Arizona republican., 1919-11-12

Mr.. Lewis accepted the invitation of
Secretary Wilson to meet the bitumi-
nous operators of the country In
Washington Friday at Ii a. m. and re-
piled to Mr.. Brewster, who requested
at a meeting of the central competi-
tive scale committee with the opera
tors OF the district in Washington
Monday. November II, Ito negotiate a
contract to be in force upon the ter
mtnation Of the contract now In effect"
that the miners already had accepted
the invitation of Mr. Wilson. Copies
or the miners kilograms to Mr.. Will
son and Mr.. Brewster were not avail
able early tonight, but their contents
we're made public.
In commenting on the telegram from
\ Mr.. Brewster, Ellis Searles, editor of
the United Mine Workers journal, and
other officials Of the organization. who
were under the impression that Mr..
Brewster's message was sent after he
had received Secretary Wilson's invi-
tation. declared they saw in the opera
tors offer a deliberate attempt to en-
trap the miners into a tacit acknowl-
edgment that the Washington wage
agreement was still in force. The
miners have contended throughout the
controversy that the wage contract has
expired.
1t was said at the international head
quarters of the organization that prac-
tlcally all OF the copies of the order
which called off the nationwide btu
minous coal strike were In the mails
before the time limit set by Judge An
derson, o'clock this evening. The re-
call order previously had been sub
mitted to the court, who characterized
Il az a good faith effort" to comply
with the courts mandate. This was
after the general committee of the
miners. composed of international Of
falls. district presidents and members
OF the executive board and scale COM
mittee, had been in session approx
mately is hours and at 4:l0 this morn
ing decided to comply with the man
date OF the court.
After the general committee, which
went into session at o'clock today
as a policy committee, had decided tC
accent the invitation OF Secretary VIII
son and refuse that of Mr.. Brewster
the committee adjourned at o'cloci
and many Of the members began Il
make preparations for their homewarC
trips.
The Wilson invitation was not linn
tied 10 the scale committee of the min'
workers as was the Brewster proposal
William Green, secretary treasurer o
the union, explained that every dis
trict in the United states would b.
represented at the conference Friday
The miners who will attend the meet
ing will include the international of
ficers. district presidents or whom
ever the districts choose to send, mem
hers of the executive board and of tn
scale committee.
Although the strike has been calle
off. court action in the case has no
been completed. Miners attorneys ar
completing their writ of error with
view Of appealing the case to the
United States circuit court of appeal
and expect 10 file thir petition With
the next two or three days.
The attorneys stated that they ex
pected TO carry the case to the high
est tribunal of the country IL the gov
ernment is upheld in all lower court
in its contention.
From the standpoint OF the govern
ment the miners are not absolved frol
further obedience to the courts IN
junction through withdrawal of II
strike order and unless the case
dismissed. injunction writs served o
more than so of the United Mir
workers officials are returned befoi
December 2.
There was speculation tonight as
how the notice Of withdrawal Of u
strike order would be received by II
miners in the fields. In some qual
ters IL was believed that the me
would return almost as whole. How
ever. there were indications that
some districts a feeling against ODE,
tnx the order existed