The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-11
Accept Pfesid e nt's
Proposal and Orders
Are Sent Out.
MINES RESUME FRIDAY
Operators Say Shipments
Will Begin Monday to
Meet Shortages.
RESTORE OLD ORDER
Conditions Before Walkout
Prevail With Id Per
Cent Increase.
RESTORE OLD ORDER

INl'lANAbOLlS, Ind, Dee. -
The coal miners strike Is ended
with only one dissenting vote, the
general committee OF the United
Min" Workers of America, In SEES
sion here today voted To accept
President, Wilson's proposal for I'M
mediate return To work pending
final settlement OF their wago con-
iroNcrsy with operators by "A com
mission To be appointed by him.
They accepted the II per cent in
crease.
Tciegrams were sent out tonight
To the 1900 locals OF the union Ivy
international officials OF the miners
instructing the men 10 return to
work Immediately Full Instructions
with regard to the agreement will
be4sent out tomorrow morning.
Operators tonight predicted full
resumption OF operations Friday
and shipment OF coal from the mines
beginning Monday morning.
Al Grntificd.
Miners, operators and government
officials alike we're highly gratified
over the settlement tonight, and all
sides appeared confident Of "A final
satisfactory settlement Of the fight
by the commission.
The action today ends "a tieup
~ the coal industry Of more than
tivc weeks duration and which was
more far-reachng In it's effect than
any other In the history of the
country, AZ Il result OF tho strike
the country was fast approaching a
shutdown OF Industry and wide
spread suffering among its 700. .000,-
600 Inhabitants.
Tho decision OF the miners came
after many hours OF debate, in
which the radical element In the
general committee made incendiary
speeches against operators and 9th
ers interested In settlement of the
strike, and for "a time threatened 70
defeat efforts to settle the strike
at this time The conservative ele-
ment. led by Acting President John
l.. Lewis and Secretary Treasurer
william Green, gained control Of
the situation this morning and sue
ecedei In putting down practically
all opposition by the time the queA-
hon came to a vote
Can convention.
ono concession was made to the
radicals The convention agreed TO
the calling OF IA general convention
OF M" miners at a future date. at
which time the action OF and rcasons
for the general comWitteo will he
fully explained. ThS opponents OF
OF the presidents plan
made their fight principally on tho
theory that only "A general conyeu-
ton OF the mine %orken had power
to call OF the strike. Members or
the general committee tonight stead.
fastly refused TO make public tho
na ma OF the delegate who cast the
ono dissenting vote.
Two statements were given out
following adjournment OF the con-
ference, by Attorney General A.
Palmer, who first submitted
the presidents proposal To Acdug
President Lewis ana Secretary
Treasurer Green at "a COnferen e. IN
W ashingtOn last saturday aud came
TO Indianapolis Monday to await tho
outcome Of consideration OF the plan
by the miners general committee,
Mr. Palmer's first statement cX-
pressed his qualification at the de-
rision of tho United Nine Workers
and commented Mr.. Lewis and Mr..
Green Tor their wise ana patriotic
action"
\ supplemental statement issued
this evening follows.
The miners accepted the presl
dents proposal exactly as written.
and / understand tho operators
.omuitice have announced their ur-
ccptanro Of H. II provides for the
general resumption OF
operations in all districts upon the
basis which obtained on October
81. 1919. except ns TO wages, which
are % be II per cent higher than
At that date, This means that the
men shall be taken back To work In
all mines in the positions and upon
the terms of their contracts uf em-
pluymont then existing, aud 1t IS
confidently expected that the mino
CONTINUED Oh FACE TWO.