The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-10
Walk Out Of 100000
Miners Begun Five
Weeks Ago Is
Terminated.
WILSON ORDER EFFECTIVE
Proposition Was Accepted by
Officials at About
8 O'Clock.

indianapolis, Dec. lO.-(A.
P.)-The strike Of. 100000 BIZ
tuminohs coal miners of the
country was settled here today
when the general committee of
the United Mine Workers of
America agreed to accept the
plan offered by President Will
son.
The members voted to accept
:, the proposal of President Wilson
/ shortly before 3 o'clock this aft
ernoon. At that time it was said
no vote had been taken on the
question Of holding convention
Of the union. The committee
was still in session at that hour.
BACK TO JOBS AT ONCE
The plan provides that the
miners shall return to work at
once at an increase of IA per
cent. in wages; that committee
Of three persons be appointed to
investigate and determine within
sixty tl,vs if possible a basis for
a new wage agreement. The
conference was made up of in
ternational and district officials
end members of the executive
board and scale committee of
Tho organization.
Keegan's Announcement.
Washington, Dee. 10.--John
~. Keegan, Of the United States
employees compensation com
mission, advised Secretary Tu-
n,ulty Iat the White House this
afternoon that Secretary Green,
Of the miners union had in
formed, him over the long dis
tance telephone from Indianap-
oils that the presidents proposal
for settlement of the bitunlinous
coal strike had been accepted.
Mr.. Kec9an had arranged for
a direct telephone wire between
the White House and the hall in
IndianaDolis where the miners
met and said that the message
|yfrom Green was received about
:15 PM, eastern time. Mr..
kecgan said he had arranged the
conference between the miners
officials and Atty.Gen. Palmer
last Saturday.
Mr.. Kecgan said he had ar
ranged with Secretary Green to
call him over the special tele-
phone wire the instant the min
ers acted finally. He went to
the White house early this morn
ing to await word from Indian
apolis.
Miners Side of Matter
The miners, in a statement given
out by Acting President John l..
Lewis, of the United Mine Workers,
declared that the presidents proposal
was agreed to because it contains a
definite. concrete and practical
method for adjustment of the miners
claim for Increased wages. 1t also
states that the United Mine Workers
have full confidence in the president
of the United States and a profound
regard for his will and Judgment.
Neither operators nor miners will
he allowed to change the basis and
no discrimination by the coal opera
bors will be permitted 1t was these
|ssecific propositions, it. was said,
which made the proposal acceptable
to the miners.
1t was stated after the citing that
an extra session of the neral con-
vention of the miners p sably would
be held later. but that Nothing def
mite was decided upon.
The terms of the set. r. as
agreed to by the miners, provloe for
immediate return to work at IA Ie"
cent. increase in wages over the war
time scale aginst continuation of
which the miners struck. Operation
Of the mines will be resumed, except
as to wages on the same basis which
was obtained prior to the strike.
President Wilson was advised i'm
mediatel yafter news came of the
settling of the coal strike. The word
passed quickly in official circles and
administration officers frankly eX-
pressed their relief 1t was said there
would be no statement from the
White House.