrator, was a
}stumbling block for the settlement"
! Nor governments Opinion.
| CDR Garfield seems to think that
| the Ia per cent increase is an frreVo-
cable decision of the government Mr.,
| Palmer said. while the presidents
| statement assumed that II is merely an
| opinion or the fuel administrator to
I be considered by the commission in
! connection with the secretary Of la
| boris suggestion that 81 per cent in
crease is fair"
| Senator townsend introduced a tele-
gram sent by Green to Palmer Decem-
! Der g., suggesting that the government
set aside Or. Garfie'l and settle the
| strike on the basis of the 3 per cent
| increase proposed by Secretary Will
| son. He asked If Mr.. Palmer had re-
| sponded
ri did not" was the reply. Mr..
| Palmer added that he had prepared an
answer, a copy of which he had given
\ TO DR.. Garfield, but had not sent it.
| This uusent message said that in the
| light of present information the pub
| lie SHOULD not be required to pay more
! for fuel in order to satisfy the de-
mands of the miners"
"Why didn't you want me to see the
| telegram" Senator Townsend de-
mandeG.
because it was never sent" Mr.
! Palmer replied. ''and it's the kind OF
thing ordinarily torn up"