Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-08
White House Sees
Strike Settlement
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mission to be appointed by the Presi
dent.
Some assurances are said to have
been given as to the personnel of the
commission, the method of obtaining
data which will be put before 1t, and
other points which are reported TO have
induced the miners to consider their
prospects under ii more favorable than
~they otherwise would be.
IN The Senate labor committee deferred
action on the resolution calling for con
gressiona investigation Of the coal
strike as it did not desire to interfere
in negotiations between the government
and miners which promise TO end the
strike, Chairman Kenyon said.
Indianapolis. Dec. S.-(By A. P.)--,
The federal grand jury, summoned by
United States District Judge a. II.
Anderson 10 Investigate alleged viola
tions OF the Lever act aud anti trust
laws by operators, miners and conl
dealers in connection with the bitumi
nous coal strike. will not be imuaneed
today. United States District Attorn~T
l.. Ert Slack announced today He
. said this step had been postponed until
10 O'Clock tomorrow.
While announcing that the convening
OF the grand jury had been POSTPONED
until tomorrow, Mr.. Slack would not
say that the jury would be impaneed
at that time. 1t was indicated that the
calling together Of the Investigators
would depend uDcn conferences today
with Attorney General Palmer and
others. who We're to arrive here from
Washington about noon.
l,n
governmcnt's compromise to end the coal
strike must include acceptance by the
miners Of Fuel Administrator Garhe)d's s
proposal for Il Ia per cent wage increase,
in the opinion of Thomas L. Brewster,
chairman of the coal operators scale
committee, who returned from Wash
ington late last night
""The "A per cent raise c1ualizes the
miners wages with the cost of living
Increase. but we will make any adjust
rnents. the proposed investigating COM
mittee decides are due the men over
the ID per cent raise" said Mr.. Brew
ster. 1--WE have accepted Doctor Gar
fields proposal in its entirety and VIC
expect to abide by it. i"
Chicago, Dec. Shy A. P.)--
Hundreds Of passenger trains were
Withdrawn from service on the railroads
of the country today, mostly in the
Middle West. South and Southwest. in
accordance with Instructions issued last
week by the railroad administration, and
hundreds of other trains had been
ordered annulled on next Wednesday,
chiefly in the East, as result of the
coal miners strike.
In New England alone orders we're
out canceling nearly 800 trains on
Wednesday, dozens are to be discou
ktpuod in papnS uly5uDiu pDI
q Canadian railroads have felt the coal
shortage to such an extent that thirty
1 FIVE additional passenger trains were
taken off including the crack trans =
continental limited of the Canadian
Pacific. The reduction of passenger
service in the United States since the
strike began November | amounts TO
approximately one third of the total ,
and in Canada q saving of 324 900
y train miles per month has been effected.
A cold wave, accompanied by snow,
prevailed today in the Rocky Mountain
region, making the distribution of the
limited, coal supply difficult.
Detroit, Dee. Shy A. p.l--The
livelihood of a quarter Of million fac
tory workers in Michigan cities after
! Wednesday or Thursday depends Oh
the outcome of the miners conference
at Indianapolis tomorrow. Nearly 100,
I, 900 workers, it was estimated. were
idle in Detroit and other industrial
centers today as a result of Il half time
! factory schedule, and manufacturers
claim to foresee n general shutdown
during the week unless in the mean
= time a settlement of the strike and
promise of normal fuel supply are
forthcoming.
Pittsburgh, Dec S.-(By A. P.)---
Philip Murray. president of District
No. s., United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, will leave here tonight for Indian =
apolis with seventeen other members OF