Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-11

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pute for years.
U. S. Officials Pleased
Government officials were we'll
pleased with the outcome of their
efforts for q settlement of the
miners controversy and indications
to-day were that charges of con-
tempt of court for alleged violation
of the Federal Court injunction
against furtherance of the strike,
eighty-four International and dis
trict officials who were made de-
PENDANTS in the proceedings.
Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer, who came' here Monday
afternoon to advise with govern
ment attorneys in connection with
the court proceedings against the
! union leaders, left Indianapolis this
morning for French Lick Springs.
Ind. He will leave there for Wash
! ington tomorrow.
To Hold Probe
The Federal Grand Jury investiga-
ton of charges of violation of the
Lever act and antitrust laws, sched-
uled to start last Monday, but post
poned until December Z, will pro-
ceed when the jurors appear next
Wednesday, according to the best
information available. The probe
will be nationwide in its extent, it
is declared, and will invoke both
operators and miners.
The charges of contempt against
the mine workers officials which it
is believed will be dropped, are set
for hearing next Tuesday morning.
The action ends II tieup of the
coal industry of more than five
weeks duration and one which was
more far reaching in its effects than
any other in the history of the
country. AS a result of the strike
the country was fast approaching
complete shutdown of industry and
widespread suffering among its 100.-
100000 inhabitants. .I
The decision of the miners came
yesterday afternoon, after many
hours of debate, in which the radi-
cal element in the general commit
tee made incendiary speeches against
operators and others interested in
settlement of the strike. and for a
time threatened to defeat efforts to
settle the strike at this time. The
conservative element, led by Acting
President John L. Lewis and Secre-
tary-Treasurer William Green, gain
ed control of the situation yesterday
morning. and succeeded in putting
down practically all opposition by
the time the question came to a
vote.
To, Call Convention
One concession was made to the
radicals. The convention agreed to
the calling of a general convention
of the miners at n future date, at
which time the action OF and rea-
sons for the general committee will
be fully explained. The opponents
nf opnnnfnnnn nf tho ppnci6nntfG nln n
made their fight principally on the
theory that only general conven-
ton of the mine workers had power
to call off the strike.
Members of the general commit
tee last night stea dfastly refused TO
make public the name of the dele
gate who cast the one dissenting
vote.
Two statements were given out
following adjournment of the con-
ference by Attorney General a.
Mitchell Palmer, who first submitted
the Presidents proposal to Acting
President Lewis and Secretary
Treasurer Green at u conference in
Washington last Saturday, and came
to Indianapolis Monday to await the
outcome of consideration of the plan
by the miners general committee.
Palmer's Statements
Mr.. Palmer's first statement eX-
pressed his qualification at the de-
cision of the United Mine Workers
and commended Mr.. Lewis and Mr..
Green for their wise and patriotic
action"
A supplemental statement issued
said
THE miners at their meeting ac-
cepted the Presidents proposal ex-
actly as written, and ] understand
the operators committee have an
nounced their acceptance of 1t. 1t
provides for the immediate general
resumption of operations in all dis
tricts upon the basis which obtained
on October 81, 1919, except as to
wages, which are to be IA per cent.
higher than at that date. This
means that the men shall be taken
back to work in all mines in the po-
sitions and upon the terms of their
contracts then existing; and it is
confidently expected that the mine
owners will accede to the govern
ments earnest request that the
status quo of October 81 be prompt
ly re-established in order that peace
full relations between employer and
employe in all parts of the mining
fields may be Immediately resumed.
coal mining states to cooperate in
the effort to bring this about"
Expressing qualification that the
strike was ended, a statement was
given out here by local operators,
with the announcement that it had
been obtained by long distance tele-
phone from the executive commit
tee of the National Bituminous Coal
Operators Association in Washing
ton. The statement follows:
Operators Pleased, Too
I'VE are pleased that the miners
have voted to return to work and
that the public can be promptly
supplied with coal. Realizing the
| imperative public need of coal in
large quantities the operators stand
ready now as in the past, to bend
all their energies toward a maxi
mum production. beginning at once"
Two statements were given out by
international officials of the miners,
one of them having been prepared
during the meeting, to announce the
decision. The other statement was
dictated to newspaper men hy Act
ing President Lewis.
Mr.. Lewis statement declared that
the action of the general committee