Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1919 — COAL STRIKE ABOUT ENDED [ARTICLE]

COAL STRIKE ABOUT ENDED

Miners Are Expected to Resume Work Within Few Days. FUEL ADMINISTRATOR QUITS Is Said to Have Disagreed With Strike Settlement^-—President Wilson Ponders Mine Board. Chicago. Dec. 12.—Reports from lUD noia coni fields indicated approximate ly 20,000 miners were standing pat ou| their demands for a 31 per cent lu '' crease and would refuse to return to work on the government’s proposal. Washington, Dec. 12. —The resignation of H. A. Garfield, head of the fuel commission, is In President Wilson’s bands. The reason given by Garfield foe his retirement is that be disagrees lu principle with the settlement of ths coal strike. Doctor Garfield would neither con-4 firm nor deny that he has resigned. To Name Mino Board. President Wilson will appoint him coal commission to determine fair miners' wages and fuel prices as sooq as It appears that the miners have resumed work generally, In accordance with their agreement with the government. The strike Injunction contempt prw ceedings against the union leaderm also will bo annußed at the Instance of the department of Justice. Reports here Indicate that few mini era have returned to the pits and it la not expected that there will be any material Increase in production before next week. Board Probably Selected. The president Is understood virtually to have decided on the personnel ot the commission. The public. It la sis ted, will not be represented by Secretary of Interior Lane or any other government official. Among those said to have been com ■ldered by the president for public member are former President Taft and E. N. Hurley of Chicago, former chairman «f the shipping bosrd. Francia S. Peabody of Chicago may be selected to represent the operators, and it is understood that the miners will not be represented by Acting President Lewis.

Status of Mino Fields. Illinois —No general resumption until today. Few men back at Danville and Bloomington. - Indiana—Men generally returning. Mines opened at Petersburg, Evansville, Bicknell and Brazil. Michigan —Miners defiant. May not return. Kansas—Most of men expected to return today. Volunteers being withdrawn. Arkansas-r Men awaiting official order. Expected to work today. lowa—Few men back. Rest expected to work today. Oklahoma —No men back. Volunteers still working strip pits. . Missouri —Volunteers sent home. Miners to resume work today. West Virginia — Three hundred mines reopened near Fairmont. Dispute delays work In New River field. Pennsylvania—Few rettirn. Expect men back Monday. Ohio —Production small. Men expected to return Saturday or Monday. Texas—Miners to return today. 1 Washington —Miners vote Saturday on acceptance of terms.