The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-19
CONFERENCE TO
/ Be HELD TO-DAY
Decision OF Gov. Allen
For State Operation In
jects New Element
NO OBJECTION.
BY OPERATORS
Lewis Says Kansas Mine
Workers Are Offered a
Six Hour Day and a
Five Day Week

Washington. Nov. fs.~~-The govern
raent viii take a hand In the nesotaa
lions between the wage scale COM
nnittees ~ the mine operators and the
miners tomorrow,
The operators have not met the min.
s<s In conference since Saturday and
~ the national coal situation In SUI
ssr!ng from the delay. action Is deem
"a Imperative, Ths ~oa, situation
~ss discussed also with other labor
matters b. the cabinet today.
Instead of Secretary cf Labor Will
mn. who. as mediator brought the
warning elements together on the re-
Nrtndfnx Of the strike order, rv Harry
a. GarheIA. United STATES fuel admin.
iskrakoY. wifi step In In behalf Of the
Dr.. Carried has summoned the
n tires Of both the miners 7
and the mine operators 10 meet
him tomorrow morning. rr, Car
de!d Is exepeted to express the
attitude of the government regard
ing the negotiations and TO urge
the eonfereer to arrive az a speedy
settlement OF the disputes.
Kanea. Has Plan
The decision OF Governor Allen 81
Iansas far state operation Of mines
hea injected a new element into the
rtuayiou. rut with the operators II
N renrdea AZ 4 prsrhd~rt ~~rfrh Il IN
4 hanger Of being followed nv other
~atrs, II not hy the national gov
rnment Neither state nor govern
rnent operation Of the mines IL 'de~
irad by the operators.
The action Of Governor Allen
.a,,sed n W. Taylor. president of the
Sanonai ccaY Ss~s6cistfon WHIT hsx
Kanns mine interests. and Fred w.
ynkens IN can m Judge Q r. Auies
a Acknowledgement Planners Office
ute TODAY
HAfcre seeing judge Ames. Mr..
ray1cr ard SIR Laikers said that there
was no objection tn the position taken
nv Governor Allen provided that of
fera 1T premiums or bonuses to the
rajnevs which would affect ~rerotia-
IONS in Washington werG.not made.
The coal operators ssfa that IL thc
x<ste OF Kansas operated rs coal mines
ne miners should work under the
nyssept agreement with tho under
standing that any vstieo1ent to their
henefits made here in Washington
should be retroactive,
ala:
the Kansas situation as reported
10 ue up e this time requires no &C
tion by the department Of Justice"
Acting President John T.. Lewis Of
fhr United Mine workers said today
Mat Governor Allen had wired Alex
rnder Hcwatt. president of the Kan
mas mine workers. offering n siv hour
lay and n fvc day week to the Ran
Ms miners. Mine operators. however.
STA thev "did not believe" that Gov
crnor Allen had made this offer.
Lewis said that the Frick Goal ana
-ake COMPANY of Pennsylvania had
resumed operations with sA.o0n men
md had put, in operation an sight, hour
4ny bank m bank" This. he4added.
r. equivalent to seven hours per day
~ the working facr"
Lewis Agrees
ssrh~re is positively no reason whv
NE o~peraters ard tho government can
aot spner Immediately to the miners
Substantial increase in wages and
! material shortening Of the work
ing day" said Lewis.
THE telegram of Governor Allen
ana the action OF the Prick Coal and
Coke company shows this can he done.
'Tt In a criminal waste of ttmc and
TO continue thus. n
miners are waiting on tho operators
There were f~3.anh.n0n tons Of cnni
PRODUCED the week before the strike
The country Is now losing . daily
production OF 1000. 900 ton Of coal :
W have information that the
winners are being prosecuted In West
virginia, Tennessee. Kentucky. Ala
haraa, Colorado, Utah and New
Mexico. which are partly union fields.
We have appealed to the depe rtnaent
81 justice and agents have pre-
sAnted evidence vet no action has been
AIKEN"
At the DEPARTMENT Of justice the
stAtement was made that no specific
charges had been filed. but thai tele-
kraphed complaints from various
points had been referred 10 overn
snent of1cers In charge,
The mine operators corn mittee OF
the Central competitive field wrestled
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