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v ... tt\. -- w . t PALMER OFFER SPURNED, SAYS COAL OPERATOR Tells Senators of Refusal to Pny More Than 11- - Tor Cent, Advance. ; PLEADINGS PROVE VAIN ' Attorney-Genera- l, It Is Said, Tciircd Uprising in Cnso of Men's Imprisonment. Wasiiikqton, Dec. IS. Attorney-Gener- al Palmer told a Semite coal In- vestigating committee to-d- a full fctory of hi:) own and the gcnoral Go- vernments actions In connection with the. strike of bituminous minora, con- cluding Ills testimony with tho declar- ation that ihu \llrm strong hand of The Government\ finally had forced the miners to yield. Alfred 11. 03ie, chairman of tho ex- - 'ecutlvo commlttoo of tho Bituminous Coal Operators Association, toolc the stand u moment alter tho Attorney-Gener- al concluCed and told tho corn-roltt- that Mr. Palmer endeavored on Friday, December 5, to induce tho coal operators to compromise with tho miners on a basis of moro than the 14 per cent, wage lncreaso suggested In behalf of tho Govrnmcnt by Dr. Harry A. Garfield, former Fuel Ad- ministrator. Continuing, Mr. Ogle surprised the committee with tho assertion that Mr. .Palmer had.told the operators Federal Judgo Andarson at Indianapolis, who Issued an injunction against tho strike lenders on the Government's applica- tion, might \act in a characteristic fashion and put a lot of union leaders in Jail, thus precipitating a 'terrible industrial situation.' \ \We replied,\ said Mr. Ogle, \that we considered the proposal a cowardly, dastardly surrender of tho rights of the public and the Government. Wo considered it n compromise of princi- ples far moro Important than any question, of the wages of miners or our own profits as operators of coal mines. Wo thought It a question of mainte- nance of law and order in the United States. Cllmnx to Ilevelntlon. Ogle's testimony, given after Attor Palmer, who was before tho committee almost the entire day, Had left the room, came as the climax to a series of revelation concerning the Government's movements In the strike. Tho operators' chairman refused to di- vulge details wli'jn first put on. thu etnml, but llnally told his story after 6ellliiK prmti!un to consult his attor- ney, Hush liutler, who was also called as a witness. Senator Frellnghuysen (N. J.), chair- man of tho Senaw committee, Indicated after conclusion of tho hearing that tho investigation would be continued on tha strength of the Information brought out. The Attorncy-Oenera- l, aided by ques- tions from Senator Townsend (Mich.), toolc the committed over the entire ground traversed by the Government In the strike. Aftsr Fuel Administrator Garfield, who later aresigned because of . the settlement, had suggested and the , miners had rejected a 14 per cent wagu Increase and retention of the present price of coal the Government, he said, had \prepared to tight the thing out\ Then John J. Kecgan, an attache of the Department ')f Labor, brought about successful mediation. John L. Lewis and William Green, acting president and secretary, respectively, of the United Mine Workers, camo to Washington on their own volition, Mr. Palmer said, and . held two private conferences with him in one day. President Wilson meanwhile had pre- pared a statement, Mr. Palmer said, and nt the second conference, which Joseph , P. Tumulty, secretary to the President, attended tho miners' representatives \acquiesced to the President's proposal.\ There was no \settlement\ of the strike, Mr. Palmer asserted, but \an arrange- ment which finally accomplished the ob- ject wo wanted the production of coal.\ Glass, nine and Garfield Approva Between the first and second confer- ences with the miners' union chiefs PaJ. mer said Secretary of the Treasury Glass, Dlrector-Jenera- I of Railroads Uinta and Fuel Administrator Garfield . had been consulted and had approved the arbitration plans. Finally, on a train going to Indian- apolis, where Injunction proceedings were to be disposed of. Palmer, accom- panied by Lewis and Green, drew up a . memorandum specifying the conditions which the miners accepted. It was this memorandum which finally caused Dr. Garfield to resign, the testimony de- veloped, because of Its terms. It create a commission of three with power to \readjust both wages and r prices,\ he explained, while Dr. Garfield thought that \only a consultative body\ Should bo created. \I knew what the President meant,\ Mr. Palmer raid, when questioned by Senator Wolcott (Delaware) as to whether the memorandum of agreement had carried out the President's Inten- tion. He added under further question- ing that there was no authority under which tho government could fix wages, but that much of the agreement's force would depend upen public opinion, \which has not lost Its power In the United States?r Attorney Butler, when called to the stand, declared that the final memoran- dum of agreement betwoen the Attorney General and the miners was \diamet- rically opposed\ to that of Dr. Garfield, which tho operators had accepted. Cnrflnli! Against Price Fixing \Dr. Garfield never contemplated a commission to fix prices, for one tiling.\ he raid Senator Townsend at the conclusion of his testimony nsked for some one who could speak for tho mine operators, and Ogle was called. After a moment of fencing with Sen- ator Townsend and a conference with Butler he proceeded. \On Friday, December 8, after Dr. Garfield's proposal ho4 been rejected by tho miners and the Injunction pro- ceedings were being pushed at Indianap- olis.\ Mr. Ogle said, fmembers of 'the coal operators' executive committee and myself were called In for a talk wltD the Attorney General In his office. \He said that we must have some fig- ure for tho wage advance above the 14 v 2\f suggestea ny Dr. U.irflcld, i vwhlch we would bo willing to offer the miners in order to settle the situation. The Government was not engaged In romproml3lng Its stand, but had some difficulties. \The injunction proceedings were coming to a head at Indianapolis on Tuesday, he told us, and they were afraid that Judce Anderson 'would act in a. characteristic fashion and put some at these men in Jail for Injunction under the Lever act. Thiri might bo a general uprising, ho said, which ought to be avoided. Ite said that the Fuel Administrator was only a tem porary offlclrfl and that his proposal of n 14 ner cent. Increase could bo set I aside. He noked un how far wo would go In a further ndvance of wages.\' I \What nnswer did you make?\ Son-- j ator Prellnghuyscn Inquired, j Operator' Anmvcr to Pnlmer. \We told him that the question ft miners' wages and prices of coal had r.cw bocomo lelatlycly Insignificant,\ , lr, OkIo responded. \It seemed to us u question or law ami oraur, an msua, that cou!d not be yielded. Wo said that u rettlement now by granting an would be a dastardly, cowardly Mjrionder of principles,\ \You believed thin an effort to com- - , promise?\ Senator KrollnBhuysen pur sued, i \We did,\ Mr. Ogle returned, \and we l ejected the Idea.\ \Havo you agreed to tho Government's proposition now?\ Senator Townsend asked. \Wo havo not,\ Ogle responded. \The Motiosal has never been submitted to us. Wo have called the 'Attorney-General- 's attention to soveral vital changes made In Dr, Uarfield'a original suggestion. Operntors had been left \very much confused,\ he said further, as to what tho Government had done. No commls-tlo- he asserted, could cover the wage and pi Ice problelms arising In the soft coal industry of the United States In months \and tome to any Just conclu- sion.\ PRICES GOING DOWN, Attorney-Gener- al Palmer Tells of \Very Gratifying\ Results. Waashinoton, Dec. 19. Cabinet mem- bers and othor1 high officials who have been assisting Attorney-Gener- Palmer In the flsht on the cost of living y held their first conference since tho roal strike sidetracked all other actlvl ties: Reports were received by the confer ence from II. D. Flgg. special assistant to Mr. Palmer, which were said to show continued progress in keeping down rices. \The reports were especially gratify- ing,\ Mr. Palmer said, \taking Into consideration the fact that whon wo be- gan our campaign last summer we wern at the high point of supply and the low point of demand, while now we are at the low point of supply and the peak of demand. A graphic representation of living costs would show a very satisfac- tory curvo of price ranges.\ With the approval of the conference Mr. Palmer is preparing a statement summarizing the results obtained, which probably will be given to the public Mr. Flgg, who has been In close touch with producers of wearing apparel, an nounced to-d- that at their suggestion n conference will be held here next month, which will undertake to devise means for checking the Increase In cloth- ing prices. One of the most lmportan steps to be considered will be the pro- duction and marketing of a certain fixed amount of standard medium price good? as an Incentive to the public to abandon tho era of extravagance which has fol- lowed war prosperity. Mr. Palmer said to-d- he could no', predict the Immediate effect on prices of the settlement of the anti-tru- st action against the pickers. \The big effect of the agreed decree,\ he said, \Is to open the channels of busi- ness freely to all men without fear o! domination by these Interests.\ The court In which the agreed decree Will be entered will not be announced until the decree Is filed, which will be after the holidays. .Hatch has specialized in SAlTTO-NUT- S and CHOCO-LATE- S for over 16 years. His success is due to KEEPING UP QUALITY. As a convenience to customers who want to list their gifts and the money they can spend also to enable them to order by letter or telegraph or by phone Greeley 241 Hatch prints here the price of his specialties: SALTa-NUT- S Salto Nuts (mixed), 2.25 per ib.; Goobers (Aristocracy of the Peamlt Family), 51.25 per lb.; Plgnolla Nuts, fZ.00 per lb.; English Walnuts, 2.25 per lb.: Almonds. Black Walnuts, Fil- berts (Hazelnuts), and Pill Nuts each V2.30 per \lb.; Brazil Nuts and Special vtl ed Salto Nuts (without any Goob- ers), each $2.75 per lb.; Cashew Nuts. Pecans, Pistache Nuts, each 13.00 per lb. CONFECTIONS Nutted Raisins, per box, 7Bc. Va- nilla Marshmallows, 80c. per lb.; fream Peppermints (White,, Pink, Green), l.oo per lb.; Home-mad- e Fudge, $1.25 per lb.; Italian Choco- lates (the \Bitter Sweet\ kind), Italian Chocolate Pep- permints, French Caramels, Stuffed Figs and Dates, each I.SO per lb.: Supreme Chocolates (assorted), il.TB per Ik; Matinee Idols (Nutted Choco. la'es). Glace Nuts and Fruits, oach f2.no per lb. Plrase note that in the above listing of prices, the highest price for Salto-Nut- s is $3.00 per lb., and the highest price for Chocolates is $2.00 per lb. No profiteering just quality for the money, that 's all. AMERICA'S FINEST GIFT PACKGE COMBINATION DE LUXE BOXES two sizes ona containing 3 at $6.00; the other, con- taining 5 compartments, at $10.00. Both filled with 3ALTO-NUTS- . CHOCOLATES and NUTTED FltUITS of the rame Quality only the $10.90 box contains $4.00 mora of quantity than the $6.00 box. MAILED to any address out- side of the city, or DELIVERED to any address in the city. rUUr dlOreS. Rrnndnnr nt 30th. ... ... o'h and roth M. nnd \Hatch He Pyi the Parcel Poll\ 'HAPGOOD'S RECALL DENIED BY LANSING Rut Rumor Persists Ho Offend- ed hy Dickering With Bolsliovikl. HE IS ON HIS WAY HOME Nomination as Minister to Denmark Failed of Confir- mation by Senate. , Special Depa(cA to Tub Suk. Washington, Dec. 10, In spite of emphatic and categorical denials by the Stato Department that Norman Hap-goo- d. Minister to Denmark, Is returning to this country under recall It la In- sisted hero that Hapcood Is coming back not to report on tho Russian situation, which Is the Departmental explanation, but to explain his reported connection with negotiations leading to financial support for tho Russian Uolshoviki. It Is further Mated on unimpeachable authority that Mr. Hapgood's nomina- tion Is unlikely to bo submitted to the Senate ngaln. Hnpgood, appointed to succeed Dr. Maurlco Francis Kgan as Mlnliter to Denmark reveral months ago, never has been confirmed by the Senate. Ills name was sent to tho Senato In June. Tho Senate had been organized less than a month when the nomination was re- ceived and as a matter of Sonate rou- tine was transmitted at once to the Committee on Foreign Relations by the refcrenco of tho From that day until tho scjslon ended, on the night of November 10, not a word was spoken In the sessions of tho com- mittee concerning the nomination. Not only was there no formal motion from any Administration Democrat for a vote of approval on tho nnmo and the recom- mendation to ihe Senate that the former editor be confirmed, but besides that no Democrat over mentioned tho name cvon In the .most casual conversation. i Democrat I'rencrvc Silence. From time to time. In and out of the committee, Senators of the Republican faith tools occasion to discuss with the greatest of Informality the rumors of Hapgood's alleged trafflcklngs with the hi ronenhairen and his known Intimacy with Lltvlnoff, the Bol shevist emissary In tne uanisn capita.. Tho Democrats when accidental audi-tln- maintained a disinterested repose that resembled northing more Impetuous or araeni ui a well chilled Little Neck clam. nnt havlni? received con sideration ddrlng a Congressional sea-slo- n lapso upon tho mlnuto of adjourn-mAi- it Tho tinmtnntinn of HaDirood has not been repeated to the Senate and so far as the Senate is concernea me situa- tion Is to-d- exactly as though the des ignation never had been maae. rin nt ihn masons vrhv the Demo cratic Senators have evidenced so little enthusiasm over the nomination is tnat II ..Ai...\itnti nf tho nuh!!c!st waa made from outside tho party reservation. During the rresiuentiai campaign oi 1916 Hapgood took an active part as V... tinirl nt n Wllann nnnnnrt isnn move ment and maintained a large forco and mt Jl Tlttflrt Ml . Y7 ft AMERICAS PrtYoIC :: CONCENTRATED 1 !sMIHGi&WATDj& rfiNcM uck aprj'oi\ hoiiicx 'Brew on trains eJs Cafw-n- 4 I THE SUN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1919. Inn actlvo political enginery In New York. Tho organization con- sisted very largely of nominal Republi- cans who had been tho recipients of fav rs of one sort or another at the hands of the Wilson Administration ahd having ground their axes sharp were seeking new trees to fell. The organiza- tion was believed by Vance McCormlck, then chairman of tho Democratlr Na- tional Committee, to have been of the greatest assletance to tho Democrats and to havo done more than nny other agency to promoto the \kept us out of war\ propaganda for- - tho Wilson and Marrhatl ticket Hapgood, previous to tho 1910 campaign, had been very gen- erally recognized as n Progressive. The prediction was made around the Seriate subsequent to the dlsolosure of the situation with regard to the ap- pointment that the name will not again ,bo submitted and that Mr. Hnpgoid's temporary roiurn to tne united urates will Etrotch Into a permanent resldonee. The first public notice of the troubles of President Wilson's cholc'o for tho Copenhagen Legation came In Washing- ton y In tho current Issue of liar-vet- 'a IPccfcly. Tht article folows: Won Early Success, , \Mr. Norman Hapgood, American miiuiu:i- - iu jyenmarK, is coming liomo, but not primarily, as It has been stated, to report on tho 'Russian situation.' Ho Is coming to explain, If ho can do so, his own activities as a plenipotentiary of Meiisrs. I.cnlno and Trotzky, and to tell to what extent and by what author- ity ho has misused the American Lega- tion at Copenhagen as a trading post for the Soviet Government. Mr. Hap- cood may not know tills, but tho Presi- dent knows It, and Secretary Lansing knows It. Let us bo specific. \When several months ngo, Dr. Mau- rlco Francis Egan resigned his post nt wpcnliagon, the rresident turned to his whatnot for a. likely successor, nnd there, In his album of forward-lookin- g linen, his eye lighted upon tho features of Mr, Hapgood. Presto, Mr. Hapgood was nominated as Minister to Denmark, as most people know, but he has not been confirmed by the Senate until this day, as most people do not know. . ,x . \Willi properly sealed passports ond credentials Mr, Hapgood took tho train from Washington, Intending, as far as tho State Department knew, to sail forth to his post llut instead of going to the pier he took the subway and turned up in Wall \Street There he sought an Interview with a group of men rcDiescntlng great Interests and Invited Uicm to finance the Rolshevlkl. He cx plained that his post at Copenhagen, In such close proximity to Bolshtfvlk head- quarters, ' would present Ideal opportu- nities for dealing with Messrs. Trotzky in I I I and Lonlne and that tho business men night 'rest assured that the venture would mean much profit HI Offer Was spurned, \Luckily for America, If unlyclttly for the American Minister to Denmark, Mr. Hapgood chose the wrong group of bankors, They were Americans. Of course they were shocked at the pro- posal and spurned hit repeated, over- - mh \What furtner attempts, u any, uu mado to carry out hla plans before leav- ing New York wo do not know, but any- how he sailed away to Denmark, pre- sented his credentials to the King and uas duly accredited to the court \Some weoks ago when these and many other i'ecta concerning Mr. Hap- good wore presented to members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations they demands i the truth from the Ad- ministration. There was muu squirm- ing about the State Department and Minister Hapgood was asked to deny tho allegation?. Needless to say, ho promptly cabled the Department a ro-p- ly that was qulto satisfying to the gentltmcn whs handlo our fotclgn rela- tions, mindful always of the necessity of maintaining the very slight veneer of respectability that covers some ot our representatives across the soaa. Sen-at- Lodgo was compelled to Inform tho Department that, much as he was dis- gusted at the prospect of being com- pelled to lay the facts before tho world, he would do so unless Mr. Hapgcod wcro withdrawn Immediately. \It was In these circumstances that tho State Department decided to rail Minister Hapgood to Washington, nnd thanks to tho activity of the Republican leader of he Senate he will never re- turn to Denmark, at leaBt with creden- tials aa tho representative of the Unltod States Government. Of course he may Join up with Messrs. Lcnlne and Trotzky nnd represent them openly, but that's n different matter, \Meanwhile It would be Interesting to know Just how the Attorney-flouer- al and other ofllccrs of tho Government sworn to round up the 'reds' wou'.d classify Minister Hapgood. Surely Mr. Martens, late Dolehevlk Ambassador to New York, who was trotted so contumeliously by tho Lusk Committee, will marvel at the Government which drives Mm from New York while appointing Mr. Hapgood to Denmark.\ Indnitrlnl Hoard I(criaes. WAfcillNdTON, Dec. 19. President WHfon's Industrial commission, which Is sctking n solution of present industrial unrest, rccessAl y until January 12. It was announced that a preliminary statement of tho commission's conclu sions would bo Issued In tho near future. UNUSUAL MUSIC IN CHAMBER RECITAL Uncommon Are Heard in Aeolian Hallt Two recitals took placo In Aoollan Hall yesterday. The ono of most Im portance was that of tho evening, when George Harris, tenor, nsslsted by soverai members of the Now York Chamber Muslo Society, gave a programme an nounced aa a cnambcr musio Bong Tho list of compositions was un- common and showed only artistic pur- pose on tho part of Mr. Harris In Ids endoavor to bring forward muslo seldom heard, Tho list comprised a rcoltatlvo and nlr from aiuek's \Alceste two airs by Bach, \Pure Love Doth Come on Tender Footstops,\ for tonor, with oboo obbllgato, nnd \See How His Love- - Is Fair,\ for tenor with violin obbllgato; airs by Wolf-Ferra- ri and Blmbonl, Schu- bert's \The Shopherd on the Cliff\ with elarlnet obbllgato, five rondels by Hahn and Vaughan Williams's \On Wenlock Edgo\ for tenor, piano and string, quar- tet Tho assisting urtlsts were Catolyn Bcobe, piano; Pierre Honrottc, first vio- lin; Herbert Soman, second violin; Sam-u- Llfschey, viola; Paul Kefer, collo; Honrl de Busschor, oboo; Gustavo Lan- - ,, Inrln.l nnrl Villtll ClVB ColC. accompanist Tho various nrtlsts per- - rormea tucir respective purw wiw nnd devotion. Mr. Harris sang with his iMii.tnAi nliltttv In thn nrt nf nhras- - Ing and good diction, though his volco lacked somewhat of the mellow quality A.tmktA wliAn mil in thA text, an It was last night In classic music. There was flomo lack of cohesion between the singer nnu players at tne wina inmruiiiciun ut times. 1. .Via nllnmAnn Mmn A IdYri nAm flfl Markoff, a Russian pianist, who Is said to have been a pupil of Anton Rubin stein, gave a programme oi pieces, in- cluding two by herself and llalaklren's \Islamoy\ fantasy. Thoro 13 little to record In favor of her playing save that It sometimes contained a musical tone nnd a certnln freedom of style. Well marked rhythm and good phrasing wero lacking In her work an there was scant appreciation of tho composer's poetic Idea. Owing to these inadequa- cies and many false notcH, the most 'mportant number In 'her list, Schu- bert's \Erlklng was given In such a manner as at times to be perplexing. 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