The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-02-13
THINK COAL STRIKE
WILL SOON Be OVER
BOTH SIDES REALIZE SETTLE.
MENr CANNOT BE LONG
DELAYED
PUT IT UP TO GOVERNMENT
Operators Stand Pat on Offer Of 20
Per Cent Raise and Say Fuel Ad-
minjstrator Must Take Respon-
sibiiity for Further Increase

washington, NOV. "a. ne lnteFVen.
fion of Fuel Administered" Garfield to-
day in the negotiations OF Luminous
miners and operators Of the central
competitive field is expected to bring
to a climax the conflict and clear the
way for speedy settlement of the coal
strike situation. Although yesterday
brought no new developments here.
rs mine owners and workers awaited
action by the administration today. it
was evident that both sides recognize
ed that settlement could not long
be delayed.
Reports received by operators for
middle western states showed that
the coal scarcity already had reached
the famine stage and that the cold
weather had brought suffering and
hardship.
Several operators yesterday declar-
ed their willingness to accept what
ever proposition the government might
offer. With the entire country aroused
to the need of resuming the produc-
ton of coal on a normal basis, neither
the miners nor the owners of the
properties. they said. could afford to
turn deaf ear to recommendations
Of the government. As the situation
now stands as regards wage advances.
tho operators have offered an in
crease of 20 per cent while the miners
have agreed to accept the 81 per cent
proposed by Secretary Wilson.
Richmond, Va, Nov. Ex-Governor
Davis left here last night for st.
Charles, little Virginia town near
the Kentucky border to take personal
command of 500 militiamen sent
there to deal with conditions in the
coal fields which were reported yes.
terday as serious.
One report to the governors office
said the town resembled an armed
camp. Radical miners. it was said,
had mounted guns on the hillside and
threatened to open fire on any miner
attempting to enter the mines. which
had been closed since the nationwide
strike on November l.
Indianapolis. Nov 24-Effective to.
day. drastic measures of fuel curtail-
ment including a ,hree-dav week
closing order for factories in the city,
which We're agreed on at meeting OF
Indianapolis manufacturers. will be
put into operation here The measures,
adopted by the manufacturers as
method of combating the alarming coal
NhoN To- IN, th, ,;%
pulsory. will be observed by all the
local industrial concerns.
Chicago. Nov. o4.-A prospect OF
more suspensions in industry as a re-
suit Of the soft coal miners strike con.
fronts Chicago and the middle west.
Conservation continues to be empha.
sized by regional coal officials as APP
plications for release of coal continues
to be received from many communl
ties especially in the central western
region extending to the Pacific coast.
The regional coal committee made
1t plain that only actually essential in.
dustries would receive coal They were
unable to decide how many industrial
plants would have to close today and
throughout the week for lack of coal
Topeka. Ran, Nov. 24.--tiov. Henry
J. Allen left last night for the coal
fields at Pittshurg, where he will con.
tinue discussing arrangements for the
resumption of coal mining under the
receiverShip created last week by the
state supreme court.
the governor expects TO confere to.
day with Clarence Sample and Ben
kaitskill, receivers representing the
public and operators. respectively. The
state supreme court j. to meet today
formally to appoint Mr. Gaitskill one
OF the receivers. The court also is
expected - appoint n receiver 10 rep
resent tue miners