Evening star., 1919-11-11
Secretary Wilson to
Call Factions in
Wage Parley.
PRESIDENT LIKELY
TO RENEW OFFER
Way Open for Peace
full Processes, Says
Mr.. Palmer.

to negotiate wage agreement, y
Secretary of Labor Wilson said
today, after meeting of Presi-
dent Wilson's cabinet.
1t also was said at the White
House today that President Will
son probably will telegraph both
the coal operators and officials
of the United Mine Workers,
asking them to get together and
settle their differences. The
President probably will, at the
same time, renew his offer of the
services of the government to-
ward mediation.
Mr.. Palmer Makes Statement
Attorney General Palmer, on leav-
ing the cabinet meeting, made this
statement:
Ny information is that the miners
have submitted to the court the form
of an order canceling and withdraw
ing the strike order The strike or
der having been withdrawn. there
fore, the Secretary of Labor will to-
day invite the operators and miners
negotiate an adjustment of their con-
troversy.
II have. been assuming at all times
that the miners organization would
obey the law when it was called to
their attention in the way it has
been, and l am glad they justified
this assumption.
THE way is now open to settle
ment by the peaceful processes which
should always be employed in set
tlement of such disputes. without in
Jury to the general public"
A. F. of L. Men Surprised.
Oficials of the American Federation
of Labor showed surprise. but would
not comment. They said state
ment might be issued later by Presi-
dent Gompers or the executive coun-
Gil of the federation.
The executive council was to meet
this afternoon and it was said at
federation headquarters that no state
ment on the strike settlement would be
forthcoming in advance of the meeting.
Some administration officers said the
miners action had put the issue
suuarely up to the coal operators.
Representatives of the operators here,
however. had no statement to make,
explaining that any pronouncement
would come from Thomas T. Brew wster
of St. Louis, head of the scale COM
mittee.
Mr.. BreWster's Statement.
~, praueter on his arrival here
TODAY from st. Louis, said:
$50 far as the operators are con-
cerned. the situation is unchanged.
we have always been ready to resume
negotiations with the miners when
the strike was called of"
Mr. brewster was in conference to-
day with a number of operators, who
came here with him, and later they
went to the office of Fuel Administra-
tor Garfield.
Coal Distribution to Go On.
Despite the announcement by
union leaders that the strike would
be called off. the railroad admins
tration's coal distributing organiza-
ton will continue to function until
"a majority of the strikers return to
work" officials Of the central coal
committee said, explaining that so
far as the work of the distributing
organization was concerned the
strike would not have ended until
something like normal production
had been restored.
Coal Stock in Reserve.
officials gave the first intimation
of the reserve coal stocks after hear
ing of the announcement of the
miners officials. Director General
Hines estimated that the coal held
under supervision of the central coal
committee aggregated about 15,000,-
600 tons. This, together with coal
in storage, and at tidewater bunker
ing stations constituted what was
estimated as thirty-day supply for do
mestic consumption
The daily production, however, dur
ing the strike augmented this supply
somewhat. officials said. Figures for
the bituminous output on November
G, the only day for which the produc-
tion was made public, show that ap-
proximately 486,000 tons were loaded
from mines. Normal daily production
before the strike was estimated by
railroad administration officials at
1857 900 tons.
Leaders Here Surprised.
Labor leaders here who got their
first word from Indianapolis through
press dispatches were distinctly sur
prised by the turn of events. Frank
Morrison, secretary of the American
Federation of Labor. when told of the
announcement by Acting President
Lewis of the miners organization, re-
fused to say anything.
Edgar Wallace, legislative repre-
sentative of the miners, who had been
waiting for hours to hear what hap
pened, likewise was silent, and other
officials at federation headquarters
declined to comment on the settle
ment.
Predicts "Chaos" for a Time.
There was much discussion among
labor leaders as to how the miners
themselves might view the action of
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