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Show RESTRICTIONS NOT TO BE LIFTED AT THE PRESENT TIME WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. Expressions by government officials of satisfaction and relief at the settlement of the nationwide nation-wide strike of bituminous coal miners were coupled tonight with warnings to the American people that early relaxation rf r; - 'Ir:- it.c i - - r : -1 : o r. on tr.e ro: s -r-a ': ;. n;-'. r."". be trXpuct-.-'-t. t'j.-l Adrr.:.-!.rr:it: r 1 i, rfl'-l'J. 0.! rt--:;t r..il ...-:r.-'.'i to a'C;,t i 're.-1 -'ie -1 W:sW.Ys ...;,';sil, !- : ir--d that l.-nua-O: i'.t; re-, re-, r : : j . 1 ; of n m '. : t io 1: s on soft u-v.i con-i con-i ;- 1 1 t . ' : j : 1 v,-;:s ret to be i;ot 1 s.d'-red. 1 - Ire-' r ;er..-r;-: H::.eS m a formr! : M.n.te!iif Jit, a.T.it-rted toat , '-r-'-Ai- d by f;; f.r:; co1;. i not be r-.-me- j j d.'-d i.'tantly. The public, Mr. H.nes: I -i-i i'i , wi.l i'e exr --c'.erl to contifiue con- j s.-rv.i; coal utiTil i.oroial cor:u i . :or.s are .-.-or-1. but j ;st iln ti as practica b.e , restrictajr.a w:!I be rescinded r-r mcd.rien. J "As a pr-'-.irr. n.ary to bri'.ir.u' back J r:orn:ai conditions.'' said the director t;erL- j f-r:t!, "coal rv.i:i'-d will he allowed to rc.n ; as billed, ex-.-ept ti.e tidewater and ex- 1 port embargo wi!! i.'oi(t iioie ; orders placed t-T coal to wesr.-rn r'-ioris fiOni Foca- 1 b.onfad and Aliecherty regions will be can- ce-t-d, but coal bii.ed on these orders prn-r it tile c;.u".c.-lia tion wjll be erni 1 1 1 e.i to 1 ami be expedited so th.it thus 2 cars can be promptly released for mines." Ilines Promises Aid. The railmad administration, Director Central Hir.es armour. cod. would aid in meeting the needs of other consumers by reducintr its supply to a ten davs' mar-pin. mar-pin. Tiie admin. stration has been maintaining main-taining a foot-teen days' soppiy. While these two Lmvermnent agencies di recti y concerned with distribui ion of the available supply of bituminous coal wr.ich, it is estimated, has been cut 3'!,-iinnitni 3'!,-iinnitni tons by the strike were issuing thMr warniiiLts. White House officials indicated in-dicated that steps would be taken immediately imme-diately to carry out the provisions of the president's proposal relating to in vest iga -tlon of wages and working conditions in the bituminous coal fields by a commission commis-sion of three. In fact, it was intimated that the president already had practically decided On the appointments to the com- ! mission, and whs awaiting only the re-, turn of Attorney General Palmer from i 1 Indianapolis before announcing their I nu mes. 1 operators from all of the larger bituminous bitumi-nous fields of the country who have been gathered hero awaiting developments from the miners' meeting in Indianapolis, Issued a statement tonight in which they said ; Operators Voice Pleasure. "We are pleased that the miners have voted to return to work and that the public can lie promptly supplied. Realizing Realiz-ing the imperative need of coal in large quantities, the operators stand ready now, as In tho past, to bend all their energies towards a maximum production, beginning at once." There was some speculation as to when and how the operators would be informed of the set t lenient arid of the provisions of the settlement. Individual opera tors intimated that they expected Attorney General Palmer or some other government govern-ment representative, to inform them soon as to what they were expected to do under the settlement, it was pointed out that the only agreement in which operators are actually concerned was that which the central scale committee of the competitive com-petitive field made wdth Mr. Garfield. The president's proposal, It was said, miht vary considerably from that, and some operators In the central field, or in outlying fields, might not consider themselves them-selves bound, but there were no signs of any such intention evident. Hines's Statement. "The dislocation which the strike has created in the production, transportation and distribution of coal cannot be instantly in-stantly remedied," said Director General Hines in his statement, "and, pending readjustment, it is highly important for the public to continue to exercise great caution in the consumption of coal, and it is hoped there will be a due appreciation appreci-ation of the difficulties which cannot be immediately overcome. "During the strike the weekly production produc-tion of coal was cut from eleven or twelve million tons to about five million tons and this much-reduced tonnage was mostly mined in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Widely distant portions of the country, which were ordinarily dependent depend-ent upon other coal fields, liad to be supplied -from these and other unusual sources of supply. The result has been that the railroad administration has been i compelled to transport coal over the i I most unusual routes and for distances j far In excess of the normal hauls. This I 1 has resulted in equipment being1, scattered . widely to other parts of the country. A period of time will be required for the complete relocation of this equipment, and meanwhile it is not to be anticipated that all mines can be supplied with cars to the full normal extent. Prompt Reports Urged. "The director general has seen a committee com-mittee of the National Coal association and poinfed out these difficulties and urged that as rapidly as that organization organiza-tion had information concerning the expected ex-pected resumption of mining operations such information be duly communicated to the railroad administration, as well as to the local railroad officers. It is hoped that the general public, the coal operators opera-tors and the miners will all appreciate these difficulties and will make allowance allow-ance for the time required to restore normal cond'tions. "The railroad administration will continue con-tinue to distribute coal to protect those regions whose supply has been inadequate inade-quate until they can be supplied from their normal sources. "Just as soon as practicable regulations in connection with the use of bituminous coal for power, light and heat will be rescinded or modified and the same is true of the supplying of coal to necessary industries. It will be necessary to observe ob-serve conditions as the situation progresses pro-gresses before definite time can be fixed for changing of these regulations and orders." No formal announcement was issued by Fuel Administrator Garfield. The first announcement of settlement of the strike was made at the White house, John J. Keegan of the United States employees' compensation commission commis-sion advising Secretary Tumulty that he had been informed by Secretary Green of the mine workers in Indianapolis that the union representatives had accepted tho president's proposition. Instructions Are Wired. After an adjournment of the conference, confer-ence, telegrams were sent to all local unions, instructing the miners to return re-turn to work immeiiately. The telegram tele-gram follows: "Conference of all district representative representa-tive United Mine Workers of America decided de-cided todav to accept proposition submitted sub-mitted by President Wilson, providing for immediate Increase of 14 per cent on mining min-ing prices, day work, and dead work and appointment of commission to decide upon our demands for further increase in wages and settlement of other questions in dispute. dis-pute. In view of this decision, all united mine workers are instructed and directed to resti me work immediately. Circular containing full explanation and further instructions follows. "(Signed) John L. Lewis, acting president; presi-dent; "William Green, secretary-treasurer." ;,.--t:::ve f:'d. con-d if w'.-n Pe-;!i- 'r-'.'l .'V K N .' "V t he te '' p.-.rt el o. :co.-: '.-j I i.eU to r-..".l u l'..--and on Octol er lo the s:r;l-:e oi' : r, ele ctive c-tive at mi.in.-iht Ct"h.r : 1 . was is-uod Vt"was"sii:nL-d "by" John' L."L v. :s. president, ai.i W.;..n:u Green, se. re ta ry -i:v...u: r. Government Takes Hand. Government events took a Land in the cot. trovers v on 'o!.o;.".-r 14, when Secretary Wiis..n cf tiie de;.'art:r.e:.t o! i,;i.-or inviu i President Lewis and T. T. FrewsUT. pres. dent of the opeiators' association, to meet him 111 Wastu n-i ton Oil l "ct o. .er 1 1 . 7":. is con i'e re nee failed of res u. is, and a joint conr-ieiicc of rnineis and t i em tors, also called by Secretary W:.?-ci. adj. -Limed i without it se'-'lement after ben-s in ies-m ies-m -il from October 21 to Hi. President i.son issued a statement J O'-tober 2i, demanding the r.-ca'i of the I coal strike older, an I (lecbi ricn that a I "strike under these circumsianc- s is not .only unjust : I table, but tin la v. fnh " Tiie general cum m i r tee of the miners, ! meeting here on o.-toer rej- cted the I proposal 10 withdmw the strike order, 'and the following d.iy made reply to l'r.si-: l'r.si-: dent Wilson's statement, declaring it 'fiercely partisan." On petition of the government. Fed nil Judt;e Anderson, on October if i , i-su d a temporary restraining order to prevent miners' oificials from doimc anything in furtherance of the strike. Tiie order was made returnable on No ember s. when a temporary injunction was granted and a mandatory order issued requirim; the rescinding re-scinding of the strike order. The general committee, was agnin caiied to meet in Indianapolis, and after a session lasting-from lasting-from 11 a. m. to until 4 : 1 u o'clock t he next morning, agreed to withdraw the strike order. The withdrawal order was a pproved by Judge Anderson on November Novem-ber 11 and mailed out by tiie union. 1 I Miners Leave Mines. In the meant i me, t he miners walked out and production in all union mines ; ceased November 1, as ordered in the strike call. No disorders were reported in any mining sections. The withdrawal order, seemingly, liad no effect on the striking miners, as none of I he 4 on, 1 mo miners returned to work. Coal conservation conser-vation committees all over the. country sprang into being and began curtailing the use of coal, in an endeavor to make the fuel au p ply meet the absolute needs of the nation. Railroad t rains were withdrawn, with-drawn, factories forced to operate on part-time part-time schedules, stores adopted short hours and light less nights of war-lime clays again became the style in most citien. President Wilson also restored the fuel administration, ; Government agencies continued their efforts to bring about a settlement of the 1 controversy. Secretary of Labor Wilson 1 again summoned the miners and operators to meet in Washington, and on November Novem-ber L'l offered a proposal that an increase 1 of 31 per cent be granted the miners. A few days later, after it had been consid- I ered tor two days by President Wilson's I cabinet, Fuel Administrator Garfield pro- ' posed an increase in wages of 14 per cent, i without any increase in the price of coal to the consuming public. This was re- 1 jected by the mine workers. Injunction Proceedings. On December 3 the eighty-four international interna-tional and district officials, members of the scale committee and executive board, named in the temporary injunction issued by Judge Anderson, were cited for contempt con-tempt of court for alleged violations of the injunction. Officials of two locals at Clinton, Inch, also were cited for contempt. con-tempt. On the following day Judge Anderson An-derson summoned the federal grand jury to investigate alleged violations of the Lever act and antitrust law by operators, opera-tors, miners or coal dealers. The grand jury was to have been impaneled December Decem-ber S, but, at the request of United States District Attorney Slack, was postponed to December 17. Acting President Lewis and Secretary-treasurer Secretary-treasurer Green made a trip to Washington Washing-ton last Saturday, and, after a conference i with Attorney General Palmer, ,it was announced late that night that an agree-l agree-l merit, based on a proposal by President 'Wilson, 'had been reached anrl that it would be submitted to, the general committee com-mittee of the miners in Indianapolis December De-cember 9, the date set for the hearing on the contempt charges before Judge Anderson. An-derson. Attorney General Palmer came to Indianapolis In-dianapolis on the! same train with Lewis and Green, and when the contempt case was called in federal court here Tuesday, C. B. Ames, for the government, asked that it be postponed a week, and Judge Anderson agreed. The miners' conference began Tuesday afternoon, and, after more than four hours of discussion, adjourned until 9:30 the next morning. Counsel for the miners on December S filed an appeal from Judge Anderson's ruling on the granting of the temporary injunction with the court of appeals in Chicago, and requested early consideration considera-tion of the case. |