Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-05-12 | Page 1 | Coal Strike Averted by U. S. Labor Bureau

MW WOi! Agreement to Settle Points -at Issue Announced An-nounced by Secretary "'Vf'iljoli V j . I.' t '; w 1 "." 1 ' . . By Aeaeoiatsd rreW ' ' ' ' WASHINGTON, May ' 12. The newspaper censorship provisions were stricken entirely en-tirely from the admirmtration espionage bill . today in the senate by a vote of 39 to 33, on the motion of - Senator Johnson of California. After the censorship clause had been .stricken from, the bill, Senator Kirby, Democrat, of Arkansas, introduced an amendment providing ' for a definite and specific press censorship under 'the: super- ) vision of the secretaries of j war and the navy, and . that 1 was defeated; 65 to 5. Prohibition against the em- ) ployment or use of cereals, grains or other edible things j in the manufacture of bever- j age liquors during the . war j and one year after was pro- posed as an amendment by Senator Cummins. j By Internatienal News Saiwiue WASHINGTON, May 12. Ths department ' of i labor this afternoon officially announced -tbe danger of a strike in the central cen-tral Pennsylvania coal field has been averted, ht an official statement it la announced tbat aa agreement to aettle ths points at Issne baa been reached end that tbe details now are being worked out. The department's statement waa aa follows: The following statement waa seat to upwards of 145 seeretarlea of local t'nlted Mine Workers organizations la the central Peooaylvanla. district: -The miners of district No. t are hereby directed to continue at work br your committee and the department of labor. Tour committee alone; with the department of labor ispreaantad by -Hecretary Wilson, hava reached aa aKreamant on the questions of ear ' pushing and also on the question of J brushing on the main lines. Tea details' de-tails' are now being worked ooX - The district committee and International Inter-national representatives at Wash! DC- . ton are unanlmoualy la favor of the penpositton. " . "The govornmejit apfwovea) ene settlement set-tlement and request tbe mineral s ! central fennsylvania to reraaia a wo under the propoeUlon. . ' "The gviT ment. represented ty ' sveretary Wllaua. winhee-to Impress , ' upon 'h m:ner of dmtnct -v 1 ths 1 S ' (Continued oa page !. . J ' ... . . j v I ' COAL STRIKE 1 (Continued from page 1.) neoaaelty of that field continuing operations oper-ations at this critical time." The telegram waa signed by the fol- j lowing: Joha Brophy. Charles O'Neill. James j Mak. Edward Swart eoetruver. Hamual ! J. Burn. Robert II Harlln. Jamee i Lord. A. F. of L. Approved: A. B. j jVUaoa. secretary at La bur i