Show D I DEFERS C C-A C CASES S Charges Against Mine Union Officials Put Off Pending Outcome of Compromise Meet T AI Dec Bear 9 Hear I A ing on Jl the tie charges of contempt t of co court rt filed against four eighty general an and dis district officials of th the United Mine Workers V v Jf Hof America was postponed until in meat Tuesday morning on motion 0 of C. C B. B B. B Ames for the government t when th the case was called here today v AWAIT COMPROMISE The Tho postponement was taken talen pendIng pend Ing the outcome of the meeting of ot miners' miners officials hero this afternoon to act on the plan of President Wilson for ending the the strike The plan pap was submitted to President Lewis and nd Mr Green by A Attorney General Palmer General Palmer Jn III in Washington l last Saturday No intimation intimation inti inti- mation of or the proposals contained In Inthe inthe inthe the plan had been made known this morning The miners' miners officials including acting acting act act- ing President John L. L Lewis and Sec Sec- Treasurer William Green of the international organization were char charged ed in information filed by United States District Attorney L. L Ert Slack and Dan Dan W W. Simms special l assistant with violating the temporary injunction injunction injun tion granted ranted by br Judge Anderson r re restraining restraining re- re straining them from encouraging or furthering the strike of bitu bituminous minous coal miners of ot the country DEFER GRAND DEFER GRAND AND JURY CALL United States District Attorney Slack moved moed the postponement of the Impaneling impaneling impaneling Im im- im- im paneling of the federal grand jury summoned by Judge Anderson to In Investigate investigate in- in alleged violations of ot tho tIle Level Lever Lever Le Le- Le ver vel and antitrust laws by operators miners and coal dealers de-alers and the court fixed Wednesday De December ember 17 as the date URGE LEWIS TO ACCEPT Secretary Wilson Vilson today sent a telegram telegram tele tele- gram to John L. L Lewis acting president president president dent of ot the United Mine lInc Wor Workers er pf of Am America rica urging the miners to accept President Wilson's Wilsons pr proposal for settlement settlement settle settle- ment of ot the coal strike The miners' miners representatives are to act on the proposal proposal pro pro- this afternoon at Indianapolis The postponement of the contempt hearing also included the cases of the two local unions at qt Clinton I Ind which were named in a separate mation The president Secretary Wilson Vilson sal said has pointed a way out with honor to the government and honor to your your- selves The fie telegram which was addressed sed also to the members of th the miners miners' scale committee follows CAN RELY ON PRESIDENT I cannot too strongly urge you to accept the basis of settlement proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed by the president t. t I ha have V been associated with him for more than six years and I know th that t every fiber of his strong nature has been devoted to towards towards towards to- to wards securing fair fall play for ev everybody and Ind particularly the underdog in a fl fight ht Every blow ho he has ls had to be bear r an and he h has s had to bear many of th them m has been brought about by his int intense nse earnestness in In that direction Y Yu QU can ean I rely thoroughly upon ev every ry promise h he mak makes I. I reside aside from that as a result of the stoppage of work in the mines we weare weare weare are facing the most difficult Industrial situation that every confronted ed t th 9 country It threatens the very starvation starvation tion lion of ot our social life I WAY OUT WITH HONOR In this emergency th the president has I I pointed a away way Yay out with hon honor r t to the government and honor to yourselves If my judgment and experience are o ot of I any value to td you let me use them in advising you for fOl the welfare of yourselves yourselves your your- selves Spa anti the he country as a whole tp accept the vay way ou out that Is proposed by the president APPEAL INJUNCTION CASE At the conclusion of the court session session session ses ses- sion this morning ing G G. G L. L Grant of 1 Ft t Smith Ark Arl one of the counsel for forthe forthe forthe the miners announced that he h had d filed an appeal in the miners' miners injunction tion case with the United Stat States s court of appeals in Chicago yesterday yester yester- day He lie said sad that h he had hid asked for foran foran foran an early consideration but c could not nots not s say y yven w when v en an ap opinion in iii r the c case case e might be he expected SEEK TO LEARN PROFITS r W WASHINGTON Pec flee 9 Secretary Morrison of the American Federation of Labor and other labor leaders conferred conferred conferred con con- with senators today to urge that the treasury department be asked for fora a detailed statement of ot profits profits- made by hy y individual coal operators as disclosed disclosed dis dis- dis closed l by their income tax A Ar r resolution by Senator Johnson Dem Dakota requesting such sueh Information information information mation from Secretary Glass is pending pending pending pend- pend pend pend- ing and at Secretary Morrisons Morrison's suggestion suggestion sug sug- will be broadened by by Senator Johnson fp tp include fi figures ures on t the capitalization capitalisation of t the e co coal l com com- n |