Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-12-12
GARFIELD 0. KS
RAISEFOR MINERS
Fuel Administrator Approves
Onio's Plan for 20 Per
Cent Increase.
OPPOSE RAISE IN PRICES
Declares Government Will Not Object
if Increase Can Be Given Without
Boosting Cost of Coal-South-
west Outlook Brighter.

Washington. Dec. 9-"Not one cent
can be added to the price of coal to
finance any increases in the wages OF
miners" Fuel Administrator CARRIED
declared, after reading press dls-
patches that Gov. Cox of Ohio had pro-
posed that miners and operators III
that state compromise on the basis OF
a 20 per cent advance in pay for the
men.
DR.. Garfield indicated that the gov
eminent would interpose no objection
if the increase could be given without
advancing coal prices.
There will be no increase in the
present price of coal as fixed under
the Lever act" DR.. Garfield said. mo
matter what local arrangements ana
agreements are put into effect"
He added that his position was abb
solutely unchanged from that taken
on Nov. 26 with the authorization OF
the cabinet.
Dl. Garfield explained then, In sug-
costing the IA per cent advance, which
the miners promptly rejected, that ne
was not fixing wage scales, and had
no authority to do so. He indicated
that the increase suggested was merely
that which the operators were able
% grant without advancing the price
IF coal which the government has
fixed.
rrho ,ro,,o,.,,, ,,,r+ hos ,,ndor consider
alton additional suggestions for reliev-
ing the acute coal shortage in those
parts of the country where industries
are reported as facing a paralysis Of
activity.
DR.. Garfield is in control of the coal
situation. Through him the various
governmental departments have been
co-ordinated in an effort to make the
most of bad situation created by the
soft coal miners walkout.
Columbus, O., Dec. 9.-Industries
in all parts of the state are currailing
the consumption of coal and a great
many have suspended operation be
cause of the shortage.
Unless production is resumed within
few days, state officials predict that
several hundred thousand workmen in
Ohio will be idle.
Industrial leaders, however, are OPP
timistic and have hopes that Governor
James M. Coxs negotiations with OPP
orators and miners leaders will bring
about q settlement of the strike of the
Ohio miners. Gov. Cox, following con-
ference with operators yesterday, de-
clared the prospects for settlement are
good and conferences will be resumed
Monday
Kansas City, Nd, Dec. kansas
was getting coal in fairly appreciate
quantities through the volunteer plan
today; Missouri expected to be doing
SO by night; Oklahoma, where martial
law has been declared in the coal
producing counties, hopes to be in the
business by Monday; and Arkansas,
reports Indicated. probably will have
launched its mining venture by early
next week.
That apparently summarized the
coal production situation in the South
west early today.
The fuel shortage situation. how
ever, did not show great Improvement,
all reports received here indicating
that an actual famine existed in many
localities. The Kansas City fuel ad-
ministration was revising its fuel re-
strictions upward, there being fur
Their curtailment in manv directions.
Reports of similar action elsewhere
wore received