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Show Tabloid History of Great Strike in Soft Coal Mining Bv Universal Service. fNDlANAPOLIS. Dec. 10. Chronology of the coal strike: September 23 The United Mine Workers, in convention at Cleveland, adopted the scale committee's recommendations recom-mendations for a 60 per cent increase in wages, six hours daily and five days' work each week. October 11 Joint conference between ; operators and miners fails to reach agreement. agree-ment. October 15 John L. Lewis, acting pvesi -'dent of the United Mine Workers, issues strike order to become effective at midnight mid-night October 31. October 25 President Wilson Issues a statement demanding recall of the strike I order, declaring it "not only unjustifiable but unlawful." October 31 Judge Anderson issues temporary tem-porary order in the federal court at Indianapolis In-dianapolis to prevent leaders from promoting promot-ing the strike. November 1 Four hundred thousand 'bituminous coal miners go on strike. November S Judge Anderson issues a temporary injunction in federal court with mandatory injunction requiring strike be called off. i ' November 1 1 Executive com ml ttee of the miners agrees to withdraw strike order. or-der. 4 November 14 Joint conference of miners min-ers ind operators in Washington at call of Secretary Wilson. Novemfber 21 Secretary of Labor Wilson Wil-son offers wage increase of 31 per cent, which the miners accepted and the operators opera-tors rejected. November 27 Dr. Garfield grants n per cent increase to miners without Increase In-crease in the cost ef coal to consumers, which the miners promptly rejected. December 1 .! r. Garfield issues order restricting use of coal to essential industries. indus-tries. December 3 Eighty -four mine worker leaders cit-d in information for contempt by Judtre Anderson. December 6 President Wilson makes his proposal to President Lewis and Secretary Sec-retary Green of miners' union. December 10 The United Mine Workers' Work-ers' representatives accept' the proposal of President Wilson to return to work on the basis of an increase of 14 per cent in wages, and ihe appointment of a tribunal to investigate the coal industry to ascertain ascer-tain if a further increase is necessarv and possible. Miners are ordered to return lo work at once. i |