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Show SECRETARY WILSON URGES MINERS TO ACCEPT NEW OFFER WASHINGTON". Pec. !h Secretary Wilson Wil-son today sent a telegram to John I Lewis, acting president of the United Mine Workers of A meriea. urging the miners at Indianapolis to accept President Presi-dent Wilson's proposal for settlement of Ll-.e coal strike. Tft e ie'.eram, which was addressed also to me members of t'ae miners' scale committee, com-mittee, follows: "I cannot too s rnngly ursre you to a '.'cent the basis of settipment proposed bv t he president. I have been associated with him for inorf than si- years and I know t hat every fibre of his strong na-ture. na-ture. lias been devoted toward securing fair plav for even body, and partieularlv !hc under dog in a fight. Kvery blow h'e i'.as had to hear, and he has bad to boar many of them, has been brought nbout by his intense earnestness in that direction. direc-tion. Von can rely ; horo uglily upon every ev-ery promise he makes. 'Hut. aide f;o:n that, as a result of the sToppa-;1 of work in the niines ue are !' e-.ng the most difficult industrial s::ua.;:o;i ;h;(t ever confronted the country. coun-try. It t h real ens t In- very sta rvn I ion of e':r so.-ial b ;".. In thi emergency Irie President las ; ...nte.i a way out with honor to t .:e govern in e;:t and honor to yourseivt. s. If my judgment mid t peri-mce peri-mce are of any value to om. 1,-t n:e use them in advising you, f.r ;hc Welfare of |