Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-09
MINERS ACCEPT
PRES|DENT'SP[AN
SETTLE STRIKE
White House Receives Word
From Attorney General
Palmer.
PROCEEDINGS PUT OVER
IN CONTEMPT ACTION

IN CONTEMPT ACTION
Impaneling of Jury in Antitrust
Investigation Is Also
Delayed.
President Wilson's pro-
posal for settlement of the
coal strike was agreed to to-
day by the representatives of
the United Mine Workers of
America, the White House
was Informed this afternoon
by Attorney General Palmer
at Indianapolis.
By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS. December 9.-Miners
and government officials continued
this morning in their refusal to make
public the terms Of the proposal made
b. President Wilson Saturday night
on which hinges the settlement of the
strike, However, Attorney General
Palmer said that he would have a
statement to make later in the day.
The meeting of the miners this
afternoon was called for 2 o'clock.
was no indication of the length OF
time the miners would consume In
discussion of the proposals Miners
officials. however. expressed conn-
dence that the executive board and
scale committee will approve any
course which had been acceptable to
Acting President Lewis and Secre-
tary-Treasurer Green. The officials
agreed in their Washington confer
ence to urge the proposal as basis
coal industry.
While the Attorney General would
not comment on the statement he
said would be given out this after
noon it is believed that the govern
ment's part in the settlement expect
ed this afternoon will be set forth
fully.
Contempt Case Hearing Put Over.
Hearing on the charges of contempt
of court. filed against eighty-four gem
eral and district officials of the United
Mine Workers of America, was post
United States District Judge A. b
Anderson on motion OF C.. b. Ames for
the government. when the case was
called here today.
The miners officials, fncluuing ACT"
ing President John L. Lewis and Sec.
retary-treasurer William Green Of
the International organization, were
charged in information filed by United
States District Attorney L. Ert Slack
and Dan W. Simms, special assistant,
with violating the temporary injunc-
ton granted by Judge Anderson. re-
straining them from encouraging or
furthering the strike of 100000
bituminous coal miners of the country.
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ing the outcome of the meeting OF
miners officials here this afternoon to
act on the plan Of President Wilson
for ending the strike.
Jury Drawing Postponed.
United States District Attorney
Slack moved the poseponement of the
empaneling of the federal grand jury.
summoned by Judge Anderson to in
vestigate alleged violations of the
Lever act and antitrust laws by OPP
orators miners and coal dealers, and
the court fixed Wednesday, December
II. as the date.
The postponement of the contempt
hearing also included the cases of the
two local unions at Clinton. Ind.
which were named in a separate in
formation.
The court proceedings were opened
this morning by Judge Ames, who
briefly reviewed the legal phases of
the strike situation and called atten-
ton to the prospects for settlement of
the strike. His statement. however,
gave no indication of intention on the
part of the government to dismiss the
proceedings against the miners.
When the government instituted
contempt proceedings against the Of
ficials of the United Mine Workers of
America" Judge Ames said lit
thought the measures justified. and
still entertains this opinion. How
ever. have been advised that a
meeting will be held this afternoon
to consider settlement of the strike,
and the government expects that the
miners will take steps TO comply with
the order of the court for termination
of the strike, and there will be speedy
and complete resumption of work in
the mines. In view of these facts
therefore. the government would re-
quest that the court postpone the
hearing on charges until next Tues
day, December 16."
Judge Anderson made no comment
on the request of the government or
statements by attorneys for the
miners that this course met their ap-
proval, but merely announced that the
hearing would be continued until the
date specified Likewise he agreed to
request by United States District
Attorney Slack that the session Of the
federal grand jury called to investi-
gate alleged violations of the Lever
law and antitrust acts be postponed
until Wednesday. December IT.