The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-01-02
COAL STRIKE over:
MEN ORDERED BACK
PRESIDENT WILSON'S PROPOSAL
ACCEPTED WITH BUT one
DISSENTING VOTE
~ PeR CENT RAISE GRANTED
Tie.up Of More Than Five Weeks Ends
After Long Debate in Which Radi-
calls Tried to Defeat Peace e.
forts-unions Notified

indianapolis. Dec. 1.-THE miners
strike Is ended.
With but one dissenting vote the
general committee IF the United Mine
Workers of America. in session yes.
terday afternoon. accepted President
Wilson'S proposal for immediate re-
turn to work pending final settlement
of their wage controversy with opera
tors by II commission to be appointed
by him.
kilograms were sent last night t"
the 1000 locals Of the union by inter
national officials inStructing the men
to return to work Immediately. Full
instructions with regard to the agree
ment will he sent out today.
Operators last night predicted full
resumption "t operations Friday and
shipments of coal from, the mines be-
ginning Monday morning.
Miners. operators and government
officials alike were highly gratifira
over the settlement. and all sides APP
peared confident of Il final satiSfac-
tory settlement of the fight by the
commission.
The action yesterday ended a tienp
of the coal industry of more than five
weeks duration and which was more
farreaching in lis effect than any 9th
er i'm the history of the country. As
Il result of the strike the country WAS
fast approaching shutdown of indus
try and widespread suffering among
its one hundred million or more inhabi
tantS.
The decision Of the miners came fol
lowing many hours Of debate. IN which
the radical element in the general com
mittee made incendiary speeches
against operators and others Interested
time threatened to defeat efforts /"
settle the strike at this time. The.
conservative element. led by Acting
President John l.. Lewis and Secre-
taryTreasurer Green. gained control
Of the situation yesterday morning and
succeeded m putting down practically
all opposition by the time the queS-
ton came to Il vote.
One concession was made to th..
radicals. The convention agreed To
the calling Of Il general convention of
the miners at Il future date. ut which
time the action of any reasons for that
action by the general committee will h..
acceptance Of the presidents plan
made their fight principally On the
theory that only Il general convention
of the mine workers had power To
call off the strike.
Two statements were given our fol
lowing adjournment Of the conference
by Attorney General 4. Mitchell Pal
mer. who first submitted the presi
dents proposal to Acting President
Lewis and SecretaryTreaSnrer Green
at conference in Washington Satur-
day and came to Indianapolis Monday
to await the outcome Of consideration
Of the plan by the miners general com
mittee. Mr.. Palmer expressed his
qualification ut the decision Of TN.
United Mine Workers and cOmmended
Mr.. Lewis and Mr.. Green for .thci,.
wise and patriotic action
Mr. Palmer'< second statement, is
sued last evening. follows:
1.-THE miners at their meetin: this
afternoon accepted the presidents pro-
posal exactly as written. and under.
stand the operators committee has an
nounced their acceptance Of it, 1t pro-
vides for the immediate genera! r,.-
sumption of operations in all districts
upon the basis which obtained Oct. ~.
1919. except as to wages. which are IL
be II per cent higher than ut 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 of employment then
existing. and it Is confidently expect.
ed that the mine owners will accedc To
the governments earnest request thai
the status quo Of October 81 he prompt
~ re-estnblished in order that peace
full relations between employer AMI
employe in all parts of the mining
fields may be Immediately resumed
I am asking the governors of all coal
mining states TO cooperate in the .f
fort to bring this about
Two statements We're given on, by
international officials Of the miners.
| one If them having been prepared at
| the meeting yesterday afternoon. III
announce the decision. The other state
ment was dictated to newspaper men
by Acting President Lewis.